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Occupation
  
Actress

Name
  
Olesya Rulin

Height
  
1.52 m

Years active
  
2001–present

Role
  
Actress

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Full Name
  
Olesya Yurivna Rulin

Born
  
March 17, 1986 (age 38) (
1986-03-17
)
Moscow, Russia

Movies and TV shows
  
High School Musical, High School Musical 3, Family Weekend, High School Musical 2, Powers

Similar People
  
Lucas Grabeel, Kaycee Stroh, Monique Coleman, Corbin Bleu, Ashley Tisdale

Profiles

OLESYA RULIN - Facts, Bio, Age, Personal life


Olesya Yurivna Rulin (Russian: Olesya YUr'evna Pulin; born March 17, 1986) is a Russian actress. She is best known for co-starring in all of the three films of the High School Musical franchise as Kelsi Nielsen. She also starred in the films Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008), Flying By (2009), Expecting Mary (2010), and Family Weekend (2013).

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Early life

Olesya Rulin was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She spent her early childhood in Likhoslavl.

Rulin was eight when she emigrated to the United States to rejoin her father who had done so two years earlier. They lived first in Texas then later in Utah.

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Rulin is also a trained ballet dancer. When she was 12, she entered a model search contest at the urging of her mother and won representation by four different agencies. She can also play the piano.

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Prior to acting full-time, she worked for a year as a certified nursing assistant and also at stores such as Victoria's Secret; she was working at a Nordstrom store when the first High School Musical came out. She was studying economics in Paris when the casting for High School Musical 2 was being done. Rulin graduated from West Jordan High School in 2005.

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Olesya is a pescatarian. She can read, write, and speak in fluent Russian. Olesya dedicated a lot of time to charity where she cleaned up several beaches, spent time with dogs that were without a house, and gave away some dresses for charity.

Acting career

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In addition to her role in High School Musical and High School Musical 2, and High School Musical 3, her other credits include the Disney Channel Original Movies Halloweentown High, The Poof Point, and Hounded, the television series Everwood and the feature films Forever Strong, Mobsters and Mormons and The Dance.

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Rulin's part in High School Musical 2 was significantly larger than the first movie, including a solo in "You Are The Music In Me" and a few lines in "Work This Out". Rulin reprised her role as Kelsi Nielsen in High School Musical 3: Senior Year, also with a larger part, and performed in three songs, one of them being a duet alongside Lucas Grabeel.

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Rulin is also co-starred alongside Jessica Simpson in the film Major Movie Star (released in the United States under the title Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous). In 2009, Rulin co-starred with Billy Ray Cyrus and Heather Locklear in a drama film Flying By.

In 2010, Rulin starred in Expecting Mary which also starred Elliott Gould, Linda Gray, Lainie Kazan, Cloris Leachman, Della Reese, Cybil Shepard, Gene Simmons, and Fred Willard.

In 2013, she starred in Family Weekend with Kristin Chenoweth and Matthew Modine.

