Larisa Oleynik

'Larisa Oleynik' (qv) was born in Santa Clara County, California, to Lorraine (Allen), a nurse, and Roman Oleynik, an anesthesiologist. Her father is of Ukrainian and Rusyn descent.Larisa's big break came when she was eight. She had gotten the part of young Cosette in a production of "Les Misérables". Her costar was 'Rider Strong' (qv), playing Gavroche. The two would be reunited when Larisa guested on Rider's sitcom, _Boy Meets World (1993)_ (qv). Larisa's most well known roles are Bianca in _10 Things I Hate About You (1999)_ (qv), and Alex in _The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994)_ (qv).::Cyprus386