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Maia Mitchell Biography
Birth Place:
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Took dance lessons as a child
- Learned to play guitar at a young age; also sings and writes her own songs
- Discovered a passion for acting by performing in school and local theater productions
- Got her big break at age 12, when she was cast as the lead in the Australian TV series Mortified
- Continued her early success by starring in subsequent Australian series, including Trapped and its sequel, Castaway
- First U
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- roles were McKenzie in Disney's Teen Beach Movie (2013) and Callie in the ABC Family drama series The Fosters
- Connects to her character in The Fosters due to a family member who had experienced the foster-care system
Relationships
- Charlie Mitchell -- Brother
- Alex Mitchell -- Father
- Jill Mitchell -- Mother