The Unofficial Larisa Oleynik Web Site
Ki’ilua – McGarrett finds himself in need of the Five-0’s help when he goes to North Korea with Jenna Kaye to deliver a ransom to rebels who are holding her fiancé hostage. Meanwhile, the Five-0 investigate the murder of an investigative reporter who seems to have ties to Jenna, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Monday, Nov. 21 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
From William Keck of tvguide.com:
Sounds like actress Larisa Oleynik may not be long for Hawaii Five-0. After being touted at the end of last season as a possible fifth member of the team, Larisa’s role has been majorly downgraded as new regular characters, including Terry O’Quinn (Lt. Joe White) and Lauren German (Lori), pick up the slack.
Now executive producer Peter Lenkov tells me an upcoming story arc will spell an end to Larisa’s tech-savvy character, Jenna Kaye, who (and this is me talking here) never quite clicked. “We’re wrapping up the Jenna story,” Lenkov says matter-of-factly. “She’s going to disappear from her life for a little bit and then come back into it in Episode 10 (likely airing November 21) for a very big story that’s going to be very McGarrett/Wo-Fat-centric. It has to do with the origins of McGarrett and takes us back to North Korea where we started in the pilot.”
Below is a behind the scenes look at the new season opener. No mention of Larisa but she is credited to be in tonight’s episode (IMDB Episode Page).
http://www.spoilertv.com/2011/09/hawaii-five-0-season-2-behind-scenes.html
From TV Guide:
Hawaii Five-0 has added another woman’s touch to its upcoming season.
Happy Town actress Lauren German will play a former Homeland Security officer who joins the elite task force in Season 2 as a series regular, TVGuide.com has confirmed. TVLine first reported the news.
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Fans of Larisa Oleynik will also be happy to learn that the former Secret World of Alex Mack star will be returning in a recurring role in the show’s sophomore season. She’ll reprise her role as Jenna Kaye, the ex-CIA analyst who was instrumental in tracking down the villainous Wo Fat (Mark Dacascos) last season.
Purple baked a lot of great cakes but we chose this one from Bing.
“It’s been awhile, but Hawaii Five-O returns with a new episode (this) week and will waste no time getting to the heart of one of the show’s central storylines: tracking down the Yakuza who had his McGarrett’s parents killed.
Viewers will be introduced to Larisa Oleynik as a CIA agent who claims she can help with this mission, while the team also searches a convention scene in search of a murderer”.
From TV Guide
Larisa Oleynik has landed a recurring role on Hawaii Five-0, CBS announced Tuesday.
The Secret World of Alex Mack and 10 Things I Hate About You star will play Jessica Kaye, an ex-CIA analyst and Harvard graduate. As TVGuide.com previously reported, Jessica comes to Hawaii to help McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) pursue his arch nemesis, Wo Fat (Mark Dacascos). Wo Fat was also responsible for the murder of Jessica’s fiancé, a CIA field agent.
Oleynik has an option to become a series regular in Season 2, according to TV Line, which first reported the news. The actress, who has also recurred on 3rd Rock from the Sun, most recently appeared on Mad Men as Ken Cosgrove’s fiancée, Cynthia, last fall.
(terrance2874 was the first person to post this news on the message board)
Information from Brian A and purplemagic:
Larisa to appear in the TV movie “Backyard Wedding” in the role of Renee.
IMDb Summary: The film centers on Kim Tyler, who is set to have the wedding of her dreams in her parents’ backyard, but her ex-husband and first love, whose parents happen to live next door, keeps popping up.
The movie airs this Saturday, January 22, on the Hallmark Channel.
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Larisa was on “Mad Men”
“Ken is out at dinner with his fiancé Cynthia (Larisa Oleynik) and her parents when a friend who works at BBDO comes by the table and offers his condolences over SCDP losing the Lucky Strike account…”
Larisa will be appearing on September 25 at Camino College in Torrance, CA.
http://www.wordtheatre.com/events/event.php?id=149
Thank you to budoka_ch who posted this on the message board.
purplemagic picked out the cake this year.
Larisa is now officially too old to join the Marines but there’s still time to enlist in the army or navy.