Larisa Oleynik
Larisa Oleynik – “The Secret World of Alex Mack” 20th Year Anniversary Fan Appreciation Day at Universal CityWalk on January 21, 2018 – Universal CityWalk, 100 Universal City Plaza – Universal City, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Sir Jones / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Larisa Romanovna Oleynik
Place of Birth: Santa Clara, California, United States
Date of Birth: June 7, 1981
Ethnicity:
*Ukrainian, possibly Rusyn (father)
*possibly English (mother)
Larisa Oleynik is an American actress.
Her father is of Ukrainian, and possibly Rusyn, descent. Her mother may have English ancestry.
Larisa’s paternal grandfather was named Josephy/Joseph J. Oleynik (the son of John Oleynik and Mary). Josephy was born in Pidkamin’, Brodivs’kyi district, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
Larisa’s paternal grandmother was Anna Cherpak (the daughter of Nicholas P./A. Cherpak and Mary Babey). Anna was born in Connecticut, to Ukrainian parents. Nicholas was the son of Michael Cherpak and Mary Babey.
Sources: Genealogies of Larisa Oleynik (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
https://www.geni.com
Larisa’s paternal grandparents, Josephy/Joseph J. Oleynik and Anna Cherpak, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
She seems to have Latino descendants from Spain and Portugal. There are a lot of people with this name Larissa, but with two “s” in South America. Russians also have Latin female names.
That wouldn’t make them Latino.
She seems to have Latino descendants from Spain and Portugal.
Ethnic, is there a picture, please?
no sorry
Anna Cherpak’s parents’ language is listed as Russian. So maybe they were Rusyn.
Babiy is a Ukrainian/Rusyn last name (quite common too), Cherpak I can’t be sure about, I tried googling it and now I know where to buy ladles in Russia and where to drink coffee in Minsk.
So her father is just of Ukrainian descent? No Slovak?
Either just Ukrainian or Ukrainian and Rusyn. No Slovak.