# Ava Kolker

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) 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

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 final installment in the Scary Movie film series, which was 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.

## Discography
### Singles

| 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 |
| "Knots" | 2024 | Non-album single |
| "The Boy Who | 2024 | Non-album single |

### Extended Plays

| Title | Year |
| Ballerina | 2023 |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2012 | Golden Winter | Marybeth Geitzen |
| 2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Lily |
| 2013 | The Trials of Cate McCall | Augie |
| 2014 | Miss Meadows | Heather |
| 2016 | The Axe Murders of Villisca | Ingrid |
| 2016 | Message from the King | Boot |
| 2016 | Sister Cities | Young Austin Baxter |
| 2018 | Insidious: The Last Key | Young Elise Rainier |
| 2018 | A Fairy's Game | Aeloo |
| 2018 | 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

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