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Maiara Walsh in "Desperate Housewives"
Maiara Walsh in "Desperate Housewives" - © ABC
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Maiara Walsh stars as Ana Solis on ABC's "Desperate Housewives." Adding to the already-certifiably hot roster of "Wisteria Lane" residents, Maiara Walsh (pronounced MY-ODDUH) moves in as the manipulative niece of Eva Longoria Parker, Ana Solis.

Previously, Maiara Walsh starred as Meena Paroom, the beautiful daughter of an ambassador from "Bahavia" who is the crush of more than one boy at her exclusive Washington D.C. prep school on "Cory in the House."

Maiara Walsh was born in Seattle, Washington to a Brazilian mother and Irish/German/Swedish father, second to older sister Lydia, all of whom have remained her grounding force through the years. The pentilingual actress (she speaks Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and English) moved to Brazil for two years before returning to Seattle to finish grade school, in which she took the stage for the first time in the play "Mozart." When she was nine, they moved to California, where Maiara Walsh developed dreams of a life on camera. Through middle and high school, Maiara Walsh immersed herself in acting classes and coaching, held perfect grades and had a starting position on the soccer and softball teams. Although academic distinction brought her acceptance to some of California's elite universities, Maiara Walsh decided the campuses were too far from auditions and chose to follow acting... Maiara Walsh hasn't looked back since.

Maiara Walsh landed her first on-screen role in Nickelodeon's "Unfabulous" in 2005, followed by the 2008 Indie coming-of-age story, "Lullaby Before I Wake." Maiara Walsh then auditioned for Disney Channel's "Cory in the House," landing the role of Meena for a two-year run on the series. Maiara Walsh's ear for language has made it easy for her to mimic all types of accents although she devised the one she uses for her character on the show.

Up next for Maiara Walsh is the series "Revolution," opposite Peter Fonda and Billy Campbell. In addition she plays the off-beat teen Sage in "The Prankster."

Maiara Walsh has also had starring roles in the plays "The Crucible" (Royal Drama Department) and "King Tut's Tomb" (Sinaloa Productions). 

With a genuine yearning for philanthropy and purpose, Maiara Walsh devotes much her time to volunteer work and charity efforts. A member of the Young Women's Empowerment Network and a youth ambassador for In a Perfect World, Maiara Walsh co-hosted the GIRLPREP event of March 2009 to promote women's empowerment. Equestrian therapy is another passion, giving hospitalized children the opportunity to ride horses as a mode of physical and mental therapy.

When she's not working on set, Maiara Walsh enjoys hiking, skydiving and sports, and stays in shape through Bikram yoga and regular workouts.







MAIARA WALSH: FACTS

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Age: 21 years old
Birthday: February 18, 1988
Height: 5' 5"
Birthplace: Washington State
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA





 

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