Ava Kolker
Ava Kolker (born December 5, 2006)[1] is an American child actress. She is known for her roles as Ava Morgenstern on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014–2017), and Olive Rozalski on Sydney to the Max (2019–present). In film, she portrayed Lily in Scary Movie 5 (2013), Heather in Miss Meadows (2014), Boot in Message from the King (2016) and Young Elise Rainer in Insidious: The Last Key (2018).
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Relatives | Lexy Kolker (sister) |
Early life
Kolker was born and raised in California. She has three sisters, which includes Lexy Kolker, also an actress, who is best known for playing Chloe in the 2018 horror film Freaks.[2][3]
Career
2011–2014: Early roles
Kolker began acting in 2011 at a young age, making her debut with a guest appearance on the television horror series American Horror Story.[1] A year later, she appeared in her first film, starring as Marybeth Geitzen in the comedy film Golden Winter. In 2013, she was cast as Lily in the comedy horror film Scary Movie 5,[4] and in the same year appeared in the drama film The Trials of Cate McCall as Augie. In 2014, she played Heather in the thriller film Miss Meadows.[5]
2015–present: Breakthrough and current work
Kolker has made various guest appearances on television series such as Dads, Sam & Cat, and Black-ish. In 2015, Kolker was cast in the recurring role of Ava Morgenstern on Disney Channel's comedy television series Girl Meets World, the spinoff to Boy Meets World.[6][7] For the role, she received a Young Artist Award nomination.[8] In the year following, she appeared in the horror film The Axe Murders of Villisca as Ingrid, the action film Message from the King as Boot, and the drama television film Sister Cities as Young Austin.[1][9] In 2017, Kolker made guest appearances on the comedy series White Famous as Maddie, and the superhero series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a younger Robin.[10]
In 2018, Kolker was cast on the Disney Channel sitcom Sydney to the Max, playing the main character of Olive.[11] In the same year, she appeared as Young Elise Rainier in the film Insidious: The Last Key, the fourth film in the Insidious franchise,[12][13] and also appeared as Aeloo in the fantasy film A Fairy's Game.[14] In 2019, she had a minor voice role in the film Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs.[15] Kolker released her debut single, "The Good Ones" in July 2019.[16][16] In 2020, she released the follow-up singles "Eventually" and "When Will It Be Tomorrow".[17][18]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Golden Winter | Marybeth Geitzen | |
2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Lily | |
2013 | The Trials of Cate McCall | Augie | |
2014 | Miss Meadows | Heather | |
2016 | The Axe Murders of Villisca | Ingrid | |
2016 | Message from the King | Boot | |
2016 | Sister Cities | Young Austin | |
2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | Young Elise Rainier | |
2018 | A Fairy's Game | Aeloo | |
2019 | Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs | Wooden Bear | Voice role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | American Horror Story | Three-Year-Old Girl | Episode: "Spooky Little Girl" |
2013 | Dads | Little Girl | Episode: "The Glitch That Stole Christmas" |
2014 | Sam & Cat | Romy | Episode: "#MagicATM" |
2015 | Black-ish | Little Girl | Episode: "The Word" |
2016 | Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack | Herself | Episode: "Sex, Drugs, and Fairytales" |
2014–2017 | Girl Meets World | Ava Morgenstern | Recurring role; 20 episodes |
2017 | White Famous | Maddie | Episode: "Life on Mars" |
2018 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 12-Year-Old Robin | Episode: "The Last Day" |
2019–present | Sydney to the Max | Olive | Main role |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2016 | Young Entertainer Award | Best Recurring Young Actress 9 and Under - Television Series | Girl Meets World | Won | [19] |
2017 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress | Girl Meets World | Nominated | [8] |
References
- Yitzi Weiner (September 9, 2019). "Sydney to the Max Star Ava Kolker: 'No matter how many 'No's' in a row you get, stay optimistic, and stay excited'". Thrive Global. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "SIMPLY JESSICA: Lexy Kolker talks about working with Ryan Phillippe -". 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- Nguyen, Stacey (2020-03-14). "Your Spoiler-Free Guide to Freaks, the Buzziest Thriller on Netflix Right Now". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- Justin Chang (April 12, 2013). "Film Review: Scary Movie 5". Variety. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "SIMPLY JESSICA: Disney Channel actress talks about working with Katie Holmes -". 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- "Actress Ava Kolker Shares Role on Disney's Girl Meets World". KCBS-TV. January 17, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- Zach Johnson (January 5, 2017). "Rowan Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter 'Crying' Over Girl Meets World's Cancellation". E! News. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "Nominees - Young Artist Academy". youngartistawards.org. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- "'Sister Cities' Lifetime Movie: Dark Family Secrets And Death Highlighted In New TV Flick". www.inquisitr.com. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- Wickline, Dan (2018-01-20). "Agents of SHIELD Season 5, Episode 8 Recap: The Last Day". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- Denise Petski (September 6, 2018). "Disney Channel Orders Daughter/Father Comedy Series Sydney to the Max from Mark Reisman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (2016-08-30). "'Insidious: Chapter 4' Rounds Out Final Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- "Insidious: The Last Key Review - Finally We Learn Elise's Backstory". Dread Central. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- "A Fairy's Game". We are moving stories. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "Exclusive Interview: Pop-Culturalist Chats with Ava Kolker". Pop-Culturalist.com. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- Cordischi, Amelia (2019-08-22). "EXCLUSIVE: Ava Kolker Proves She is One of "The Good Ones"". ECHO. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- Eventually - Single by Ava Kolker, retrieved 2020-03-28
- "When Will It Be Tomorrow - Single by Ava Kolker". Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Young Entertainer Awards Submissions". www.youngentertainerawards.org. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
External links
- Ava Kolker on IMDb