Maia McCall Mitchell[1] (born 18 August 1993[2]) is an Australian actress and singer.[3] Known for her work in film and television, she has received various accolades, including nominations for eight Teen Choice Awards.
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| Born | Maia McCall Mitchell 18 August 1993 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
Born and raised in Lismore, she began her career on Australian television, playing lead roles in Mortified (2006–2007), Trapped (2008–2009) and Castaway (2011). After moving to America, she had her film debut in the science fiction thriller After the Dark (2013) and subsequently had her breakthrough starring opposite Ross Lynch in the Disney Channel musical films Teen Beach Movie (2013) and Teen Beach 2 (2015). Global stardom followed with her critically acclaimed performances as troubled foster child Callie Adams Foster in the Freeform drama series The Fosters (2013–2018) and its sequel Good Trouble (2019–2024), the latter of which she also produced. During this period, Mitchell also had roles in films, such as the crime drama Hot Summer Nights (2017), the comedy Never Goin' Back (2018) and the young adult romance The Last Summer (2019). Returning to Australia in 2022, she played Lady Belle Fox in the Hulu historical comedy series The Artful Dodger (2023).
Mitchell has contributed to the soundtracks of Teen Beach Movie (2013) and Teen Beach 2 (2015), and has also performed various independent cover songs both as a solo artist and with former partner Rudy Mancuso.
Early life
editMitchell 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 learned to play guitar at a young age, which has been demonstrated in her film and television work.[6] She attended Trinity Catholic College, Lismore.[7]
Career
edit2000s: Australian television debut
editMitchell 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 K9.
2010s: Breakthrough and American television
editHer 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/Mack 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.[10] During the show's fifth and last season, it was announced that Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez would be spun off into their own series,[11] titled Good Trouble which premiered in January 2019.[12] She received critical acclaim for her performance in the series, with Brad Newsome of The Sydney Morning Herald calling her "a standout", writing "Young Australian Maia Mitchell is terrific again in this sequel series to The Fosters [...] The hugely likeable Mitchell continues to grow as a perceptive, multi-faceted actor whose best work is yet to come."[13] Mitchell was a main cast member until the second episode the second episode of the fourth season, when she chose to return to her native Australia during the 2022 Australian flood crisis,[14] before later returning with guest roles in the fifth season. Mitchell and Ramirez also served as executive producers of Good Trouble.
Also in 2018, she collaborated with Rudy Mancuso for the song "Magic".[15]
2020s: Return to Australia
editMitchell returned to LA in 2023 to rejoin Good Trouble in its fifth season.[16] That year, she also played the leading role of Lady Belle Fox in The Artful Dodger (2023), an 8-episode miniseries made for Disney+. The show follows Jack "Artful Dodger" Dawkins years after the events of Charles Dickens' novel, Oliver Twist (1838). In 2024, she finished Good Trouble, after five seasons. In recent years, since the 2022 Australian flood crisis, she has been an advocate for climate change and environmental welfare.
Personal life
editIn 2022, Mitchell announced that she had temporarily moved back to her native Lismore, Australia, to be with her family amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Australian flood crisis.[17]
From 2015 to early 2022, Mitchell was in a relationship with American internet personality Rudy Mancuso.[18]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| 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 | |
| 2022 | No Way Out | Tessa | Also executive producer |
| 2023 | Sitting in Bars with Cake | Liz | |
| 2024 | Family Secrets | filming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2007 | Mortified | Brittany Flune | Main cast |
| 2008–2009 | Trapped | Natasha Hamilton | Main cast |
| 2009 | K-9 | Taphony | Episode: "Taphony and the Time Loop" |
| 2011 | Castaway | Natasha Hamilton | Main cast |
| 2011 | Zombies and Cheerleaders | Claire | Unsold TV pilot[19] |
| 2013 | Teen Beach Movie | McKenzie/Mack | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2013 | Phineas and Ferb | Herself | Co-host (UK version only); episode: "Musical Cliptastic Countdown" |
| 2013–2014 | Jessie | Shaylee Michaels | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2018 | The Fosters | Callie Adams Foster | Main cast |
| 2014 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Wendy Darling | Voice role; episode: "Battle for the Book" |
| 2015 | Teen Beach 2 | McKenzie/Mack | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2016–2019 | The Lion Guard | Jasiri | Recurring voice role |
| 2019–2024 | Good Trouble | Callie Adams Foster | Main cast (seasons 1–4), guest (season 5); also executive producer |
| 2023 | The Artful Dodger | Lady Belle Fox | Main cast |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Fosters: Girls United | Callie Adams Foster | 5 episodes |
Music videos
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hayley Kiyoko | "I Wish" | [20] |
Discography
edit
Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [21] | US OST [21] | BEL [22] | CAN [21] | FRA [23] | NL [24] | NZ [25] | SPA [26] | UK [27] | ||||||
