Larisa Oleynik — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

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Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (born June 7, 1981) is an American actress. She rose to fame in the mid-1990s, playing the lead role in the popular television series The Secret World of Alex Mack, and also appeared in feature films, including The Baby-Sitters Club and 10 Things I Hate About You. Throughout the 2000s, she mainly appeared in low-budget films. During the period when she was a teen idol, Oleynik was described as "one of America's favorite fifteen-year-olds" and "the girl next door."

Filmography

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1999 10 Things I Hate About You Bianca Stratford

Interesting facts

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Her father is Roman Oleinik, a programmer by profession, who once left the USSR for America. Her mother is an American named Lorraine.
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Full name is Larisa Romanovna Oleynik.
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She got her first role at the age of eight in the Broadway musical show "Les Miserables."