Botswana-born and Canadian-raised, Malia Baker became most recognizable for her standout performance as Mary Anne Spier in Netflix’s award-winning series, “The Baby-Sitter’s Club,” which debuted in 2020 and earned her a Family Emmy nomination for Best Youth Performance. Baker has also starred in Nickelodeon’s reimagined horror anthology classic, “Are You Afraid of The Dark?” Both credits earned her a nomination for Favorite Female TV Star at the 2022 Kids Choice Awards.

Previous credits also include appearances on The Flash, A Million Little Things and as lead on the Lifetime movie Caught in His Web, executive produced by Whoopi Goldberg. Baker’s upcoming projects include the Independent Feature, “Spider & Jesse,” where she joins Jesse Williams, McKenna Grace and Dacre Montgomery; Miramax’s dramedy “Harvest Moon,” where she stars alongside industry titans Paul Bettany, Carmen Ejogo, and Candice Bergen, with Mark Waters directing; and, the Disney+ movie The Descendants: The Rise Of Red, which has her sharing a bill with Brandy and Rita Ora.

Most recently Baker joined as producer on the award-winning script, 12 Hours, as well as executive producer and star in Hair of the Bear, an indie survival drama marking the narrative feature debut of co-directors Alexandre Trudeau and James McLellan.

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