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Maiara Walsh
Maiara Walsh
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Date of birth: February 18, 1988
Place of birth: Seattle, Washington, United States
Role: Meena Paroom
Occupation: Actress and Singer
Years Active: 2005-Present
Other Notable Projects: Callie Hannigan in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

Willow Ferrera in the ABC TV show, Notorious
Nikki Pareno in Criminal Minds
Ana Solis in Desperate Housewives
Freeform series Switched at Birth as Simone Sinclair.

SeasonsAppeared: All Seasons
FirstAppearances: The New Kid in Town
LastAppearances: Mad Songs Pay So Much

Maiara Kylior Walsh is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her role as Meena Paroom in the Disney Channel Original Series, Cory in the House from 2007 to 2008. She also played Callie Hannigan in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Seeds", Willow Ferrera in the ABC TV show, Notorious, Nikki Pareno in Criminal Minds, and Ana Solis in Desperate Housewives. She even has a recurring role in the Freeform series Switched at Birth as Simone Sinclair.


Personal Life[]

Maiara Walsh was born in Seattle, Washington to a Brazilian mother and American father. When she was one, her family moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where Portuguese became her first language. 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 eleven, her family moved to Southern California to support her mom's aspiration to attend grad school. Maiara recognized that her dream of being a performer could be realized in Los Angeles, and soon got an agent.

Career[]

In 2006, Maiara booked Disney Channel's Cory in the House, which began her budding career. Over the years, she continued working on hit shows like The Vampire Diaries, Desperate Housewives, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Switched at Birth, and Michael Bay's The Last Ship. Throughout her acting career she continued her passion for music. She built a 7 piece jazz band in 2012 and created a 30 person production/ immersive music show called Dream. The show followed a personal narrative about the highs and lows of young love, set in a 1920's Vaudevillian world. Live painters, magicians, dancers, singers, mimes, Harlequin bartenders, and a dream guide graced the lobby and the stage with Maiara as she performed 10 original songs. She went on to play at well established venues such as Hotel Cafe, Bardot, and the Montalban in Los Angeles. She found her music moving into a soulful, edgy blend of melodic, bass heavy beats and ballads. Her music EP releases this year.

In tandem, Maiara's insatiable creativity and curiosity inspired her to start writing feature films and television scripts. Her love for storytelling is magnified on the page. Quick wit, deep thought, and dynamic characters power the stories she brings to life. In 2015 she directed a proof of concept for a feature called Phoenix, about a lonely girl seeking validation in the wrong places. In 2017 she directed her first narrative short film, Young Blood, about a facility that offers blood transfusions to the aging elite from young healthy donors. The short was so well received she wrote a feature based off the characters and plans to make the film her directorial debut. She has a supernatural show in preproduction for Popstar magazine's new media platform. Inspiration and a desire to break down stereotypes are at the heart of every creative decision Maiara makes. She spent the last decade traveling the world, often solo, visiting Slovenia, Croatia, Armenia, Spain, England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Netherlands, Russia, Thailand, Brazil, Argentina, and Israel. Travel and cultural exploration are a central and essential part of Maiara's life. As a storyteller, she believes it is her job to build bridges between sometimes contradictory perspectives. She is an avid supporter of human rights and philanthropic causes. She has volunteered at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Equestrian Therapy, and created self esteem workshops for the Young Women's Empowerment Network as well as BBYO. In 2018 she was accepted into the Reality Storyteller's program in Israel, where she had the privilege of learning first hand about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In 2019 she was accepted into a program run by the same organization in Greece and Germany to learn about the global refugee crisis. Maiara is an imaginative visionary, a pioneer, a philanthropist, and a true collaborator at heart.

Filmography[]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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
2018 Ryder Tanya Short film
2019 Babysplitters Taylor Small
2019 The Ex Next Door Louisa
2019 Young Blood Ama Mendoza Short film
2020 Chasing the Rain Kelley
2021 The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student Katherine Kenner (Kat)
2021 Cash Cow Jessica Short Film
2022 Underwater Upside Down Olivia
2022 Love in Vein Herself Short Film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
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"
2020 The World's Funniest Animals Panelist Episode: #1.3

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