Malia Baker

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Malia Baker
Born (2006-12-18) December 18, 2006 (age 17)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2020–present

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] Thena,[7] and Hair of the Bear.[8]

Career[edit]

2018–2019: Beginnings[edit]

Baker made her acting debut in Hope at Christmas, a TV movie in which she was uncredited.[9] 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.[10][11][12] In 2019, she also featured in an episode of The CW's superhero television series, The Flash.[11][12] As well as appearing in an episode of The Twilight Zone.[12][13]

2020–present: Breakthrough[edit]

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.[14][15] 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.[13] She was then cast in Disney+ film 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.[16] Baker is about to star in the Indie Drama Hair of the Bear as Tori, which she will also executive produce. [8]

She defended Catherine Hernandez's novel Scarborough in the 2022 edition of Canada Reads.[17]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2018 Hope at Christmas Malia Weir uncredited [9]
2022 Caught in His Web Olivia [13]
2024 Descendants: The Rise of Red † Chloe Charming post-production [3]
TBA Harvest Moon † Bella post-production [16]
TBA Spider & Jessie † TBA post-production [16]
TBA Thena † TBA post-production [16]

Television[edit]

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

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2023 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Woai Voice [18]
Ahari

References[edit]

  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 c "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 Grobar, Matt (2024-02-26). "Malia Baker To Exec Produce, Star In Indie Drama 'Hair Of The Bear'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  9. ^ a b Hope at Christmas (TV Movie 2018) – IMDb, retrieved 2023-06-02
  10. ^ Moore, Camille (2020-06-30). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Malia Baker". TVovermind. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  11. ^ a b Women (ICRW), International Center for Research on (2021-01-05). "A conversation with Actress Malia Baker". Medium. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  12. ^ a b c "Malia Baker: Movies, TV, and Bio". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  13. ^ a b c "Caught In His Web's Malia Baker Describes Her Career Goals - Exclusive". The List. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  14. ^ "'The Baby-Sitters Club' Cancelled After Two Seasons at Netflix". Collider. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  15. ^ Porter, Rick (2022-03-11). "'The Baby-Sitters Club' Canceled at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  16. ^ a b c d "Malia Baker". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  17. ^ "Meet the Canada Reads 2022 contenders". CBC Books, January 26, 2022.
  18. ^ "Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora / Details". Metacritic. December 7, 2023.
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