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 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]

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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
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2018Hope at ChristmasMalia WeirUncredited role [9]
2022Caught in His WebOlivia [13]
2024 Descendants: The Rise of Red Chloe CharmingLead role [3]
TBAHarvest Moon†BellaPost-production [16]
TBASpider & Jessie†TBA [16]
TBAThena†Lotus [16]
TBA12 Hours†TBAShort film; post-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
2021 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Gabby Lewis

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2023 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Woai (voice) [18]
Ahari (voice)

Discography

Albums

Soundtrack albums

TitleAlbum details
Descendants: The Rise of Red

Other charted songs

TitleYearAlbum
"Love Ain't It"2024Descendants: The Rise of Red [19]
"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 [20] Nominated

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