Laryssa Kukrycka Lysniak Lauret (August 9, 1939 – July 5, 2015) was an American

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of Ukrainian descent. She worked on

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and off Broadway, as well as in

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in long-running roles, such as Dr. Karen Werner in '' The Doctors'' and for one season of ''

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'' as Simone Morey. Her most notable film role was for ''

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'' as Lista. In 2013, she took on the role as Pavla in the

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original series Orange is the New Black. Lauret died on July 5, 2015, in New York. At the time of her death, she was married to her husband of over fifty years, Wolodymyr Lysniak. With Lysniak, Lauret had two daughters, Ula and Lada.http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w496/jam62423/Laryssa%20memorial_zpsthewoth4.jpg

Filmography

*The Parisienne and the Prudes (1964) (Ingrid) *

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* Orange Is The New Black * Gods Behaving Badly (film)

References

External links

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FaceBook page Laryssa Lauret

Lista in Everything is Illuminated
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BuzzCinema.com biography
1939 births 2015 deaths American people of Ukrainian descent {{american-actor-stub