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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