Filmography

Actress
-
Black Bags (completed) as
Tess
2022
The Rookie (TV Series) as
Danielle Bloomfield
- Backstabbers (2022) - Danielle Bloomfield
2020
NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) as
Zasha Gagarin
- All the Little Things (2022) - Zasha Gagarin
- Subject 17 (2021) - Zasha Gagarin
- The Noble Maidens (2021) - Zasha Gagarin
- Russia, Russia, Russia (2021) - Zasha Gagarin
- The Bear (2020) - Zasha Gagarin
2019
SEAL Team (TV Series) as
Jenna Robertson
- Things Not Seen (2019) - Jenna Robertson
2018
Devious Nanny (TV Movie) as
Amber
2017
Family Guy (TV Series) as
Russian Meg Griffin Double
- A House Full of Peters (2017) - Russian Meg Griffin Double (voice)
2015
Powers (TV Series) as
Calista Secor
- Legacy (2016) - Calista Secor
- Slain Dragons (2016) - Calista Secor
- Chasing Ghosts (2016) - Calista Secor
- Origins (2016) - Calista Secor
- Requiem (2016) - Calista Secor
- Shaking the Tree (2016) - Calista Secor
- Stealing Fire (2016) - Calista Secor
- Hell Night (2016) - Calista Secor
- Funeral of the Century (2016) - Calista Secor
- Caracas 1967 (2016) - Calista Secor
- F@#K the Big Chiller (2015) - Calista Secor
- Level 13 (2015) - Calista Secor
- Aha Shake Heartbreak (2015) - Calista Secor
- You Are Not It (2015) - Calista Secor
- The Raconteur of the Funeral Circuit (2015) - Calista Secor
- Paint It Black (2015) - Calista Secor
- Devil in a Garbage Bag (2015) - Calista Secor
- Like a Power (2015) - Calista Secor
- Mickey Rooney Cries No More (2015) - Calista Secor
- Pilot (2015) - Calista Secor
2015
The Night Shift (TV Series) as
Maya
- Darkest Before Dawn (2015) - Maya
2015
Eye Candy (TV Series) as
Ann-Marie Halliday
- Unaired Original Pilot - Ann-Marie Halliday
2014
NCIS (TV Series) as
Kim Troutman
- Page Not Found (2014) - Kim Troutman
2013
Family Weekend as
Emily Smith-Dungy
2013
Underemployed (TV Series) as
Pixie Dexter
- The Heart (2013) - Pixie Dexter
- The Message (2013) - Pixie Dexter
2012
Dirty Work (TV Series short) as
Bambi
- Temporary Midnight (2012) - Bambi
2012
Touch (TV Series) as
Red Dress
- Safety in Numbers (2012) - Red Dress
2012
A Thousand Cuts as
Melanie
2011
Drop Dead Diva (TV Series) as
Mia Dalton
- He Said, She Said (2011) - Mia Dalton
2009
Greek (TV Series) as
Abby
- Legacy (2011) - Abby
- Midnight Clear (2011) - Abby
- Fools Rush In (2011) - Abby
- Defending Your Honor (2011) - Abby
- All Children- Grow Up (2010) - Abby
- The First Last (2010) - Abby
- The Tortoise & the Hair (2010) - Abby
- Friend or Foe (2009) - Abby
- Fight the Power (2009) - Abby
- Down on Your Luck (2009) - Abby
2011
Apart as
Emily Gates
2010
The Mentalist (TV Series) as
Sam Starks
- The Red Ponies (2010) - Sam Starks
2010
CSI: Miami (TV Series) as
Andrea Williams
- Mommie Deadest (2010) - Andrea Williams
2010
Expecting Mary as
Mary
2009
Flying By as
Ellie
2009
Chuckle Boy (Short) as
Assistant
2008
Sara Lee: 2008 Commercial (Short)
2008
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous as
Private Petrovich
2008
High School Musical 3: Senior Year as
Kelsi Nielsen
2008
Forever Strong as
Emily's Friend
2007
High School Musical 2 (TV Movie) as
Kelsi Nielsen
2007
The Dance as
Britney
2007
American Pastime as
Cathy Reyes
2006
Vampire Chicks with Chainsaws (Video) as
Sariah
2006
High School Musical (TV Movie) as
Kelsi Nielsen
2005
Mobsters and Mormons as
Julie Jaymes
2005
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (Video) as
Mindy - Samantha's Friend #2
2004
Halloweentown High (TV Movie) as
Natalie the Pink Troll
2004
Everwood (TV Series) as
The Drunk Girl
- No Sure Thing (2004) - The Drunk Girl
2002
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) as
Student
- Bring On the Rain (2002) - Student (uncredited)
2001
The Poof Point (TV Movie) as
Annie
2001
Hounded (TV Movie) as
Girl #1
Soundtrack
2019
The Cinema Snob (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- High School Musical 2 (2019) - (performer: "You Are the Music In Me")
- High School Musical (2019) - (performer: "We're All in This Together")
2008
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (performer: "A Night to Remember", "Just Wanna Be With You", "Last Chance")
2007
High School Musical 2 (TV Movie) (performer: "Work This Out", "You Are the Music In Me")
2006
High School Musical (TV Movie) (performer: "We're All In This Together")
Self
2018
Gimme Mo (TV Series) as
Self
- Health + Fitness (2018) - Self
2016
Red Carpet Report (TV Series short) as
Self
- Adventures in Babysitting - Screening #100DCOMs (2016) - Self
2013
Alexis Joy VIP Access (TV Series short) as
Self
- "Family Weekend" NYC Special Screening (2013) - Self
2009
Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 14 August 2009 (2009) - Self
2009
The Movie Loft (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 28 February 2009 (2009) - Self
2009
HSM3: It's All in the Dress (Video documentary short) as
Self
2009
HSM3: Prom - The Night of Nights (Video documentary short) as
Self
2008
HSM2: In the Kitchen (Video documentary short) as
Self
2008
High School Musical: Get in the Picture (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.5 (2008) - Self
2007
Disney 365 (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- High School Musical on Ice: Part 3 (2008) - Self
- High School Musical Stage Tour (2007)
- High School Musical on Ice (2007)
2007
Hannah Montana DVD Game (Video Game) as
Self
2007
HSM2: Anatomy of a Dance Number (Video documentary short) as
Self
2007
HSM2: Rehearsal Cam (Video documentary short) as
Self
2007
High School Musical 2 Dance-Along (TV Movie) as
Self
2007
The Teen Choice Awards 2007 (TV Special) as
Self - Accepting Award

References

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