Ivy Wolk

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Ivy Wolk
Born (2004-08-24) August 24, 2004 (age 20)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2019–present

Ivy Wolk (born August 24, 2004) is an American actress and comedian. She played Crystal in Sean Baker's film Anora (2024). She is also known online for her provocative social media presence on TikTok and Twitter.

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Career

Ivy Wolk was born on August 24, 2004, and raised in Los Angeles. [1] [2] Her mother is a landscape architect, and her father is the censor for Jimmy Kimmel Live! [3] As a child, she was a member of the Los Angeles Derby Dolls, a roller derby league. [4] At the age of 14, she began posting comedic videos on TikTok under the handle @fathoodbitch and amassed more than 200 thousand followers. [2] She deactivated her account when she was cast in her professional role in 2019: [2] [5] She played Tellulah, a drama-starting high schooler and frenemy to main character Genevieve (Maeve Press) on the first season of the Freeform comedy television series Everything's Gonna Be Okay [6] —one of the show's standout recurring characters according to Entertainment Weekly . [7] She rejoined Tiktok under the username @lives_in_a_society during the COVID-19 pandemic and gained a following for her provocative persona; after old offensive tweets of Wolk's were shared online and garnered controversy, she soon deleted her TikTok account, leading her to be described by writer Honor Levy as the "youngest actress to be cancelled". [2] [8] [9] While finishing high school, she played a small role in Judd Apatow's 2022 film The Bubble . [2]

Wolk briefly attended Emerson College in Boston but dropped out in her first year after shooting the film Anora at the start of 2023. She played Crystal, a teenage candy shop employee whose friend, Vanya (Mark Eidelstein), hires a sex worker, Anora (Mikey Madison), to be his girlfriend. Wolk had direct messaged the film's director, Sean Baker, on Instagram while in high school after attending a screening of his film Red Rocket ; she said Baker was drawn to her "weird internet presence" and invited her to audition. Anora won the Palme d'Or on its premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. [2] [3] Wolk appeared later that year in the ensemble cast of the FX television series English Teacher as Chelsea, a sardonic high school student and best friend to Kayla, played by Romy Mars. [10] [11] A reviewer praised Wolk as "a more-than-welcome screen presence". [12] Also that year, she had a supporting role in Eugene Kotlyarenko's comedy film The Code as Colette, the cousin of Dasha Nekrasova's character Celine. [13] [14] Wolk moved to Brooklyn after appearing in Anora and began performing stand-up comedy in New York. [2]

Wolk is set to appear in Mary Bronstein's upcoming film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You and Jonah Hill's Outcome . [8]

Public image

Wolk became known for her presence on Twitter, where her tweets have routinely garnered controversy, and is associated with the Dimes Square group. [9] Wolk has been described by Tobias Hess of Paper as an "internet provocateur" and by Michael Cuby of Them as a "Twitter sensation". [15] [12] Interview's Emily Sandstrom wrote in 2024 that her tweets consisted of "unbridled, witty and perverse cultural commentary" as well as "more vulnerable personal accounts of coming of age in the thorny entertainment industry". [8] For Teen Vogue , Jose Useche and Allison Bloom wrote that she was "known for her dry humor, tasteful apathy, and sardonic delivery". She was included on GLAAD's 20 Under 20 list in 2024. [5] Her acting roles have mirrored her social media personality as she plays transgressive young people. [9] Wolk is also known online for her appearance, particularly her sharp bangs and her unibrow. [9] [3]

Filmography

Film

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022 The Bubble Anti-Krystal YouTuber [2]
2024 Anora Crystal [2]
The CodeColette [13]
Friendship [16]
TBA If I Had Legs I'd Kick You †TBA [8]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2020 Everything's Gonna Be Okay Tellulah6 episodes [6]
2024 English Teacher Chelsea2 episodes [10]
TBALiftedTBA [17]

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