Maiara Walsh
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Born | Maiara Kylior Walsh February 18, 1988 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Website | www |
Maiara Kylior Walsh (born February 18, 1988)[1] is a Brazilian-American actress and singer. 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 ABC Family series Switched at Birth.
Early life[]
Walsh was born in Seattle, Washington,[1] to a Brazilian mother and an American father.[2] Walsh and her family moved to São Paulo, Brazil when she was two years old.[3] At 11, she moved to Simi Valley, California to pursue her acting career and graduated from Royal High School.[4][5]
Career[]
In the fall of 2010, she guest-starred on CW's The Vampire Diaries as Sarah. In Atlanta, Walsh then filmed 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.[6] 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.[7] In 2020, she starred in Lifetime original movie Killer Dream Home alongside John DeLuca.[8]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Lullabye Before I Wake | Megan | |
2010 | The Prankster | Sage Ryan | |
2011 | Empty Sky | Samantha McDonnell | Short film |
2012 | General Education | Katie | |
2012 | Last Hours of Suburbia | Jennifer | |
2013 | Chocolate Milk | Lucy | Short film |
2013 | The Starving Games | Kantmiss Evershot | |
2014 | The Armadillo | Molly Gardner | Short film |
2014 | The Jazz Funeral | Emily | |
2015 | Vanish | Emma | |
2015 | Glitch | Sophie | |
2015 | Summer Camp | Michelle | |
2018 | Her Boyfriend's Secret | Carrie | |
2019 | Babysplitters | Taylor Small | |
2021 | The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student | Katherine Kenner (Kat) |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Unfabulous | Girl Cousin | Episode: "The Bar Mitzvah" |
2007–2008 | Cory in the House | Meena Paroom | 32 episodes |
2007 | Disney Channel Games | Herself / Contestant | Part of Blue Team |
2009–2010 | Desperate Housewives | Ana Solis | 12 episodes |
2009 | Revolution | Emily | Television film |
2010 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Girl in Light Blue Pajamas | Episode: "Lady Liberty" |
2010 | The Vampire Diaries | Sarah | 2 episodes |
2011 | Mean Girls 2 | Mandi Weatherly | Television film |
2011 | Dr. Phil | Herself | Episode: "Mini Mean Girls" |
2012–2013, 2017 |
Switched at Birth | Simone Sinclair | 18 episodes |
2013 | Zombieland | Wichita | Unsold television pilot |
2014 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Callie Hannigan | Episode: "Seeds" |
2016 | Hopeless, Romantic | Summer | Television film |
2016 | Notorious | Willow | 2 episodes |
2018 | The Last Ship | Mia Valdez | |
2018 | Criminal Minds | Nikki Pareno | Episode: "Night Lights" |
2019 | Identity Theft of a Cheerleader | Vicky Patterson | Television film |
2020 | Killer Dream Home | Jules Grant | Television film |
2020 | Girls from Ipanema | Sarah | Episode: "Choices" |
Music videos[]
Year | Title | Artist(s) |
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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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Walsh - Biography". MaiaraWalsh.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ "Maiara Walsh Caliente & Cool". Vivaatl. Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ Maiara Walsh on the Zapping Zone. May 2008
- ^ Naomi Kirsten. "The Amazing Maiara Walsh". Discovery Girls. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Horse therapy school is holding bowling fundraiser". Simi Valley Acorn. March 28, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
- ^ "'Switched at Birth' Alum Books Female Lead in Amazon's 'Zombieland' (Exclusive)". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Maiara Walsh". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - killer dream home on lifetime | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Seattle
- American people of Brazilian descent
- American television actresses
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- Actresses of Brazilian descent
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century American singers
- People from São Paulo