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Malia Baker
Baker in 2024
Born	(2006-12-18) December 18, 2006 (age 18) Gaborone, Botswana
Occupations	Actress singer activist
Years active	2018–present

Malia Baker (born December 18, 2006) is a Canadian actress. She is better known for her roles as Mary Anne Spier in the streaming series The Baby-Sitters Club, Gabby Lewis in the television series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and Chloe Charming in the film Descendants: The Rise of Red.

She is also set to feature in Harvest Moon, Spider & Jessie, Thena, and Hair of the Bear.

Career

2018–2019: Beginnings

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

2020–present: Breakthrough

In 2020, Baker starred in season 1 of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix, as Mary Anne Spier. She returned to the role in the second season of the show in 2021, before its cancellation. She also featured in season 2 of Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark?'s second revival series. Baker also featured in Lifetime TV movie, Caught in His Web. She was then cast in the Disney+ film Descendants: The Rise of Red, as well as Miramax dramedy Harvest Moon, co-written and starring Paul Bettany. In addition, she was also cast in Spider & Jessie alongside Mckenna Grace, and Dacre Montgomery, and in drama Thena. All of which are currently in post-production. Baker is about to star in the Indie Drama Hair of the Bear as Tori, which she will also executive produce.

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Discography

Albums

Soundtrack albums

Other charted songs

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "Malia Baker, Rita Ora, Brandy, & More Join Descendant Spin-Off, The Pocketwatch". BeautifulBallad. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
4. ^ Petski, Denise (2022-11-21). "Brandy & Rita Ora Among 7 Cast In 'Descendants' Sequel 'The Pocketwatch' At Disney+". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
5. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ Gold, Peter, Thena (Drama), Will Peltz, Izabel Pakzad, Malia Baker, Gold Films, retrieved 2023-06-03
8. ^ Grobar, Matt (2024-02-26). "Malia Baker To Exec Produce, Star In Indie Drama 'Hair Of The Bear'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
9. ^ 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. ^ Women (ICRW), International Center for Research on (2021-01-05). "A conversation with Actress Malia Baker". Medium. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
12. ^ "Malia Baker: Movies, TV, and Bio". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
13. ^ "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. ^ "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.
19. ^ "China Anne McClain & Kylie Cantrall Perform "What's My Name (Red Version)" From Descendants: The Rise Of Red Soundtrack In New Music Video". Disney Plus Press. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
20. Ryan Gajewski (April 9, 2022). "Kids' Choice Awards: Spider-Man: No Way Home Wins Big; Dr. Jill Biden Speaks". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

• Living people
• 2006 births
• Canadian film actresses
• Canadian television actresses
• 21st-century Canadian actresses
• Black Canadian actresses
• Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States