Alexa Rose Kolker (born August 17, 2009) is an American actress. She starred as Chloe in the

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'' Freaks'' (2018), which earned her a

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and a

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nomination. Prior to this, she had recurring roles as Mary Swagger on the television series '' Shooter'' (2016–2018) and Robin Hinton on the television series ''

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'' (2017–2018).

Early life

Kolker was born in

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and is the youngest of four sisters. Kayla (b. 1998), Jade (b. 2001) and Ava Kolker (b. 2006), who is also an actress and introduced her younger sister to the business. Ava is best known for her roles in ''

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'' and '' Girl Meets World''. Both sisters played the character of young Robin Hinton in Marvel's ''

''; Lexy in six episodes (2017 and 2018) and Ava in one episode (2018).

Career

Kolker made her acting debut in 2015, in an episode on the

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television series ''

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''. In 2016, she appeared in the

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film ''Female Fight Squad'', and in the same year received recognition for playing Mary Swagger, the daughter of

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on the action television series ''Shooter'', which was a recurring role that she held throughout the entirety of the show's run. For ''Shooter'', she earned a Young Entertainer Award nomination. In 2017, Kolker was cast in a recurring role on the

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television series ''

'' as Robin Hinton, which she played until 2018. In 2018, Kolker starred as Chloe in the science fiction–based action film ''Freaks''. The film was released across several film festivals and theatres, and her performance earned positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. ''Variety'' magazine wrote that "relative newcomer Kolker carries the film effortlessly." Justin Lowe of ''

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'' stated that her "semi-improvised performance couldn't be any more authentic", and

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described her acting as "truly unforgettable work". For the role, she won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Feature Film, and received a nomination at the 2021

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for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. Also in 2018, Kolker appeared as Lily in the

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film ''The Little Mermaid''; filming was done in

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in 2016 and was released in 2018 to mixed reviews from critics. In 2019, she appeared in the independent mystery crime film ''The Case of Jonas Booker'' as Marley. Kolker starred in the television series ''For Nothing'' as Lilliana Pieri, as well as the drama film '' Manifest West'', where she will star as Riley Hayes alongside her sister Ava Kolker.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Lexy Kolker
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolker, Lexy Living people American child actresses Actresses from Los Angeles American film actresses American television actresses 21st-century American actresses 2009 births