Malina Weissman

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Malina Weissman
Born (2003-03-12) March 12, 2003 (age 21) [1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2013–present
Known for A Series of Unfortunate Events

Malina Weissman (born March 12, 2003[ failed verification ] [1] ) is an American actress and model, best known for playing the roles of Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events , [2] young April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and young Kara Zor-El in Supergirl . [3]

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Early life

Weissman was born in New York City to a German-Palestinian mother and an American father of Romanian-Jewish descent. [4] She started her career as a model at the age of eight. She speaks fluent English, German and Spanish. [3] Her older sister is Ayla D'lyla, an indie pop artist. [5] [6] [7]

Career

Weissman is a New York City-based model and actress. She has modelled for major designers and brands like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Benetton, DKNY, and H&M. [3] [8] As an actress, she has appeared in commercials for ACT mouthwash, Maybelline, Purell, and My Little Pony.

She made her film debut playing the role of a young April O'Neil in the science fiction action comedy film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the role played as an adult by Megan Fox, in 2014. [8] [9] In 2015, Weissman appeared in CBS and Warner Bros. Television's superhero series Supergirl as a young Kara Zor-El, played as an adult by Melissa Benoist. [8] [9]

In 2016, Weissman appeared in the film Thirsty, [3] and had the significant role of Rebecca Brand in the comedy film Nine Lives , also starring Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Garner, which was released in August 2016. [8] From 2017 until 2019, Weissman starred as Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events, [10] [11] alongside Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, K. Todd Freeman and Louis Hynes. [12] [13] [14]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Young April O'Neil
2016ThirstyGirl in Pink
2016 Nine Lives Rebecca BrandMain role
2024IckGrace-

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015–2016 Difficult People Renée Epstein2 episodes
2015–2017 Supergirl Young Kara Zor-El 7 episodes
2017–2019 A Series of Unfortunate Events Violet Baudelaire Lead role
2022 Evil Candice B1 episode

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