Malia Baker

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Malia Baker
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Baker in 2024
Born
Malia Simphiwe Baker

(2006-12-18) December 18, 2006 (age 18)
Gaborone, Botswana
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • activist
Years active2018–present

Malia Simphiwe Baker (born December 18, 2006) is a Botswana-born 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] and its sequel Descendants: Wicked Wonderland . [5]

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She is also set to feature in Harvest Moon, [6] What We Hide, [7] Thena, [8] and Hair of the Bear. [9]

Early life

Malia Baker was born Gaborone, Botswana to a Tswana father and white Canadian mother. She moved to Canada when she was 2 years old.

Career

2018–2019: Beginnings

Baker made her acting debut in Hope at Christmas, a TV movie in which she was uncredited. [10] 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. [11] [12] [13] In 2019, she also featured in an episode of The CW's superhero television series, The Flash. [12] [13] As well as appearing in an episode of The Twilight Zone. [13] [14]

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. [15] [16] 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. [14] 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. [6] In addition, she was also cast in Spider & Jessie, later retitled as What We Hide, alongside Mckenna Grace, and Dacre Montgomery, [7] and in drama Thena. [8] All of which are currently in post-production. [17] Baker is about to star in the Indie Drama Hair of the Bear as Tori, which she will also executive produce. [9]

She defended Catherine Hernandez's novel Scarborough in the 2022 edition of Canada Reads . [18]

Filmography

Film

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2018Hope at ChristmasMalia WeirUncredited role [10]
2022Caught in His WebOlivia [14]
2024 Descendants: The Rise of Red Chloe CharmingLead role [3]
Wickedly Sweet: A Descendants Short Story Short film; Voice role [19]
2025 What We Hide Alexis [17]
Shuffle of Love: A Descendants Short Story Chloe CharmingShort film [20]
12 HoursJasmineShort film
2026 Descendants: Wicked Wonderland †Chloe CharmingLead role [5] [21]
TBAHarvest Moon†BellaPost-production [17]
TBAThena†Lotus [17]
TBAHair of the Bear†ToriPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2019 A Million Little Things Little GirlEpisode: "Someday"
The Flash Alice BolenEpisode: "Time Bomb"
The Twilight Zone Young AnnaEpisode: "Blurryman"
2020–2021 The Baby-Sitters Club Mary Anne SpierMain role [1] [15]
2021 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Gabby Lewis [2]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2023 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora WoaiVoice [22]
Ahari

Discography

Albums

Soundtrack albums

TitleAlbum details
Descendants: The Rise of Red

Other charted songs

TitleYearAlbum
"Love Ain't It"2024Descendants: The Rise of Red [23]
"Fight of Our Lives"
"Life Is Sweeter"
"Get Your Hands Dirty"
"Life Is Sweeter (Remix)"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2022 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star (Kids) The Baby-Sitters Club as Mary Anne Spier & Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Gabby Lewis [24] Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "Malia Baker, Rita Ora, Brandy, & More Join Descendant Spin-Off, The Pocketwatch". BeautifulBallad. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  4. 1 2 Petski, Denise (2022-11-21). "Brandy & Rita Ora Among 7 Cast In 'Descendants' Sequel 'The Pocketwatch' At Disney+". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  5. 1 2 Nellie Andreeva (February 25, 2025). "'Descendants 5' A Go: Kylie Cantrall & Malia Baker Return, Liamani Segura & Kiara Romero Among New Cast Additions". Deadline .
  6. 1 2 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.
  7. 1 2 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.
  8. 1 2 Gold, Peter, Thena (Drama), Will Peltz, Izabel Pakzad, Malia Baker, Gold Films, retrieved 2023-06-03
  9. 1 2 Grobar, Matt (2024-02-26). "Malia Baker To Exec Produce, Star In Indie Drama 'Hair Of The Bear'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  10. 1 2 Hope at Christmas (TV Movie 2018) – IMDb , retrieved 2023-06-02
  11. ↑ Moore, Camille (2020-06-30). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Malia Baker". TVovermind. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  12. 1 2 Women (ICRW), International Center for Research on (2021-01-05). "A conversation with Actress Malia Baker". Medium. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  13. 1 2 3 "Malia Baker: Movies, TV, and Bio". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  14. 1 2 3 "Caught In His Web's Malia Baker Describes Her Career Goals - Exclusive". The List. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  15. 1 2 "'The Baby-Sitters Club' Cancelled After Two Seasons at Netflix". Collider. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  16. ↑ Porter, Rick (2022-03-11). "'The Baby-Sitters Club' Canceled at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Malia Baker". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  18. ↑ "Meet the Canada Reads 2022 contenders". CBC Books, January 26, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Disney Channel and Disney Jr. Celebrate Halloween With Festive 'Monstober' and 'Disney Jr. Trick or Treats' Programming All Season Long". Disney General Entertainment Content . September 23, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  20. ↑ Kelsie Gibson (February 12, 2025). "Disney's New Descendants Short, Shuffle of Love, Has a Twist That Completely Changes Everything for the Franchise (Exclusive)". People.com.
  21. ↑ Petski, Denise (2025-04-02). "'Descendants 5' Production Is Underway – See New On-Set Cast Photo". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  22. ↑ "Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora / Details". Metacritic . December 7, 2023.
  23. 1 2 "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.
  24. ↑ 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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