Ava Kolker

Kolker began acting in 2011 at a young age, making her debut with a guest appearance on the television horror series American Horror Story.[1] 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,[4] the final installment in the Scary Movie film series, which was commercially successful.[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.[6]

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.[7][8] For the role, she received a Young Artist Award nomination.[9] 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.[1][10]

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.[11] In 2018, Kolker was cast on the Disney Channel sitcom Sydney to the Max, playing the main character of Olive.[12] In the same year, she appeared as Young Elise Rainier in the film Insidious: The Last Key, the fourth film in the Insidious franchise.[13][14] The film was a commercial success.[15] She also starred as Aeloo in the fantasy film A Fairy's Game.[16]

In 2019, she was cast in a minor voice role in the film Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs,[17] which will be released theatrically in September 2020.[18] Kolker released her debut single, "The Good Ones" in July 2019.[19] In 2020, she released the follow-up singles "Eventually" and "When Will It Be Tomorrow"; the latter of which was released through Vevo.[20][21][22]