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Maiara Walsh was born in Brazil. She plays Meena ,one of Cory's friends in Cory in the House which will air January 12th 2007. Found out more about her at click on 'Meena'. You can tell that Cory likes her.
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== Filmography ==
{{short description|American actress (born 1988)}}
# ]....... Meena (2007-200?)
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'''Maiara Walsh''' ({{IPAc-en|m|aɪ|'|ɑː|d|ə}}; {{IPA|pt-BR|majˈaɾɐ|lang}}; born February 18, 1988<ref name=website>{{cite web|title=Walsh – Biography|url=https://www.maiarawalshsite.com/#2|publisher=MaiaraWalsh.com|access-date=July 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621094136/http://www.maiarawalshsite.com/#2|archive-date=June 21, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is an American actress. She played ] on the sixth season of the ] show '']'', ] on the ] sitcom '']'' and Simone Sinclair on the ] series '']''. She also portrayed Vicky Patterson in the film Identity Theft of a Cheerleader by ] and Mandi Weatherly in the film '']'' on Freeform.


==External links== == Early life ==
Walsh was born in ]<ref name=website /> to a Brazilian mother and an American father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vivaatl.com/index.php?module=webpage&id=9 |title=Maiara Walsh Caliente & Cool |access-date=August 20, 2010 |publisher=Vivaatl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207044115/http://www.vivaatl.com/index.php?module=webpage&id=9 |archive-date=February 7, 2011 }}</ref> Her family moved to ], ] when she was one year old<ref>''Maiara Walsh on the Zapping Zone. May 2008''</ref> where Portuguese became her first language. Walsh has said she was bullied as a child. After a few years, they moved back to Seattle where Maiara took an interest in music and the arts, diving into every musical and play offered by her school. At 11, she moved to ], to pursue her acting career and graduated from ].<ref name=amazing>{{cite web|url= http://discoverygirls.com/entertainment/celebrities/amazing-maiara-walsh|title= The Amazing Maiara Walsh|access-date= August 14, 2008|author= Naomi Kirsten|publisher= ]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071221155917/http://discoverygirls.com/entertainment/celebrities/amazing-maiara-walsh|archive-date= December 21, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Horse therapy school is holding bowling fundraiser |url=http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/horse-therapy-school-is-holding-bowling-fundraiser|newspaper=Simi Valley Acorn|date=March 28, 2008|access-date=June 8, 2008}}</ref>
*{{imdb name|2118666|Maiara Walsh}}
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== Career ==
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In 2010, Walsh guest-starred on CW's '']'' as Sarah. In 2011 she co-starred in '']'' as Mandi Weatherly, an A-list cliché girl also known as a "Plastic". Walsh was also on the '']''.{{cn|date=February 2023}}
]

Walsh was the female lead in the television series '']'' as Wichita, taking over the role from ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/zombieland-amazon-switched-at-birth-maiara-walsh-420373|title='Switched at Birth' Alum Books Female Lead in Amazon's 'Zombieland' (Exclusive)|website=] |date=February 11, 2013 |access-date=February 13, 2017}}</ref> After the pilot episode, the series was not picked up.

Walsh had a recurring part starting in 2012 as Simone Sinclair, a former friend of Bay Kennish, a one-night stand with Emmett Bledsoe, friend / ex-girlfriend of Toby Kennish, and ex-girlfriend of Wilkie, in '']''.

