Ava Kolker


Ava Kolker is an American child actress and singer, who is known for her roles as Ava Morgenstern on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World, and Olive Rozalski on Sydney to the Max. In film, she portrayed Lily in Scary Movie 5, Heather in Miss Meadows, Boot in Message from the King and Young Elise Rainer in .

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.

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. 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, 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.

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. For the role, she received a Young Artist Award nomination. 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. 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.
In 2018, Kolker was cast on the Disney Channel sitcom Sydney to the Max, playing the main character of Olive. In the same year, she appeared as Young Elise Rainier in the film , the fourth film in the Insidious franchise, and also appeared as Aeloo in the fantasy film A Fairy's Game. In 2019, she had a minor voice role in the film Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs. Kolker released her debut single, "The Good Ones" in July 2019. In February 2020, she released her second single "Eventually". Later that year, Kolker released her third single "When Will It Be Tomorrow".

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations