Malia Baker

Malia Baker (born 18 December 2006) is a Canadian actress. She is known for The Baby-Sitters Club and Are You Afraid of the Dark?.[1][2]

She is set to feature in Descendants: The Rise of Red,[3][4] Harvest Moon,[5] Spider & Jessie,[6] and Thena.[7]

Career

2018–2019: Beginnings

Baker made her acting debut in Hope at Christmas, a TV movie in which she was uncredited.[8] She then went on to have her first TV role featuring in one episode of ABC's A Million Little Things, a family drama television series created by DJ Nash.[9][10][11] In 2019, she also featured in an episode of The CW's superhero television series, The Flash.[10][11] As well as appearing in an episode of The Twilight Zone.[11][12]

2020–present: Breakthrough

In 2020, Baker starred in season 1 of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix, as Mary Anne Spier.[1] She returned to the role in the second season of the show in 2021, before its cancellation.[13][14] She also featured in season 2 of Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark?'s second revival series.[2] Baker also featured in Lifetime TV movie, Caught in His Web.[12] She was then cast in Disney's Descendants: The Rise of Red,[3][4] as well as Miramax dramedy Harvest Moon, co-written and starring Paul Bettany.[5] In addition, she was also cast in Spider & Jessie alongside Mckenna Grace, and Dacre Montgomery,[6] and in drama Thena.[7] All of which are currently in post-production.[15]

She defended Catherine Hernandez's novel Scarborough in the 2022 edition of Canada Reads.[16]

Filmography

Film

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2018 Hope at Christmas Malia Weir uncredited [8]
2022 Caught in His Web Olivia [12]
TBA Descendants: The Rise of Red † Chloe Charming post-production [15]
TBA Harvest Moon † TBA post-production [15]
TBA Spider & Jessie † TBA post-production [15]
TBA Thena † TBA post-production [15]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2019 A Million Little Things Little Girl
2019 The Flash Alice Bolen
2019 The Twilight Zone Young Anna uncredited
2020-2021 The Baby-Sitters Club Mary Anne Spier
2021 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Gabby Lewis

References

  1. ^ a b "What you need to know about 'The Baby-Sitters Club' stars before watching on Netflix". Los Angeles Times. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  2. ^ a b "Malia Baker On Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark': 'The Adults Who Watched The Original Series Can Pass This Down To Their Kids'". www.cbsnews.com. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  3. ^ a b "Malia Baker, Rita Ora, Brandy, & More Join Descendant Spin-Off, The Pocketwatch". BeautifulBallad. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  4. ^ a b Petski, Denise (2022-11-21). "Brandy & Rita Ora Among 7 Cast In 'Descendants' Sequel 'The Pocketwatch' At Disney+". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  5. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (2021-10-11). "Paul Bettany To Star In 'Harvest Moon' For Miramax; Carmen Ejogo, Candice Bergen And Cary Elwes Also On Board". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  6. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (2022-10-03). "Mckenna Grace To Lead 'Spider & Jessie' With Jesse Williams & Jojo Regina Also Starring In Opioid Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  7. ^ a b Gold, Peter, Thena (Drama), Will Peltz, Izabel Pakzad, Malia Baker, Gold Films, retrieved 2023-06-03
  8. ^ a b Hope at Christmas (TV Movie 2018) – IMDb, retrieved 2023-06-02
  9. ^ Moore, Camille (2020-06-30). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Malia Baker". TVovermind. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  10. ^ a b Women (ICRW), International Center for Research on (2021-01-05). "A conversation with Actress Malia Baker". Medium. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  11. ^ a b c "Malia Baker: Movies, TV, and Bio". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  12. ^ a b c "Caught In His Web's Malia Baker Describes Her Career Goals - Exclusive". The List. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  13. ^ "'The Baby-Sitters Club' Cancelled After Two Seasons at Netflix". Collider. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  14. ^ Porter, Rick (2022-03-11). "'The Baby-Sitters Club' Canceled at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Malia Baker". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  16. ^ "Meet the Canada Reads 2022 contenders". CBC Books, January 26, 2022.
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