Maiara Walsh


Maiara Walsh Biography

Maiara Walsh (born February 18, 1988) is a Brazilian American actress and singer best known for playing Ana Solis on the sixth season of the hit ABC show, Desperate Housewives and as Meena Paroom on the Disney Channel sitcom Cory in the House. As of 2012, she portrays Simone on Switched at Birth.

Personal life

Walsh was born in Seattle, Washington to a Brazilian mother and American father of Irish, German, and Spanish descent. She speaks fluent Portuguese and she is proficient in Spanish. Walsh and her family moved to São Paulo, Brazil when she was two years old. At 11 she moved to Simi Valley, California to pursue her acting career. Walsh is a human rights activist, and spends much of her time volunteering and getting together community projects. She also enjoys traveling, reading, spending time outdoors, and studying Psychology, Biology, and Neuroscience on her own time. Walsh also writes a personal blog on her official website.

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 clique girl. Walsh was also on the Dr. Phil Show. In the segment she revealed painful memories from her time in primary school and gave advice to teens on how to best empower themselves. Later that day, Walsh shared some advice during a live webcast, sponsored by the Dr. Phil Show. Walsh will be the female lead in the TV series Zombieland as Wichita, taking over the role from Emma Stone.

Philanthropy

Walsh is an avid philanthropist, and spends much of her time volunteering and coordinating community projects, ranging from supporting children with disabilities to writing a personal advice blog. In addition to philanthropy, Walsh also has personally written back to fans via her official Facebook page.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Lullabye Before I Wake Megan
2010 ' Sage Ryan
2011 Mean Girls 2 Amanda "Mandi" Weatherly TV movie
2011 Empty Sky Samantha McDonnell Short film
2012 One of Us Must Know Emily Post-production
2013 ' Kelley Filming
2012 General Education Katie Completed
2012 Last Hours in Suburbia Jennifer TV Movie
2013 The Starving Games Katniss Evershot Parody
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Unfabulous Girl cousin Episode: "The Bar Mitzvah"
2007"2008 Wish Gone Amiss Meena Paroom Video
2007"2008 Cory in the House Meena Paroom Main role; Disney Channel Original Series
2009 Revolution Emily TV movie
2009"2010 Desperate Housewives Ana Solis Main Role (Season 6)
2010 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Girl in light blue pajamas Episode: "Lady Liberty"
2010 The Vampire Diaries Sarah Episode: "Kill or Be Killed"
Episode: "Masquerade"
2012"present Switched at Birth Simone Sinclair Recurring role
Self
Year Title Herself Notes
2006 Sing-Along Bowl-Athon Herself TV movie
2006 New Year Sing-A-Long Bowl-A-Thon! Host Herself - Host
2007 The Disney Channel Games Herself TV mini-series
2008 Breakin' Down 'Cory in the House Herself Video documentary short
2010 VH1 Undateable (TV mini-series documentary) Herself TV mini-series documentary Hour 1-5
2011 Dr. Phil Show Herself Mini Mean Girls
2011 Dr.Phil.com Herself Advice during a live webcast
2012 Elizabeth Stanton's Great Big World (Catalonia " ) Herself Traveling correspondent



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