Larisa Oleynik

Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (born June 7 1981, in Santa Clara County, California) is an American actress.

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 * Alex is cool because a lot of people can relate to her. She's not the most popular girl in school, but she's also not a geek. I know what it's like to think you don't always fit in, and I think kids can relate to Alex's feelings about being average.
 * On her character from the TV series The Secret World of Alex Mack; USA Today, August 7, 1995.


 * If I spent too much time here in Los Angeles, I could probably get a little messed up. It's not real here, being on a set with only actors. I've worked with people who were totally cool, then once they got all the publicity and attention, it just went to their heads. If I did anything like that my friends would say, 'What's up with you? That really doesn't fly here.' I'm lucky I have a really strong network of people I'm close to, so I try to keep as grounded as possible by going home every weekend, where I'm just normal.
 * TV Guide, October 26, 1996.