Maia Mitchell

Maia Mitchell Biography

Maia Mitchell (born August 18, 1993) is an Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Brittany Flune in the children's television series Mortified for Nine Network Australia, and as Natasha Hamilton in the Seven Network's teen drama Trapped. For American audiences, she currently co-stars in the ABC Family drama, The Fosters. She also co-starred with Ross Lynch in the Disney Channel original film Teen Beach Movie as McKenzie "Mack" and has also guest starred on an episode of Jessie as Shaylee Michaels.

Early life

Mitchell was born in Lismore, New South Wales. Her father, Alex, is a taxi driver, while her mother, Jill, works in the education system. Mitchell has one younger brother, Charlie. She plays guitar, which has been demonstrated in her film and television work. She learned to play at a young age.

Career

Mitchell first began acting by performing in school plays and also in local theater productions. She was discovered by talent agencies and got her big break at age 12 when she was cast as Brittany Flune in the Australian children's television series Mortified. Mortified ended after two seasons and a total of 26 episodes, which spanned from 30 June 2006 to 11 April 2007. Due to her success on Mortified, she also starred in the Australian television series Trapped and its sequel series Castaway as the character Nastasha Hamilton. She is also in the TV series K-9, a spin-off of the popular British TV series Doctor Who which focuses on the robot dog K-9.

Her acting was also discovered by Disney Channel and her first television role in the US was in the TV series Jessie. She then made her film debut by starring as the main character McKenzie in the Disney Channel Original movie Teen Beach Movie. She currently stars in the ABC drama series The Fosters.

Filmography

Film and Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006"2007	Mortified	Brittany Flune	Main role (25 episodes)
2008"2009	Trapped	Natasha Hamilton	Main role (26 episodes)
2009	K-9	Taphony	Episode: "Taphony and the Time Loop"
2011	Castaway	Natasha Hamilton	Main role (15 episodes)
2013	Jessie	Shaylee Michaels	Episode: "Jessie's Big Break"
2013"present	The Fosters	Callie Jacob	Main role
2013	Phineas and Ferb	Herself	Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown
2013	Teen Beach Movie	McKenzie	Disney Channel Original Movie
2013	The Philosophers	Beatrice	Completed

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Result	Ref
2013	Teen Choice Awards for Choice Summer TV Star: Female	The Fosters

Discography

Teen Beach Movie (Soundtrack)

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