In 2019, Walsh starred in the ] film ''Identity Theft of a Cheerleader'' as Vicky Patterson, a woman in her 30’s who pretends to be a high school student to have a second chance at education and becoming a Cheerleader. Walsh’s character was modeled after the real-life case of Wendy Brown.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Curry Reyes |first1=Traciy |title='Identity Theft Of A Cheerleader': Lifetime Movie Based On What True Story?—Wendy Brown Cheerleading Mom Scandal |url=https://tvcrimesky.com/2019/09/08/identity-theft-of-a-cheerleader-lifetime-movie-based-on-true-story-wendy-brown-cheerleading-mom-scandal-greenbay-wisconsin/1804 |website= TV News |accessdate=September 11, 2019}}</ref> In 2020, she starred in Lifetime original movie ''Killer Dream Home'' alongside ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/moviewatch/killer-dream-home/|title=Shows A-Z – killer dream home on lifetime|publisher=The Futon Critic|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2008
| ''Lullabye Before I Wake''
| Megan
|
|-
| 2010
| '']''
| Sage Ryan
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2011
| '']''
| Mandi Weatherly
| TV movie
|-
| ''Empty Sky''
| Samantha McDonnell
| Short
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2012
| '']''
| Katie
|
|-
| ''Last Hours of Suburbia''
| Jennifer
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2013
| ''Chocolate Milk''
| Lucy
| Short
|-
| '']''
| ]
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2014
| ''The Armadillo''
| Molly Gardner
| Short
|-
| ''The Jazz Funeral''
| Emily
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2015
| '']''
| Emma
|
|-
| ''Glitch''
| Sophie
|
|-
| ''Summer Camp''
| Michelle
|
|-
| 2016
| ''Hopeless, Romantic''
| Summer
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2018
| ''Her Boyfriend's Secret''
| Carrie
|
|-
| ''Ryder''
| Tanya
| Short
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2019
| ''Babysplitters''
| Taylor Small
|
|-
| ''The Ex Next Door''
| Louisa
| TV movie
|-
| ''Identity Theft of a Cheerleader''
| Vicky Patterson
| TV movie
|-
| ''Young Blood''
| Ama Mendoza
| Short
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2020
| ''Killer Dream Home''
| Jules Grant
| TV movie
|-
| ''Chasing the Rain''
| Kelley
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2021
| ''The Accursed''
| Zara
|
|-
| '']''
| Katherine Kenner (Kat)
|
|-
| ''Cash Cow''
| Jessica
| Short
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2005
| '']''
| Girl Cousin
| Episode: "The Bar Mitzvah"
|-
| 2007–08
| '']''
| ]
| Main Cast
|-
| 2009–10
| '']''
| Ana Solis
| Guest: Season 5, Main Cast: Season 6
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010
| '']''
| Girl in Light Blue Pajamas
| Episode: "Lady Liberty"
|-
| '']''
| Sarah
| Recurring Cast: Season 2
|-
| 2011
| '']''
| Herself
| Episode: "Mini Mean Girls"
|-
| 2012–17
| '']''
| Simone Sinclair
| Recurring Cast: Season 1-2, Guest: season 5
|-
| 2014
| '']''
| ]
| Episode: "]"
|-
| 2015
| ''Elizabeth Stanton's Great Big World''
| Herself
| Episode: "Equestrian Adventures"
|-
| 2016
| '']''
| Willow
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 2018
| '']''
| Mia Valdez
| Recurring Cast: Season 5
|-
| 2019
| '']''
| Nikki Pareno
| Episode: "Night Lights"
|-
| 2020
| '']''
| Sarah
| Episode: "Choices"
|-
| 2022–23
| '']''
| ]
| Main Cast: Season 4-6
|-
| 2022–24
| '']''
| Jenna Peréz
| Recurring Cast: Season 4-5
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Artist(s)
|-
| 2008
| "]"
| ]
|-
| 2013
| "Go With It"
| ] featuring ]
|-
| 2015
| "The Warrior"
| ]
|-
| 2016
| "]"
| ] and ] featuring James Hersey
|-
| 2017
| "Window"
| ]
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{Twitter|MaiaraWalsh}}
* {{IMDb name}}

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Latest revision as of 18:42, 14 December 2024

American actress (born 1988)
Maiara Walsh
Walsh in 2010
Born (1988-02-18) February 18, 1988 (age 36)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Maiara Walsh (/maɪˈɑːdə/; Brazilian Portuguese: [majˈaɾɐ]; born February 18, 1988) is an American actress. She played Ana Solis on the sixth season of the ABC show Desperate Housewives, Meena Paroom on the Disney Channel sitcom Cory in the House and Simone Sinclair on the Freeform series Switched at Birth. She also portrayed Vicky Patterson in the film Identity Theft of a Cheerleader by Lifetime and Mandi Weatherly in the film Mean Girls 2 on Freeform.

Early life

Walsh was born in Seattle, Washington to a Brazilian mother and an American father. Her family moved to São Paulo, Brazil when she was one year old where Portuguese became her first language. Walsh has said she was bullied as a child. After a few years, they moved back to Seattle where Maiara took an interest in music and the arts, diving into every musical and play offered by her school. At 11, she moved to Simi Valley, California, to pursue her acting career and graduated from Royal High School.

