Malina Weissman (born March 12, 2003) is an American actress and model, known for playing the roles of Rebecca Brand in Nine Lives, Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events, young April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and young Kara Zor-El in Supergirl.
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Early life
Weissman was born on March 12, 2003 in New York City, and has lived there. She started her career as a model at the age of eight. She speaks fluent English, German and Spanish. Her older sister is Ayla D'Lyla, an indie pop artist.
Career
A New York City-based model and actress, Weissman has modeled for major designers and brands like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Benetton, DKNY, and H&M. As an actress, she has appeared in commercials for ACT mouthwash, Maybelline, Purell, and My Little Pony.
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 Megan Fox, in 2014. In 2015, Weissman appeared in CBS and Warner Bros. Television's superhero series Supergirl as a young Kara Zor-El, played as an adult by Melissa Benoist.
In 2016, Weissman appeared in the film Thirsty, and had the significant role of Rebecca Brand in the comedy film Nine Lives, also starring Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Garner, which was released in August 2016. From 2017 until 2019, Weissman starred as Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events, alongside Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, K. Todd Freeman and Louis Hynes.