Maiara Walsh
Maiara Walsh (Brazilian Portuguese: [maˈjaɾɐ]; born February 18, 1988) is an actress and singer of Brazil and the United States citizenship. She played Ana Solis on the sixth season of the ABC show Desperate Housewives, Meena Paroom on the Disney Channel sitcom Cory in the House and Simone Sinclair on the Freeform series Switched at Birth. She also portrayed Vicky Patterson in the film Identity Theft of a Cheerleader by Lifetime and Mandi Weatherly in the film Mean Girls 2 on Freeform.
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- 1988. · Seattle.
- Nationality
- United States and Brazil.
- Occupation
- actress, singer and film director.
- Education
- Royal High School.
- Languages
- Portuguese and English.
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Maiara Walsh (Brazilian Portuguese: [maˈjaɾɐ]; born February 18, 1988) is an actress and singer of Brazil and the United States citizenship. She played Ana Solis on the sixth season of the ABC show Desperate Housewives, Meena Paroom on the Disney Channel sitcom Cory in the House and Simone Sinclair on the Freeform series Switched at Birth. She also portrayed Vicky Patterson in the film Identity Theft of a Cheerleader by Lifetime and Mandi Weatherly in the film Mean Girls 2 on Freeform.
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Early life
Early life
Walsh was born in Seattle, Washington to a Brazilian mother and an American father. Her family moved to São Paulo, Brazil when she was one year old where Portuguese became her first language. Walsh has said she was bullied as a child. 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 11, she moved to Simi Valley, California, to pursue her acting career and graduated from Royal High School.
Career
Career
Walsh first appeared in the spin-off series Cory in the House (2007-2008) based on Disney Channel's original series That's So Raven (2003-2007). Walsh played the character Meena Paroom, who is an ambassador's daughter that attends the same private school as Cory Baxter. Meena (Maiara Walsh) is a series regular playing Cory Baxter’s best friend along side Newt (Jason Dolley), heir to a political dynasty, become Cory's new friends. In 2010, Walsh appeared in the second season of The Vampire Diaries as Sarah. In 2011 she co-starred in Mean Girls 2 as Mandi Weatherly, an A-list cliché girl also known as a "Plastic". Walsh was the female lead in the television series Zombieland as Wichita, taking over the role from Emma Stone. After the pilot episode, the series was not picked up. Walsh had a recurring role as Simone Sinclair, in the ABC Family drama series Switched at Birth. In 2019, Walsh starred in the Lifetime film Identity Theft of a Cheerleader as Vicky Patterson, a woman in her 30’s who pretends to be a high school student to have a second chance at education and becoming a Cheerleader. Walsh’s character was modeled after the real-life case of Wendy Brown. In 2020, she starred in Lifetime original movie Killer Dream Home alongside John DeLuca.

Maiara Walsh stands with the Chevrolet Volt electric plug-in vehicle on the green carpet of Global Green USA’s 2010 Pre-Oscar Party on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in Hollywood, California
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- 1.MaiaraWalsh.com. Walsh – Biography.
- 2.Vivaatl. Maiara Walsh Caliente & Cool.
- 3.Maiara Walsh on the Zapping Zone. May 2008
- 4.Kirsten, Naomi. The Amazing Maiara Walsh. Discovery Girls.
- 5.Horse therapy school is holding bowling fundraiser. Simi Valley Acorn. March 28, 2008.
- 6.Weisman, Jon. ABC orders string of pilots. Variety. 2011-01-25.
- 7.'Switched at Birth' Alum Books Female Lead in Amazon's 'Zombieland' (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. February 11, 2013.
- 8.Zakarin, Jordan. Alex Karpovsky, Lena Dunham and a New Generation of Indie Filmmakers. The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-02-11.
- 9.Switched At Birth.
- 10.Curry Reyes, Traciy. 'Identity Theft Of A Cheerleader': Lifetime Movie Based On What True Story?—Wendy Brown Cheerleading Mom Scandal. TV News.
- 11.The Futon Critic. Shows A-Z – killer dream home on lifetime.
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