Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (born June 7, 1981 in Santa Clara County, California) is an American film, television, and theater actress best known for her role as the title character in the Nickelodeon series The Secret World of Alex Mack, as well as her roles in such works as 3rd Rock from the Sun, 10 Things I Hate About You, and Hawaii Five-0.
Film roles:
- The Swan Princess (1994) as Pre-teen Odette (voice)
- The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) as Dawn Schafer
- 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) as Bianca Stratford
- 100 Girls (2000) as Wendy
- An American Rhapsody (2001) as Maria Sandor (age 18)
- Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012) as Cherryl Brooks
- Jessabelle (2014) as Sam
Television roles:
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) as Susie
- The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994-1998) as Alex Mack
- All That (1995) as Alex Sax
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1996) as Nurse
- Boy Meets World (1996-1998) as Dana Pruitt (3 episodes)
- The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1997) as Gator World Employee (uncredited)
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (1998-2000) as Alissa Strudwick
- Malcolm in the Middle (2005) as Abby
- Without a Trace (2009) as Liza Miller
- Psych (2009) (2 episodes)
- Mad Men (2010-2015) as Cynthia Cosgrove
- Hawaii Five-0 (2011-2014) as Jenna Kaye
- Winx Club (2011-2014) as Icy/Various (voice)
- Mike & Molly (2012) as Allison
- Fairly Legal (2012) as Officer Glacki
- Pretty Little Liars (2012-2014) as Maggie Cutler
- American Dad! (2013) as Super-Hot Girl (voice)
- Robot Chicken (2014) as Alex Mack/Cheetara/Classmate (voice)
- Extant (2014) as Phillips
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2016) as Lizzie Bauer
- Trinkets (2019-2020) as Shawn
- Erin & Aaron (2023-) as Sylvia
Tropes associated with this actress:
- Girl Next Door. Most of her roles as a child actress invoked this trope. She tended to play sweet, approachable characters.
- The Woobie. Her early roles invoked this. Alex Mack, Alyssa Strudwick, a teenage dancer battling cancer in "A Time for Dancing".
