Olga Rosnikova was in Odessa, Ukraine. Her father Dmitry, is a classically trained musician, and mother Eugenia a lawyer. Olga showed her artistic inclinations early on, began taking art and drawing lessons at the age of 5, and often participated in school plays. Her grandparents often took her to theater, and ballet performances, and museums in Russia. Olga and her parents immigrated to the USA when she was 8 years old, and settled in Brooklyn, NY. She continued her art training, throughout her school years, and graduated from New York University with a degree in Art History and Psychology. Although Olga always loved film and theater and acted in some student films at NYU, she decided to focus her studies on health sciences and becoming a doctor. Olga's mother Euginia died from leukemia 2 weeks before Olga graduated from college. She attended New York University College of Dentistry, and Columbia University where she received a master's degree. During the last years of her medical training, Olga realized how much she has missed being creative, and auditioned for the Stella Adler drama program. She was accepted and never looked back. She has since, taken acting lessons with Ivana Chubbuck, and Richard Lawson; and has been performing both on stage and screen.