Malina Weissman (born March 12, 2003) is an American actress and model, known for playing the roles of

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in the

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series ''

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'', young

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in ''

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'' and young

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in ''

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''.

Early life

Weissman was born on March 12, 2003, in New York City to a German-Palestinian mother and an American father of Romanian-Jewish descent. She started her career as a

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at the age of eight. She speaks fluent English, German and Spanish. Her older sister is Ayla D'lyla, an

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artist.

Career

Weissman is a New York City-based model and actress. She has modelled for major designers and brands like

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, Benetton,

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, and H&M. As an actress, she has appeared in commercials for ACT mouthwash,

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, and

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. She made her film debut playing the role of a young April O'Neil in the science fiction action comedy film ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', the role played as an adult by

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, in 2014. In 2015, Weissman appeared in

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and

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's superhero series ''Supergirl'' as a young Kara Zor-El, played as an adult by

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. In 2016, Weissman appeared in the film ''Thirsty'', and had the significant role of Rebecca Brand in the comedy film '' Nine Lives'', also starring

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and

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, which was released in August 2016. From 2017 until 2019, Weissman starred as Violet Baudelaire in the

series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'', alongside

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, K. Todd Freeman and

Louis Hynes Louis Oliver Hynes (born 9 October 2001) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Klaus Baudelaire in the Netflix series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'', which ran from 2017 to 2019 and as Vlad in the first season of Hulu serie ...

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weissman, Melina 2003 births Living people 21st-century American actresses American child actresses American child models Female models from New York (state) American film actresses American television actresses Models from New York City Actresses from Manhattan