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| ⚫ | '''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. More recently she made guest appearances on shows like ''The New Hawaii Five-O'' & ''Pretty Little Liars''. |
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| − | | birthname = Larisa Romanovna Oleynik |
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| − | | birthdate = 7 June 1981 |
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| − | | birthplace = Santa Clara County, California, U.S. |
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| − | | occupation = Actress |
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| − | | yearsactive = 1993–present |
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| ⚫ | '''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 |
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| − | During her period as a teen idol, Oleynik was described as "one of America's favorite 15-year-olds" and "the proverbial girl next door". |
+ | During her period as a teen idol, Oleynik was described as "one of America's favorite 15-year-olds" and "the proverbial girl next door". |
| + | While starring as [[Alex Mack]], she parodied the character in an appearance on [[Nickelodeon]]'s sketch comedy series ''[[All That]]'' in a sketch called "The Secret World Of Alex Sax". The episode aired on October 21, 1995, and the musical guest was [[Da Brat]]. She later appeared as an audience member in the show's 100th episode, helping to provide proper compensation for [[Lori Beth Denberg]] to fill in for [[Danny Tamberelli]] at the "[[Vital Information]]" desk. |
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| − | == Personal life == |
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| − | Oleynik was born in Santa Clara County, California, the only child of Lorraine (married and maiden names Allen), a former nurse, and Roman Oleynik, an anesthesiologist. Her father's family is Russia (although "Oliynyk" ("Oleynik") is a Ukraine|Ukrainian surname) and she was raised in the Russian Orthodox religion. 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. |
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| − | Oleynik attended Pinewood School, Los Altos and later Sarah Lawrence College, describing the latter as "the best decision I’ve made", and graduated in 2004. |
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| + | *{{imdb name|id=0646351|name=Larisa Oleynik}} |
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| + | *{{tvtome person|id=37254|name=Larisa Oleynik}} |
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| + | *{{Official site|Facebook|2=http://www.facebook.com/larisa.oleynik.90}} |
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| + | *{{Official site|Twitter|2=http://twitter.com/loleynik}} |
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Oleynik, Larisa}} |
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| − | Oleynik began her screen acting career at age 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 the 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, becoming a favorite among teen audiences and turning Oleynik into a teen idol. |
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| − | 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, and was involved in ''Nickelodeon's Big Help'' charity, ''Hands Across Communication'', ''Surfrider Foundation'' and the ''Starlight Foundation''. |
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| − | 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. |
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| − | Oleynik also played as Tommy Solomon (3rd Rock from the Sun)|Tommy's recurring girlfriend Alissa Strudwick in multiple episodes of ''3rd Rock from the Sun''. |
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| − | 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. |
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| − | 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: |
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| − | ''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 Wilkerson's lesbian army buddy, who developed a crush on his mom, Lois Wilkerson. 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. |
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| − | 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 (TV series)''. Meanwhile, Meaghan Jette Martin, would play Oleynik's role as Shaw's sister on the TV series. |
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| − | == Filmography == |
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| − | ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year |
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| − | | rowspan="2" | 1993 |
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| − | | ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' |
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| − | | Susie |
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| − | | Episode: "Heroes" 1 May 1993 (Season 1, Episode 13) |
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| − | | ''River Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene'' |
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| − | | Gail Keene |
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| − | | TV movie |
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| − | | 1994 |
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| − | | ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]'' |
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| − | | Alex Mack |
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| − | | 1994-1998 (72 episodes) |
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| − | | rowspan="2" | 1995 |
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| − | | ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]'' |
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| − | | Nurse |
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| − | | Episode: "Dance Fever" Air Date TBA (Season 3, Episode 5) |
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| − | | ''The Baby-Sitters Club'' |
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| − | | Dawn Schafer |
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| − | | Movie |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 1996 |
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| − | | ''Boy Meets World'' |
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| − | | Dana Pruitt |
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| − | | Episode:<br>'''First Girlfriends' Club''' 13 February 1998 (Season 5, Episode 15)<br> |
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| − | '''Stormy Weather''' 9 February 1996 (Season 3, Episode 16)<br> |
