OLGA KORSAK was born in Riga, Latvia. Olga is a former professional figure skater and the winner of the Baltic States Olympic Games as well as many International Championships around the world.
She moved to Toronto, Canada in October 2009 to pursue her dream of becoming an actress and singer/songwriter.
Olga, known in her music career as LIVVA, released her debut album “Behind Closed Doors” in 2014, while attending improv comedy school at The Second City, and landing small roles in short films and TV series. Her first feature film lead role came in 2018 when she was cast in Silent Birds Fly, an independent multilingual episodic film, followed soon after by a supporting role in the feature film Language, an adaptation of King Lear. The same year, she was featured in a role as artificial intelligence in the movie Artificial Selection, a futuristic science fiction film. She continued to collaborate with the director of Artificial Selection when she was cast as lead in The Petrichor in 2019, alongside famous Russian star Alexey Serebraykov. The film follows the story of a retired figure skater who decides to pursue her skating career again in her late twenties. Both Artificial Selection and The Petrichor will be premiering soon in major festivals and are in negotiation for theatrical release.
In her music career, Olga has continued writing music and releasing songs. Her latest singles MinusX2, YOU and Why Do You Want Me So Much were released in the end of 2018 and have gained considerable traction on Spotify & Youtube. She also wrote and recorded an original song for the soundtrack to the movie, The Petrichor.
Most recently, she has been volunteering her time and talent to help write, produce and act as lead in Unmasking, a film to support mental health awareness. Currently, she is preparing for her next role in an action film that will be shot internationally in 2020.