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,[1] Gabby Lewis in the television series Are You Afraid of the Dark?,[2] and Chloe Charming in the film Descendants: The Rise of Red.[3][4]
She is also set to feature in 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 the 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
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Denotes films that have not yet been released
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| Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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Ref(s)
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| 2018
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Hope at Christmas
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Malia Weir
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Uncredited role
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[9]
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| 2022
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Caught in His Web
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Olivia
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[13]
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| 2024
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Descendants: The Rise of Red
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Chloe Charming
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Lead role
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[3]
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| TBA
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Harvest Moon †
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Bella
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Post-production
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[16]
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| TBA
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Spider & Jessie †
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TBA
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[16]
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| TBA
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Thena †
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Lotus
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[16]
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| TBA
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12 Hours †
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TBA
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Short film; post-production
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Television
Video games
Discography
Albums
Soundtrack albums
Other charted songs
Awards and nominations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Malia Baker, Rita Ora, Brandy, & More Join Descendant Spin-Off, The Pocketwatch". BeautifulBallad. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Petski, Denise (2022-11-21). "Brandy & Rita Ora Among 7 Cast In 'Descendants' Sequel 'The Pocketwatch' At Disney+". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gold, Peter, Thena (Drama), Will Peltz, Izabel Pakzad, Malia Baker, Gold Films, retrieved 2023-06-03
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Grobar, Matt (2024-02-26). "Malia Baker To Exec Produce, Star In Indie Drama 'Hair Of The Bear'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Women (ICRW), International Center for Research on (2021-01-05). "A conversation with Actress Malia Baker". Medium. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Malia Baker: Movies, TV, and Bio". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "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.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "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.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "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.
- ↑ 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.
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