---
name: "Olesya Rulin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/olesya-rulin"
fi1m_id: "olesya-rulin"
imdb_id: "nm0750037"
tmdb_id: 84952
wikidata_id: "Q233463"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 March 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T02:27:04.478262+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Olesya Rulin

## Identity

Olesya Rulin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/olesya-rulin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** olesya-rulin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0750037
- **TMDB ID:** 84952
- **Wikidata ID:** Q233463
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olesya_Rulin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233463, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750037/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/84952

Actor. Born 17 March 1986 in Moscow, Russia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 March 1986, Moscow, Russia
- **Also known as:** Olesya Yurivna Rulin, Oлeся Юрьевна Pулин, オレーシャ・ルーリン, اولسیا رولین
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olesya_Rulin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233463, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750037/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/84952

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*High School Musical*](https://film.one/film/high-school-musical.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Olesya Rulin is a Russian-American actress. She is best known for playing Kelsi Nielsen in the three films of the High School Musical franchise: *High School Musical* (2006), *High School Musical 2* (2007) and *High School Musical 3: Senior Year* (2008).

Born in Moscow, she moved to the United States at the age of eight and grew up in Texas and Utah. She trained as a ballet dancer and began modelling at the age of twelve. Rulin appeared in several earlier Disney Channel films including *Hounded* (2001) and *Halloweentown High* (2004), as well as later features such as *Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous* (2008) and *Flying By* (2009). She has also worked in television, with guest roles in series including *The Mentalist*, *NCIS* and *The Rookie*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *High School Musical* (2006), Fi1m 70, as Kelsi Nielsen — [page](https://film.one/film/high-school-musical.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Black Bags* (2023), as Tess
- *The Rookie* (2018), series, as Danielle Bloomfield
- *Devious Nanny* (2018), as Amber
- *SEAL Team* (2017), series, as Jenna Robertson
- *Powers* (2015), series, as Calista
- *Family Weekend* (2013), as Emily Smith-Dungy
- *Touch* (2012), series, as Red Dress
- *A Thousand Cuts* (2012), as Melanie
- *Apart* (2011), as Emily Gates
- *Expecting Mary* (2010), as Mary
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Zasha Gagarin
- *Drop Dead Diva* (2009), series, as Mia Dalton
- *Chuckle Boy* (2009), as Assistant
- *Flying By* (2009), as Ellie
- *Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous* (2008), as Private Petrovich
- *High School Musical 3: Senior Year* (2008), as Kelsi Nielson
- *Forever Strong* (2008), as Emily's Friend
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Sam Starks — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *High School Musical 2* (2007), as Kelsi Nielsen
- *Greek* (2007), series, as Abby
- *American Pastime* (2007), as Cathy Reyes
- *The Dance* (2007), as Cameron's Ex-Best Girlfriend
- *High School Musical: Remix* (2006), as Kelsi Nielsen
- *Vampire Chicks with Chainsaws* (2006), as Sariah
- *High School Musical* (2006), as Kelsi Nielsen — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/high-school-musical.md)
- *Mobsters and Mormons* (2005), as Julie Jaymes
- *Urban Legends: Bloody Mary* (2005), as Mindy
- *Halloweentown High* (2004), as Natalie
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Kim Troutman — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Andrea Williams
- *Everwood* (2002), series, as The Drunk Girl
- *The Poof Point* (2001), as Annie
- *Hounded* (2001), as Girl #1
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Russian Meg Griffin Double (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Student (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Olesya Rulin](https://film.one/media/person/3238862/gallery-37cb2502abf2.jpg) Olesya Rulin — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Olesya_Rulin_%2817034592866%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Olesya_Rulin_%2817034592866%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charlie Huston, Olesya Rulin and Logan Browning speaking at the 2015 Wondercon, for "Powers", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please at](https://film.one/media/person/3238862/gallery-6d12c5a9a9bb.jpg) Charlie Huston, Olesya Rulin and Logan Browning speaking at the 2015 Wondercon, for "Powers", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please at — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Charlie_Huston%2C_Olesya_Rulin_%26_Logan_Browning_%2816873031510%29.jpg/1280px-Charlie_Huston%2C_Olesya_Rulin_%26_Logan_Browning_%2816873031510%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Charlie Huston, Olesya Rulin and Logan Browning speaking at the 2015 Wondercon, for "Powers", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please at](https://film.one/media/person/3238862/gallery-6d1cf08b997c.jpg) Charlie Huston, Olesya Rulin and Logan Browning speaking at the 2015 Wondercon, for "Powers", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please at — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Charlie_Huston%2C_Olesya_Rulin_%26_Logan_Browning_%2817060605865%29.jpg/1280px-Charlie_Huston%2C_Olesya_Rulin_%26_Logan_Browning_%2817060605865%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![HSM 3 prep rally (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/3238862/gallery-68750f04e03c.jpg) HSM 3 prep rally (2008) — Jennifer, CC BY-SA 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/High_School_Musical_3.jpg/1280px-High_School_Musical_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Olesya Rulin](https://film.one/media/person/3238862/gallery-1012adc59950.jpg) Olesya Rulin — Image via TMDB
- ![Olesya Rulin, Logan Browning, Aaron Farb and Justice Leak speaking at the 2015 Wondercon, for "Powers", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.](https://film.one/media/person/3238862/gallery-0f491bc06ca2.jpg) Olesya Rulin, Logan Browning, Aaron Farb and Justice Leak speaking at the 2015 Wondercon, for "Powers", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Olesya_Rulin%2C_Logan_Browning%2C_Aaron_Farb_%26_Justice_Leak_%2816440400363%29.jpg/1280px-Olesya_Rulin%2C_Logan_Browning%2C_Aaron_Farb_%26_Justice_Leak_%2816440400363%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Olesya Rulin, Logan Browning, Aaron Farb and Justice Leak speaking at the 2015 Wondercon, for "Powers", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.](https://film.one/media/person/3238862/gallery-331f2ba0f0b2.jpg) Olesya Rulin, Logan Browning, Aaron Farb and Justice Leak speaking at the 2015 Wondercon, for "Powers", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Olesya_Rulin%2C_Logan_Browning%2C_Aaron_Farb_%26_Justice_Leak_%2816853135157%29.jpg/1280px-Olesya_Rulin%2C_Logan_Browning%2C_Aaron_Farb_%26_Justice_Leak_%2816853135157%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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