Malia Baker

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, Gabby Lewis in the television series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and Chloe Charming in the film Descendants: The Rise of Red.

She is also set to feature in Harvest Moon, Spider & Jessie, Thena, and Hair of the Bear.

Career

2018–2019: Beginnings

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

2020–present: Breakthrough

In 2020, Baker starred in season 1 of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix, as Mary Anne Spier. She returned to the role in the second season of the show in 2021, before its cancellation. She also featured in season 2 of Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark?'s second revival series. Baker also featured in Lifetime TV movie, Caught in His Web. She was then cast in the Disney film Descendants: The Rise of Red, as well as Miramax dramedy Harvest Moon, co-written and starring Paul Bettany. In addition, she was also cast in Spider & Jessie alongside Mckenna Grace, and Dacre Montgomery, and in drama Thena. All of which are currently in post-production. Baker is about to star in the Indie Drama Hair of the Bear as Tori, which she will also executive produce.

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