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Ava Kolker’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

IntroAmerican actress
IsActor 
FromUnited States of America 
TypeFilm, TV, Stage & Radio 
Genderfemale
Birth5 December 2006, Los Angeles, USA
Age:13 years
Star signSagittarius

Ava Kolker (born December 5, 2006) is an American child actress, who is known for portraying Ava Morgenstern on Girl Meets World and Olive Rozalski on Sydney to the Max.

Career

Kolker began acting in 2011 at a young age, making her debut with a guest appearance on American Horror Story. A year later, she appeared in her first main role as Marybeth Geitzen in Golden Winter. In 2013, she was cast as Lily in comedy horror film Scary Movie 5. The same year she appeared in The Trials of Cate McCall as Augie. In 2014, she played Heather in the thriller film Miss Meadows.

Kolker has made various guest appearances on television series such as on 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. In the year following, she appeared in the films The Axe Murders of Villisca as Ingrid, Message from the King as Boot, and Sister Cities as Young Austin.

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 Insidious: The Last Key, the fourth film in the Insidious franchise.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Golden WinterMarybeth Geitzen
2013Scary Movie 5Lily
2013The Trials of Cate McCallAugie
2014Miss MeadowsHeather
2016The Axe Murders of VilliscaIngrid
2016Message from the KingBoot
2016Sister CitiesYoung Austin
2018Insidious: The Last KeyYoung Elise Rainier
2019Red Shoes and the Seven DwarfsWooden BearVoice role

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011American Horror StoryThree-Year-Old GirlEpisode: “Spooky Little Girl”
2013DadsLittle GirlEpisode: “The Glitch That Stole Christmas”
2014Sam & CatRomyEpisode: “#MagicATM”
2015Black-ishLittle GirlEpisode: “The Word”
2016Rachel Dratch’s Late Night SnackHerselfEpisode: “Sex, Drugs, and Fairytales”
2014–2017Girl Meets WorldAva MorgensternRecurring role
2017White FamousMaddieEpisode: “Life on Mars”
2018Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.12-Year-Old RobinEpisode: “The Last Day”
2019Sydney to the MaxOliveMain role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2017Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young ActressGirl Meets WorldNominated