Maia Mitchell

Maia Mitchell
Mitchell in 2018
Born (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 2006–present
Known for

Maia Mitchell (born 18 August 1993[1]) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Brittany Flune in the children's television series Mortified[2] for the Nine Network, and as Natasha Ham in the Seven Network's teen drama Trapped.[3] For American audiences, she currently stars in the Freeform drama The Fosters as Callie Adams Foster. She also co-starred with Ross Lynch in the Disney Channel original films Teen Beach Movie and Teen Beach 2 as McKenzie.

Early life

Maia Mitchell was born in Lismore, New South Wales. Her father, Alex, is a taxi driver while her mother, Jill, works in the education system.[4] Mitchell has one younger brother, Charlie.[5] She plays guitar, which has been demonstrated in her film and television work. She learned to play at a young age.[6] She attended Trinity Catholic College, Lismore.[7]

Career

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.[8] Mortified ended after two seasons and a total of 26 episodes, which ran from 30 June 2006 to 11 April 2007.[9] Due to her success on Mortified, she also starred in the Australian TV series Trapped and its sequel series Castaway as the character Natasha Hamilton. She was 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 first television role in the U.S. was in the Disney Channel 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 and reprising her role in Teen Beach 2. From 2013 to 2018 she starred in the ABC Family 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,[10] titled Good Trouble as reported in June 2018.[11]She also collaborated with her boyfriend Rudy Mancuso for the song “Magic”.[12]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006–2007 Mortified Brittany Flune Main role (26 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)
2011 Zombies and Cheerleaders Claire Unsold Disney Channel pilot[13]
2013–2014 Jessie Shaylee Michaels 2 episodes
2013–2018 The Fosters Callie Adams Foster Main role (104 episodes)
2013 Phineas and Ferb Herself
Co-host (UK version only)		 Episode: "Musical Cliptastic Countdown (Hosted By Kelly Osbourne)"
2013 Teen Beach Movie McKenzie Disney Channel original movie
2014 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Wendy Darling (voice) Episode: "Battle for the Book"
2015 Teen Beach 2 McKenzie Disney Channel original movie
2016–present The Lion Guard Jasiri (voice) 4 episodes
2019 Good Trouble Callie Adams Foster Main role

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 After the Dark Beatrice
2017 Hot Summer Nights Amy Calhoun
2018 Never Goin' Back Angela
2019 The Last Summer Phoebe In post-production

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Fosters: Girls United Callie Adams Foster 5 episodes

Discography

Soundtrack albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[14]		 US
OST
[14]		 BEL
[15]		 CAN
[14]		 FRA
[16]		 NL
[17]		 NZ
[18]		 SPA
[19]		 UK
[20]
Teen Beach Movie[21] 31176147656301536
Teen Beach 2[22]
  • Released: 23 June 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Walt Disney
 101——129——67—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Charted songs

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak positions Album
US
[23]		 IRL
[24]		 UK
[25]
2013 "Like Me"
(with Ross Lynch, Grace Phipps & Spencer Lee)		 101—177 Teen Beach Movie
"Can't Stop Singing"
(with Ross Lynch)		 ——200 Teen Beach Movie
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2013 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Female The Fosters Nominated [26]
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Drama The Fosters Nominated [27]
2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Drama The Fosters Nominated [28]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Female Teen Beach 2 Nominated [28]
2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Drama The Fosters Nominated [29]
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Summer The Fosters Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Maia Mitchell Portrait Session". AP Images. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Mortified – Taylor's DNA". Australian Screen. 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Trapped". Australian Television. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Herndon, Jessica. "Fostering Change". Aritzia Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Maia Mitchell Biography". TVGuide. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Maia Mitchell". RadioDisney Medianet. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  7. ↑ Johnston, Marnie. "Lismore lass hits bigtime". Northern Star. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Maia Mitchell Mortified bio". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Heather E. Schwartz. Maia Mitchell: Talent from Down Under. Google Books. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "'The Fosters' to wrap after 5 seasons, spin-off announced". EW.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Good Trouble on Twitter". Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Rudy Mancuso & Maia Mitchell Drop Two Adorable Videos for 'Magic': Watch".
  13. ↑ "3 shows Disney should have green-lighted". Musichel.com. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 List of Lynch's albums and singles on Billboard:
    • Teen Beach Movie: "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Teen Beach Movie". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  15. ↑ "Belgium Charts - Soundtrack". Ultratop. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  16. ↑ "Discographie Teen Beach Movie" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  17. ↑ "Dutch charts - Soundtrack". dutchcharts.nl Mega Top. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  18. ↑ "Chart history: New Zealand". charts.org. New Zealand Singles Chart / Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  19. ↑ "Spanish albums charts - Soundtrack". spanishcharts.com Productores de Música de España. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  20. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 27.07.2013 (wk29)". Zobbel. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  21. ↑ "Teen Beach Movie (Soundtrack)". iTunes Store. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  22. ↑ "Teen Beach 2". soundtrack.net.
  23. ↑ Songs of Ross Lynch on Billboard:
    • Hot 100: "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
    • Bubbling Under Hot 100: "Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  24. ↑ "Ireland Charts - Ross Lynch". Irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  25. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 27.07.2013 (wk29)". Zobbel. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  26. ↑ "'Man of Steel,' 'The Heat' Lead Third Wave of Teen Choice Awards Nominations". TheWrap. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  27. ↑ Malec, Brett (17 June 2014). "Teen Choice 2014 Nominees: Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars Lead, Catching Fire Comes in Second". E! Online. NBC Universal. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  28. 1 2 "teen-choice-2015"-announced "Winners of teen choice 2015 announced". TheWrap. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  29. ↑ Vulpo, Mike (24 May 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016 Nominations Announced: See the "First Wave" of Potential Winners". E! Online. NBC Universal. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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