Ava Grace Kolker (born December 5, 2006) 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), Young Elise Rainer in Insidious: The Last Key (2018) and Rivka Rebel in ‘’ How I Met Your Father ‘’. 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 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.
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, the fifth installment in the Scary Movie film series, which was critically panned, but commercially successful. 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 12-year old Robin Hinton, portraying an older version of the character who was played by her sister Lexy as an 8-year old. 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. The film was a commercial success. She also starred as Aeloo in the fantasy film A Fairy's Game.
In 2019, she was cast in a minor voice role in the film Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs, which will be released theatrically in September 2020. Kolker released her debut single, "The Good Ones" in July 2019. In 2020, she released the follow-up singles "Eventually" and "When Will It Be Tomorrow"; the latter of which was released through Vevo.
In June 2023, Kolker announced her debut EP Ballerina, which was released on June 23, 2023. (Post has since been edited.)
Discography Singles Title YearAlbum "The Good Ones" 2019Non-Album Single "Eventually" 2020 "When Will It Be Tomorrow" "Seventeen" 2021 "Who Do You Think You Are" "Ahead of Me" 2022 "All to Myself" "Knots" 2024 "the boy who"2025 "the last time""your daughter""cry for utah"2026"London's Calling"
Extended Plays +TitleYearBallerina2023
Filmography Film
Year Title Role Notes 2012 Golden Winter Marybeth Geitzen 2013 Scary Movie 5 Lily Sanders 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
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" 2022 How I Met Your Father Rivka Episode: "Rivka Rebel"
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef2016Young Entertainer AwardBest Recurring Young Actress 9 and Under – Television SeriesGirl Meets World2017Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young ActressGirl Meets World
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