Maia Brewton is an American actress who enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is best known for her roles as the Mighty Thor-obsessed Sara Anderson in the 1987 film '' Adventures in Babysitting'', and as Shelly Lewis, the antagonistic sister of the title character on the

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show '' Parker Lewis Can't Lose'', from 1990 to 1993.

Acting career

In 1985, she appeared in ''

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'' as Sally Baines, the younger sister of

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's mother Lorraine Baines. She then played Margaret Ann Culver in the short-lived 1985 television series '' Lime Street'', starring

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and

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. After her role in ''Adventures in Babysitting'', she played one of the children in the 1990 TV movie with

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which was the basis for the series ''

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'', and co-starred in the 1990 TV movie ''Sky Trackers'' with

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. This was followed by her run on ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose''. Her other television credits during the late 1980s include appearances on ''

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'', '' Highway to Heaven'', '' Trapper John, M.D.'' and ''

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''. She has also acted in various theatre productions, most notably at the City Garage Theatre in

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Personal life

She married Lara Spotts in 2008. The couple has twin boys.

Partial filmography

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'' (1985) – Sally Baines *'' The Deliberate Stranger'' (1986) – Jenny Richter *'' Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987) – Sara Anderson *'' Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' (1990 - 1993) - Shelly Lewis

References

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