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Maiara Walsh
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Walsh in 2010
Born (1988-02-18) February 18, 1988 (age 37)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present

Maiara Walsh (born February 18, 1988) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in popular TV shows and movies. Maiara played Ana Solis in the TV show Desperate Housewives. She was also Meena Paroom in the Disney Channel sitcom Cory in the House. Later, she appeared as Simone Sinclair in the series Switched at Birth. Maiara has also acted in films like Identity Theft of a Cheerleader and Mean Girls 2.

Early life

Maiara Walsh was born in Seattle, Washington. Her mother is Brazilian and her father is American. When she was one year old, her family moved to São Paulo, Brazil. There, Portuguese became her first language.

After a few years, they moved back to Seattle. Maiara became very interested in music and art. She joined every musical and play her school offered. At age 11, she moved to Simi Valley, California. This move helped her follow her dream of acting. She later graduated from Royal High School.

Career highlights

In 2010, Maiara Walsh was a guest star on the TV show The Vampire Diaries. She played a character named Sarah. In 2011, she co-starred in the movie Mean Girls 2. In this film, she played Mandi Weatherly, a popular high school girl. Maiara also appeared on the Dr. Phil Show.

Walsh was chosen to play Wichita in the TV series Zombieland. This role was previously played by Emma Stone in the movie. However, the TV series was not continued after the first episode.

In 2019, Maiara starred in the Lifetime movie Identity Theft of a Cheerleader. She played Vicky Patterson, a woman in her 30s. Vicky pretends to be a high school student to get a second chance at school and become a cheerleader. In 2020, Maiara also starred in the Lifetime movie Killer Dream Home. She acted alongside John DeLuca in this film.

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

See also

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