See the child's star from the 90s Larisa Oleynik now at 41

Consider Alex Mack and 10 things I hate at home Star.


For a few years in the 1990s, it was likeLARISA OLEYNIK was everywhere. Better known as the holder of the Nickelodeon showAlex Mack's secret world, in which she played a teenager who acquires strange powers after a chemical incident, she also played in the films10 things I hate about you andThe Baby-Sitters club and played recurring roles in the television staples in the eraBoy meets the world and3rd Rocher du Soleil.

As she was such a familiar presence during this decade, you might be surprised to learn that Olaynik has been almost as busy in the years that followed. Continue to read to find out whatAlex Mack's secret world Star has so far at the age of 41.

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She moved away from acting to go to university.

Larisa Oleynik in 1997
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Just when his career has reached a summit, Oleynik decided to take a break in the game and moved away from an agreement for a fifth season and aAlex Mack feature film to focus on your education. Daughter of an anesthesiologist and nurse, she graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in New York with a diploma in liberal arts in 2004.

"After four years working every day on this show, I was ready forAnother type of challenge"Said Oleynik in an interview with Footlights." I wanted to know if I could do something else, so I went to university to understand it. "

But she came back later to play.

Larisa Oleynik in 2011
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Fortunately for fans, Oleynik discovered that time has renewed his zest to act. Since her return to the profession, she has played a certain number of roles in smaller films and television series, especiallyMad Men andPretty little Liars. In 2020, she played withThat thing you do'sTom Everett Scott In the Netflix Family seriesThe healing powers of the guy.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Oleynik, who started her acting career on stage in 1989 playing Cosette alongside a youngRider Strong's Gavroche in a production ofWretched, also continued to act in theatrical productions, in particular the musical Off-BroadwayWho is your Bagdaddy? and playwright and oldIt's us Supervisor producerBekah Brunstetter roomsBe a good little widow andMiss Lily gets off.

"I realized that the act of actor suits me best. It seems crazy to think that you have found what you wanted to do with your life at the age of seven years. But I think I did it "Said Oleynik to choose his career.

She had a disturbing brush with a harasser.

Larisa Oleynik in 2016
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In 2013, TMZ reported thatOleynik was granted A three -year ban order against a man who had repeatedly called his mother and left unwanted gifts for the star. He also told him that he had changed his last name for his.

Although she has no children, she says she is "in the mom's area".

Larisa Oleynik in 2019
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Apart from a public romance with10 thingsco-starJoseph Gordon-Levitt from 1998 to 2002 and a report powered by Instagram with which she is marriedWho is your Bagdaddy? co-starOlli Haaskivi, Oleynik has kept his private life outside the headlines and has no children. However, while playing the mother of the socially anxious protagonist ofThe healing powers of the guy, the actor said that she had nevertheless welcomed the chance to enter the "mom zone" of the roles of actor.

""Be in the mom's area is the best! "She said to E! News." It's ... what I'm going around right now, not exclusively, but that's right that I am. And it's actually a huge relief. ""

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She is not ready for aAlex Mack's secret life the comeback.

Larisa Oleynik in The Healing Powers of Dude
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While Olaynik opened upA parody of 2019 of10 things I hate about you, she was less enthusiastic when he was asked for the possibility ofreportingAlex Mack.

"You know, I don't know I would like to alter it," she told Movieweb. "I think that like that, it's quite special, but ... I would be curious to see the character again to see where she is in her life. [Creator of the series Tommy Lynch ] And I talked about it from time to time ... but I don't know. Most of me say, let's leave it. Everything is pink with hindsight, let it be what it is. Let's think about it with emotion. ""

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