African-Canadian TV actress
Born (2006-12-18 ) December 18, 2006 (age 17) Vancouver, BC, Canada
Occupation Actress Years active 2020–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
2018–2019: Beginnings
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
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
Film
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
Video games
Discography
Albums
Soundtrack albums
Other charted songs
References
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ a b c "Malia Baker, Rita Ora, Brandy, & More Join Descendant Spin-Off, The Pocketwatch" . BeautifulBallad . 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-06-03 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ a b Gold, Peter, Thena (Drama), Will Peltz, Izabel Pakzad, Malia Baker, Gold Films, retrieved 2023-06-03
^ 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 .
^ a b Hope at Christmas (TV Movie 2018) – IMDb , retrieved 2023-06-02
^ Moore, Camille (2020-06-30). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Malia Baker" . TVovermind . Retrieved 2023-06-02 .
^ a b Women (ICRW), International Center for Research on (2021-01-05). "A conversation with Actress Malia Baker" . Medium . Retrieved 2023-06-02 .
^ a b c "Malia Baker: Movies, TV, and Bio" . www.amazon.com . Retrieved 2023-06-02 .
^ a b c "Caught In His Web's Malia Baker Describes Her Career Goals - Exclusive" . The List . 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2023-06-02 .
^ " 'The Baby-Sitters Club' Cancelled After Two Seasons at Netflix" . Collider . 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-03 .
^ Porter, Rick (2022-03-11). " 'The Baby-Sitters Club' Canceled at Netflix" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2023-06-03 .
^ a b c d "Malia Baker" . IMDb . Retrieved 2023-06-03 .
^ "Meet the Canada Reads 2022 contenders" . CBC Books , January 26, 2022.
^ "Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora / Details" . Metacritic . December 7, 2023.
^ a b "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 .
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