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| Full Name: | Larisa Oleynik |
| Birth Name: | Larisa Romanovna Oleynik |
| Famous As: | Actress |
| Date of Birth: | June 07, 1981 |
| Place of Birth: | Santa Clara County, California |
| Height: | 5' 7 |
| Nationality: | American |
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Larisa Oleynik
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| Born | Larisa Romanovna Oleynik June 7, 1981 Santa Clara County, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (born June 7, 1981) is an American actress. She came to fame in the mid-1990s, after starring in the title role of the popular television series, The Secret World of Alex Mack, and has also appeared in theatrical films, including The Baby-Sitters Club and 10 Things I Hate About You. Throughout the 2000s, she has mostly appeared in lower-budget films.
During her period as a teen idol, Oleynik was described as "one of America's favorite 15-year-olds"1 and "the proverbial girl next door".2
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Personal life
Oleynik (pronounced oh-LAY-nick) was born in Santa Clara County, California, the only child of Lorraine (née Allen), a former nurse, and Roman Oleynik, an anesthesiologist.3 Her father's family is Russian (although "Oleynik" is a Ukrainian surname)4 and she was raised in the Russian Orthodox religion.5 Oleynik grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and began acting in a regional production of Les Misérables, after seeing an audition ad in a newspaper when she was eight years old. After appearing in the musical, she contacted an agent and began taking acting lessons. But despite the success in her role as Alex Mack, Oleynik decided to attend college.6 Oleynik attended Pinewood School and later Sarah Lawrence College, describing the latter as "the best decision I’ve made",7 and graduated in 2004.
Career
Oleynik began her screen acting career age at 12, in a 1993 episode of the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman; the same year, she also appeared in the made-for-television film, River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene and was subsequently cast in the lead role of the series The Secret World of Alex Mack, playing a teenage girl who receives telekinetic powers as a result of an accident. The series ran on Nickelodeon from 1994 to 1998 and was one of the network's top three most watched shows,2 becoming a favorite among teen audiences and turning Oleynik into a teen idol.
She made a cameo on The Adventures of Pete & Pete during this time, being a nurse at the beginning of the episode Dance Fever.8 Also, during The Secret World of Alex Mack's run, she played one of the lead characters in the 1995 feature film, The Baby-Sitters Club (opposite Rachael Leigh Cook and Schuyler Fisk), appeared in several episodes of Boy Meets World, wrote an advice column for Tiger Beat magazine,4 and was involved in Nickelodeon's Big Help charity, Hands Across Communication, Surfrider Foundation and the Starlight Foundation.4 She has commented that she stayed "grounded" during her period as a teen star, mainly through the help of a "strong network of people" that she is close to.9 Oleynik also played as Tommy's recurring girlfriend Alissa Strudwick in multiple episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun.
After The Secret World of Alex Mack ended its run, Oleynik had a starring role in the film 10 Things I Hate About You, a teen comedy also starring Julia Stiles, Andrew Keegan, Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film was released in April 1999 and did fairly well at the box office, grossing a total of $38 million domestically.10 In 1999–2000, Oleynik appeared in fourteen episodes of the NBC series 3rd Rock from the Sun (alongside Gordon-Levitt). The same year, she appeared in two independent films: 100 Girls (opposite Emmanuelle Chriqui, Katherine Heigl and Jonathan Tucker) and A Time for Dancing (opposite Shiri Appleby); neither film received a theatrical release in the United States. She has appeared in Malcolm in the Middle as Reese's lesbian army buddy, who developed a crush on his mom, Lois. Next, Oleynik had a supporting role in the film An American Rhapsody, which received a limited release in August 2001, and appeared in Bringing Rain, a low-budget film.
Oleynik was cast in a supporting role in the series Pepper Dennis, which began airing on The WB in April 2006, but was not picked up by The WB's successor, The CW. In March 2008, Oleynik guest-starred in episode 13 of Aliens in America. Coincidentally, Aliens in America also starred Lindsey Shaw, who would go on to play Julia Stiles' role in the TV version of 10 Things I Hate About You. Meanwhile, Meaghan Jette Martin, would play Oleynik's role as Shaw's sister on the TV series.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Together Again for the First Time | Brenda | |
| Broken Windows | Sara | ||
| 2007 | Relative Obscurity | Claire | |
| 2006 | Pope Dreams | Maggie Venable | |
| 2003 | Bringing Rain | Ori Swords | |
| 2001 | An American Rhapsody | Maria, at 18 | |
| 2000 | 100 Girls | Wendy | |
| A Time for Dancing | Juliana 'Jules' Michaels | ||
| 1999 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Bianca Stratford | |
| 1995 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Dawn Schafer | |
| 1993 | River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene | Gail Keene |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Psych | Willow | 4.8 "Let's Get Hairy" |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Liza Miller | 7.17 "Voir Dire" |
| 2008 | Aliens in America | Zoe | 1.13 "Community Theatre" |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | Brianna | 1.01 "Pilot", 1.07 "Curtis Wilson's a Total Nut Job: Film at Eleven" |
| 2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Staff Sergeant Abby 'Shortstack' Tucker | 7.08 "Army Buddy" |
| 2000 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Alissa Strudwick | (1998-2000) |
| 1998 | Boy Meets World | Dana Pruitt | 5.15 "First Girlfriends Club" |
| The Secret World of Alex Mack | Alex Mack | (1994-1998) | |
| 1996 | Boy Meets World | Dana Pruitt | 3.15 "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"; 3.16 "Stormy Weather" |
| 1995 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Nurse | 3.05 "Dance Fever" |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Susie | 1.13 "Heroes" |
References
- ^ "Larisa Online". Larisa Oleynik just wants to have fun. http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article17.htm. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
- ^ a b "Larisa Online". Her Typical Teen Aura: By Jefferson Graham. http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article2.htm. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
- ^ Larisa Oleynik Biography (1981-)
- ^ a b c "Larisa Online". PEOPLE Online Hosts Larisa Oleynik--May 29, 1997. http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Chat1.htm. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
- ^ "Larisa Oline". LARISA OLEYNIK; NOVEMBER 13, 1998. http://www.larisa.com/attic/cs/lochat19981113.htm. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
- ^ http://www.themovieinsider.com/celebrities/cid/140/Larisa_Oleynik
- ^ "Girls' Life". CELEBRITYSPOTLIGHT LARISAOLEYNIK. http://www.girlslife.com/aug04/celebspotlightlarisa.php. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
- ^ "Larisa Online". Big Mack Attack. http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article5.htm. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
- ^ "Larisa Online". A World Of Her Own: By Vicki Jo Radovsky. http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.rolph/articles/Article3.htm. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
- ^ "The Numbers.com". 10 Things I Hate about You. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/10HAT.html. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
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