Career

In 2010, Walsh guest-starred on CW's The Vampire Diaries as Sarah. In 2011 she co-starred in Mean Girls 2 as Mandi Weatherly, an A-list cliché girl also known as a "Plastic". Walsh was also on the Dr. Phil Show.

Walsh was the female lead in the television series Zombieland as Wichita, taking over the role from Emma Stone. After the pilot episode, the series was not picked up.

Walsh had a recurring part starting in 2012 as Simone Sinclair, a former friend of Bay Kennish, a one-night stand with Emmett Bledsoe, friend / ex-girlfriend of Toby Kennish, and ex-girlfriend of Wilkie, in Switched at Birth.

In 2019, Walsh starred in the Lifetime film Identity Theft of a Cheerleader as Vicky Patterson, a woman in her 30’s who pretends to be a high school student to have a second chance at education and becoming a Cheerleader. Walsh’s character was modeled after the real-life case of Wendy Brown. In 2020, she starred in Lifetime original movie Killer Dream Home alongside John DeLuca.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Lullabye Before I Wake Megan
2010 The Prankster Sage Ryan
2011 Mean Girls 2 Mandi Weatherly TV movie
Empty Sky Samantha McDonnell Short
2012 General Education Katie
Last Hours of Suburbia Jennifer
2013 Chocolate Milk Lucy Short
The Starving Games Kantmiss Evershot
2014 The Armadillo Molly Gardner Short
The Jazz Funeral Emily
2015 Vanish Emma
Glitch Sophie
Summer Camp Michelle
2016 Hopeless, Romantic Summer TV movie
2018 Her Boyfriend's Secret Carrie
Ryder Tanya Short
2019 Babysplitters Taylor Small
The Ex Next Door Louisa TV movie
Identity Theft of a Cheerleader Vicky Patterson TV movie
Young Blood Ama Mendoza Short
2020 Killer Dream Home Jules Grant TV movie
Chasing the Rain Kelley
2021 The Accursed Zara
The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student Katherine Kenner (Kat)
Cash Cow Jessica Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Unfabulous Girl Cousin Episode: "The Bar Mitzvah"
2007–08 Cory in the House Meena Paroom Main Cast
2009–10 Desperate Housewives Ana Solis Guest: Season 5, Main Cast: Season 6
2010 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Girl in Light Blue Pajamas Episode: "Lady Liberty"
The Vampire Diaries Sarah Recurring Cast: Season 2
2011 Dr. Phil Herself Episode: "Mini Mean Girls"
2012–17 Switched at Birth Simone Sinclair Recurring Cast: Season 1-2, Guest: season 5
2014 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Callie Hannigan Episode: "Seeds"
2015 Elizabeth Stanton's Great Big World Herself Episode: "Equestrian Adventures"
2016 Notorious Willow Recurring Cast
2018 The Last Ship Mia Valdez Recurring Cast: Season 5
2019 Criminal Minds Nikki Pareno Episode: "Night Lights"
2020 Girls from Ipanema Sarah Episode: "Choices"
2022–23 Reis Abigail Main Cast: Season 4-6
2022–24 Good Trouble Jenna Peréz Recurring Cast: Season 4-5

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s)
2008 "7 Things" Miley Cyrus
2013 "Go With It" Tokimonsta featuring MNDR
2015 "The Warrior" Diego Boneta
2016 "Coming Over" Dillon Francis and Kygo featuring James Hersey
2017 "Window" MAGIC GIANT

References

  1. ^ "Walsh – Biography". MaiaraWalsh.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  2. "Maiara Walsh Caliente & Cool". Vivaatl. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  3. Maiara Walsh on the Zapping Zone. May 2008
  4. Naomi Kirsten. "The Amazing Maiara Walsh". Discovery Girls. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  5. "Horse therapy school is holding bowling fundraiser". Simi Valley Acorn. March 28, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  6. "'Switched at Birth' Alum Books Female Lead in Amazon's 'Zombieland' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 11, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  7. Curry Reyes, Traciy. "'Identity Theft Of A Cheerleader': Lifetime Movie Based On What True Story?—Wendy Brown Cheerleading Mom Scandal". TV News. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  8. "Shows A-Z – killer dream home on lifetime". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

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