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| − | '''The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter''' 2 February 1996 (Season 3, Episode 15). |
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| − | |1998 |
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| − | | ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' |
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| − | | Alissa Strudwick |
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| − | | 1998-2000 (21 episodes) |
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| − | |1999 |
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| − | |"All That" |
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| − | |Herself |
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| − | |Episode: '''All That Live!''' 6 March 1999 (Season 5, Episode 8) |
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| − | | 1999 |
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| − | | ''10 Things I Hate About You'' |
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| − | | Bianca Stratford |
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| − | | Movie |
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| − | | rowspan="2" | 2000 |
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| − | | ''A Time for Dancing'' |
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| − | | Juliana Michaels |
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| − | | Movie |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | ''100 Girls'' |
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| − | | Wendy |
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| − | | Movie |
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| − | | 2001 |
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| − | | ''An American Rhapsody'' |
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| − | | Maria - at 18 |
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| − | | Movie |
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| − | | 2003 |
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| − | | ''Bringing Rain'' |
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| − | | Ori Swords |
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| − | | Movie |
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| − | | 2005 |
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| − | | ''Malcolm in the Middle'' |
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| − | | Staff Sergeant Abby Tucker |
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| − | | Episode: "Army Buddy" 2 December 2005 (Season 7, Episode 8) |
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| − | | rowspan="2" | 2006 |
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| − | | ''Pope Dreams'' |
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| − | | Maggie Venable |
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| − | | Movie |
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| − | | ''Pepper Dennis'' |
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| − | | Brianna |
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| − | | Episode: "Pilot" 4 April 2006 (Season 1, Episode 1)<br>Episode: "Curtis Wilson's a Total Nut Job: Film at Eleven" 17 May 2006 (Season 1, Episode 7). |
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| − | | 2007 |
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| − | | ''Relative Obscurity'' |
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| − | | Claire |
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| − | | Movie |
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| − | | rowspan="3" | 2008 |
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| − | | ''Aliens in America'' |
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| − | | Zoe |
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| − | | Episode: "Community Theater" 16 March 2008 (Season 1, Episode 13). |
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| − | | ''Broken Windows'' |
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| − | | Sara |
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| − | | Movie |
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| − | | ''Together Again for the First Time'' |
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| − | | Brenda |
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| − | | Movie |
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| − | | rowspan="3" | 2009 |
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| − | | ''I Have It'' |
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| − | | Emily |
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| − | | Movie |
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| − | | ''Without a Trace'' |
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| − | | Liza Miller |
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| − | | Episode: "Voir Dire" 17 March 2009 (Season 7, Episode 17) |
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| − | | ''Psych'' |
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| − | | Willow Gimbley |
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| − | | Episode: "Let's Get Hairy" 9 October 2009 (Season 4, Episode 8) |
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| − | * '''IMDb Page:''' [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0646351/ Larisa Oleynik IMDb Page] |
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| − | * '''Tv.com:'''[http://www.tv.com/larisa-oleynik/person/37254/summary.html Larisa Oleynik Tv Page] |
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Revision as of 01:52, 27 November 2019
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. More recently she made guest appearances on shows like The New Hawaii Five-O & Pretty Little Liars.
During her period as a teen idol, Oleynik was described as "one of America's favorite 15-year-olds" and "the proverbial girl next door".
While starring as Alex Mack, she parodied the character in an appearance on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy series All That in a sketch called "The Secret World Of Alex Sax". The episode aired on October 21, 1995, and the musical guest was Da Brat. She later appeared as an audience member in the show's 100th episode, helping to provide proper compensation for Lori Beth Denberg to fill in for Danny Tamberelli at the "Vital Information" desk.
She appeared as a nurse in the The Adventures of Pete & Pete episode "Dance Fever".
External links
- Unofficial Larisa Oleynik Web Site
- Larisa Oleynik at the Internet Movie Database
- Template:Tvtome person
Facebook page
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