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