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 |
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 | |||
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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 |
External Links[]
- Maiara Walsh Official Website
- Maiara Walsh on IMDb
- Maiara Walsh on Facebook
- Maiara Walsh on Instagram
- Maiara Walsh on Twitter
- Maiara Walsh on YouTube