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on the sixth season of the

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show ''

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on the

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'' and Simone Sinclair on the

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series '' Switched at Birth''.

Early life

Walsh was born in

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, to a Brazilian mother and an American father. Her family moved to

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, Brazil when she was one year old where Portuguese became her first language. After a few years, they moved back to Seattle where Maiara took an interest in music and the arts, diving into every musical and play offered by her school. At 11, she moved to

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to pursue her acting career and graduated from Royal High School.

Career

In 2010, Walsh guest-starred on CW's ''

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'' as Sarah. In 2011 she co-starred in ''

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'' as Mandi Weatherly, an A-list cliché girl also known as a "Plastic". Walsh was also on the '' Dr. Phil Show''. Walsh was the female lead in the television series ''

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'' as Wichita, taking over the role from Emma Stone. After the pilot episode, the series was not picked up. Walsh had a recurring part starting in 2012 as Simone Sinclair, a former friend of Bay Kennish, a one-night stand with Emmett Bledsoe, friend / ex-girlfriend of Toby Kennish, and ex-girlfriend of Wilkie, in '' Switched at Birth''. In 2019, Walsh starred in the Lifetime film '' Identity Theft of a Cheerleader'' (which was inspired by the identity theft committed by Wendy Brown) as Vicky Patterson who was modeled after Brown. In 2020, she starred in Lifetime original movie ''Killer Dream Home'' alongside

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Maiara 1988 births Living people Actresses from Seattle American people of Brazilian descent American television actresses American emigrants to Brazil American child actresses American film actresses Actresses of Brazilian descent 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American singers People from São Paulo Hispanic and Latino American actresses Brazilian actors Brazilian actresses Brazilian American