| Teen Beach Movie[28] |
| 3 | 1 | 176 | 14 | 76 | 56 | 30 | 15 | 36 | ||||
| Teen Beach 2[29] |
| 10 | 1 | — | — | 129 | — | — | 67 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Charted songs
edit| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [30] | IRL [31] | UK [32] | |||||||||||
| 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
edit| Association | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen Choice Awards | 2013 | Choice Summer TV Star: Female | The Fosters | Nominated | [33] |
| 2014 | Choice TV Actress: Drama | Nominated | [34] | ||
| 2015 | Nominated | [35] | |||
| Choice Summer TV Star: Female | Teen Beach 2 | Nominated | [35] | ||
| 2016 | Choice TV Actress: Drama | The Fosters | Nominated | [36] | |
| 2017 | Choice Summer TV Star: Female | Nominated | [37] | ||
| 2019 | Choice Drama TV Actress | Good Trouble | Nominated | [38] | |
| Choice Summer Movie Actress | The Last Summer | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Maia McCall Mitchell on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online". aso.gov.au. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Maia Mitchell Portrait Session". AP Images. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "From Lismore To LA: How Maia Mitchell Became One Of..." Urban List. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Herndon, Jessica. "Fostering Change". Aritzia Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Maia Mitchell Biography". TVGuide. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Maia Mitchell". RadioDisney Medianet. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ Johnston, Marnie. "Lismore lass hits bigtime". Northern Star. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Maia Mitchell Mortified bio". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ Heather E. Schwartz (September 2014). Maia Mitchell: Talent from Down Under. Lerner Publishing. pp. 10–11. ISBN 9781467745468. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ Gelman, Vlada (4 June 2013). "Will You Be Adopting ABC Family's The Fosters?". TVLine. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "'The Fosters' to wrap after 5 seasons, spin-off announced". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Good Trouble [@GoodTrouble] (6 June 2018). "Callie and Mariana's story continues in @TheFostersTV spin-off @GoodTrouble. Coming to Freeform in 2019. #GoodTrouble https://t.co/UIu2DPBKco" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 September 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Brad Newsome (11 June 2020). "Social isses, social lives: Aussie actress Mitchell a standout in Good Trouble". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (16 March 2022). "'Good Trouble' Star Exits Freeform Series After Three Seasons; Showrunner Talks [SPOILER]'s "Emotional" Departure". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Rudy Mancuso & Maia Mitchell's 'Magic': Watch Adorable Videos". Billboard. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Maia Mitchell Is Ready to Make Good Trouble Again in Season 5". E! Online. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Maia Mitchell Says Goodbye to Callie Foster After 9 Years: How and Why She Left 'Good Trouble'". Variety. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Julia Emmanuele (8 April 2022). "'Good Trouble' Alum Maia Mitchell and Rudy Mancuso Split: It Happened 'A Few Months Ago' (Exclusive)". People.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "3 shows Disney should have green-lighted". Musichel.com. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ Kiley, Rachel (18 July 2019). "Hayley Kiyoko Wishes for Real Love in New Coven-Themed Video". Pride.
- ^ a b c List of Lynch's albums and singles on Billboard:
- Teen Beach Movie: "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Teen Beach Movie". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Belgium Charts - Soundtrack". Ultratop. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Discographie Teen Beach Movie" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Dutch charts - Soundtrack". dutchcharts.nl Mega Top. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Chart history: New Zealand". charts.org. New Zealand Singles Chart / Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Spanish albums charts - Soundtrack". spanishcharts.com Productores de Música de España. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 27.07.2013 (wk29)". Zobbel. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Teen Beach Movie (Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Teen Beach 2". soundtrack.net.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ireland Charts - Ross Lynch". Irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 27.07.2013 (wk29)". Zobbel. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "'Man of Steel,' 'The Heat' Lead Third Wave of Teen Choice Awards Nominations". TheWrap. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ 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 17 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Winners of teen choice 2015 announced". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (13 August 2017). "Teen Choice Awards 2017 Winners: 'Wonder Woman', 'Beauty And The Beast', 'Riverdale' Among Honorees". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Moreau, Jordan (19 June 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame,' 'Riverdale,' 'Aladdin' Top 2019 Teen Choice Award Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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