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:
*father – Ukrainian, possibly Rusyn
*mother – German, as well as Irish and English
Larisa Oleynik is an American actress. Her roles include the series The Secret World of Alex Mack, Mad Men, and, in voice performance, Winx Club; and the films The Baby-Sitters Club (1995), 10 Things I Hate About You, 100 Girls, An American Rhapsody, Bringing Rain, Atlas Shrugged: Part II, and Jessabelle.
She was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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.
Larisa’s maternal grandfather was Alton Achy Allen (the son of Victor Romaine Allen and Harriet Amanda Achy). Alton was born in Delaware. Victor was the son of William James Allen and Susan/Susanna H. O’Neal. Harriet was the daughter of Franklin/Frank Achy and Mahalia Elizabeth Perry.
Larisa’s maternal grandmother was Maud/Maude D. Kunkle (the daughter of Michael G. Kunkle and Esther L. Welker). Maud was born in Pennsylvania. Michael was the son of Daniel Kunkle and Elizabeth Heckman. Esther was the daughter of George Washington Welker and Mary Ann Sollenberger.
Sources: Genealogy of Larisa Oleynik (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Larisa’s paternal grandparents, Josephy/Joseph J. Oleynik and Anna Cherpak, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Larisa’s maternal grandfather was Alton Achy Allen (the son of Victor Romaine Allen and Harriet Amanda Achy). Alton was born in Delaware. Victor was the son of William James Allen and Susan H. O’Neal. Harriet was the daughter of Franklin Achy and Mahalia Elizabeth Perry.
Larisa’s maternal grandmother was Maud D. Kunkle (the daughter of Michael G. Kunkle and Esther L. Welker). Maud was born in Pennsylvania. Michael was the son of Daniel Kunkle and Elizabeth Heckman. Esther was the daughter of George Washington Welker and Mary Ann Sollenberger.
BTW, bablah, did you ever find anything on Shia LaBeouf’s father? I lucked out on his mother a few years ago, but his father remains kind of a mystery, even with his paternal grandmother’s last name being known.
I think his paternal grandparents were Dewey LeBeouf 1916-1980 Louisiana and Joy Jacquelyn Ginger (Allen) 1925-1974 from California. Dewey was the son of Maurice Joseph LeBeouf and Clemence Marie Chauvin.
Oh, yes, thank you. I see someone on ancestry’s joined up the LaBeouf and Saide sides.
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.