Maia Mitchell (born 18 August 1993) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Brittany Flune in the children's television series '' Mortified'' for the

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, and as Natasha Ham in the

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's teen drama '' Trapped''. For American audiences, she played the role of Callie Adams Foster in the Freeform drama '' The Fosters'' (2013–18) and its spin-off series '' Good Trouble'' (2019–22). She also co-starred with Ross Lynch in the

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original films ''

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'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2015) as McKenzie/Mack.

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. She attended Trinity Catholic College, Lismore.

Career

2000s: Australian television debut

Mitchell first began acting by performing in school plays and also in local theatre 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 ran from 30 June 2006 to 11 April 2007. Due to her success on ''Mortified'', she also starred in the Australian TV series '' Trapped'' and its sequel series ''

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'' as the character Natasha Hamilton. She was also in the TV series '' K-9'', a spin-off of the popular British TV series ''

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'' which focuses on the robot dog K9.

2010s: Breakthrough and American television

Her first television role in the U.S. was in the

TV series '' Jessie''. She then made her film debut by starring as the main character McKenzie/Mack in the Disney Channel original movie ''

'' and reprising her role in ''

''. From 2013 to 2018 she starred in the

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later Freeform drama series '' The Fosters'' as Callie Jacob, who would later change names to Callie Adams Foster. During the show's fifth and last season, it was announced that Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez would be spun off into their own series, titled '' Good Trouble'' which premiered in January 2019. She starred for over three seasons, leaving the series in the fourth season's second episode, as Mitchell chose to move back home to Australia. Also in 2018, she collaborated with her boyfriend

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for the song "Magic".

Personal life

In 2022, Mitchell announced that she had permanently moved back to her native Lismore, Australia, to be with her family amidst the

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and the 2022 Australian flood crisis.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

Discography

Soundtrack albums

Charted songs

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Maia 1993 births 21st-century Australian actresses Actresses from New South Wales Australian child actresses Australian expatriate actresses in the United States Australian women singers Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Australian voice actresses Living people People from Lismore, New South Wales Singers from New South Wales Walt Disney Records artists