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Ava Kolker
Born
Ava Grace Kolker

(2006-12-05) December 5, 2006 (age 17)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress & singer
Years active2011–present
RelativesLexy Kolker (sister)

Ava Grace Kolker (born December 5, 2006)[1] is an American teen actress and singer. Kolker's roles include Ava Morgenstern on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014–2017), and Olive Rozalski on Sydney to the Max (2019–2021). 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). Kolker made her music debut with the single "The Good Ones" in July 2019. She subsequently released several other songs, including "When Will It Be Tomorrow" (2020), "Eventually" (2020), "Who Do You Think You Are" (2021), "Ahead of Me" (2022), and her debut EP, Ballerina, consisting of six songs and released in June 2023.

Early life

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Kolker was born in Los Angeles, California, then moved one year to Florida. She has three sisters, Kayla Kolker, Jade Kolker and Lexy Kolker, also an actress, who is best known for playing Chloe in the 2018 horror film Freaks.[2][3]

Career

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2011–2014: Early roles

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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] the final installment in the Scary Movie film series, which was commercially successful.[5] 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.[6]

2015–present: Breakthrough and current work

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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.[7][8] For the role, she received a Young Artist Award nomination.[9] 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][10]

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 12-year old Robin Hinton, portraying an older version of the character who was played by her sister Lexy as an 8-year old.[11] In 2018, Kolker was cast on the Disney Channel sitcom Sydney to the Max, playing the main character of Olive.[12] In the same year, she appeared as Young Elise Rainier in the film Insidious: The Last Key, the fourth film in the Insidious franchise.[13][14] The film was a commercial success.[15] She also starred as Aeloo in the fantasy film A Fairy's Game.[16]

In 2019, she was cast in a minor voice role in the film Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs,[17] which will be released theatrically in September 2020.[18] Kolker released her debut single, "The Good Ones" in July 2019.[19] In 2020, she released the follow-up singles "Eventually" and "When Will It Be Tomorrow"; the latter of which was released through Vevo.[20][21][22]

In June 2023, Kolker announced her debut EP Ballerina, scheduled for release on June 23, 2023.[23]

Discography

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Singles

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Title Year Album
"The Good Ones" 2019 Non-album single
"Eventually" 2020 Non-album single
"When Will It Be Tomorrow" 2020 Non-album single
"Seventeen" 2021 Non-album single
"Who Do You Think You Are" 2021 Non-album single
"Ahead of Me" 2022 Non-album single
"All To Myself" 2022 Non-album single

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Golden Winter Marybeth Geitzen
2013 Scary Movie 5 Lily
The Trials of Cate McCall Augie
2014 Miss Meadows Heather
2016 The Axe Murders of Villisca Ingrid
Message from the King Boot
Sister Cities Young Austin Baxter
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Young Elise Rainier
A Fairy's Game Aeloo
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs Wooden Bear Cub (voice)
2022 Manifest West Lana Danik

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
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
2017 White Famous Maddie Episode: "Life on Mars"
2018 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 12-Year-Old Robin Hinton Episode: "The Last Day"
2019–2021 Sydney to the Max Olive Rozalski Main role
2021 Disney's Magic Bake-Off Herself Episode: "Holiday"[24]
2022 How I Met Your Father Rivka Episode: "Rivka Rebel"

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2016 Young Entertainer Award Best Recurring Young Actress 9 and Under – Television Series Girl Meets World Won [25]
2017 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Girl Meets World Nominated [9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "SIMPLY JESSICA: Lexy Kolker talks about working with Ryan Phillippe -". February 10, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Nguyen, Stacey (March 14, 2020). "Your Spoiler-Free Guide to Freaks, the Buzziest Thriller on Netflix Right Now". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Justin Chang (April 12, 2013). "Film Review: Scary Movie 5". Variety. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Barnes, Brooks (April 21, 2013). "'Oblivion' Tops Weekend Box Office". ArtsBeat. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "SIMPLY JESSICA: Disney Channel actress talks about working with Katie Holmes -". June 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "Actress Ava Kolker Shares Role on Disney's Girl Meets World". KCBS-TV. January 17, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  8. ^ Zach Johnson (January 5, 2017). "Rowan Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter 'Crying' Over Girl Meets World's Cancellation". E! News. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Nominees - Young Artist Academy". youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "'Sister Cities' Lifetime Movie: Dark Family Secrets And Death Highlighted In New TV Flick". www.inquisitr.com. September 15, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  11. ^ Wickline, Dan (January 20, 2018). "Agents of SHIELD Season 5, Episode 8 Recap: The Last Day". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 30, 2016). "'Insidious: Chapter 4' Rounds Out Final Cast". Deadline. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  14. ^ "Insidious: The Last Key Review - Finally We Learn Elise's Backstory". Dread Central. January 3, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  15. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (May 26, 2018). "'Insidious: The Last Key' Locks Up $100M+ Overseas For Franchise First". Deadline. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "A Fairy's Game". We are moving stories. January 29, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Pop-Culturalist Chats with Ava Kolker". Pop-Culturalist.com. August 4, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  18. ^ "Lionsgate drops trailer of 'Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs'". AnimationXpress. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  19. ^ Cordischi, Amelia (August 22, 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Ava Kolker Proves She is One of "The Good Ones"". ECHO. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  20. ^ Eventually - Single by Ava Kolker, February 14, 2020, retrieved March 28, 2020
  21. ^ "When Will It Be Tomorrow - Single by Ava Kolker". Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  22. ^ "Ava Kolker Chats With TMI About Her New Single "WHEN WILL IT BE TOMORROW"". August 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  23. ^ Kolker, Ava (June 10, 2023). "ava kolker :) on Instagram: "MY DEBUT EP "BALLERINA" DROPS 6.23. PRESAVE LINK IN BIOOOO"". Instagram. Retrieved June 12, 2023. (Post has since been edited.)
  24. ^ @ZombiesDCOM (November 20, 2021). "Don't miss Disney's Holiday Magic Quest, Christmas Again, and a new episode of Disney's Magic Bake-Off on Friday, December 3rd on Disney Channel! 🎅❤ @disneychannel" (Tweet). Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Young Entertainer Awards Submissions". www.youngentertainerawards.org. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
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