Malina Weissman

Malina Weissman is an American actress and model based in New York City. She is widely known for her roles as Violet Baudelaire in the television series A Series of Unfortunate Events, Rebecca Brand in the film Nine Lives, and young April O'Neil in the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Born on March 12, 2003, in New York City, Weissman grew up in the city and maintains fluency in English, German, and Spanish. Her older sister, Ayla D'Lyla, works as an indie pop artist.

Weissman began her career in the entertainment and fashion industries as a model at eight years old. Over the course of her modeling work, she has represented major designers and international brands, including Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Benetton, DKNY, and H&M. Additionally, she appeared in commercial advertisements for products and brands such as ACT mouthwash, Maybelline, Purell, and My Little Pony.

She made her feature film acting debut in 2014, portraying the young version of April O'Neil in the science fiction action comedy film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a character played as an adult by Megan Fox. In 2015, she joined the superhero television series Supergirl, produced by CBS and Warner Bros. Television, depicting a young Kara Zor-El, a role portrayed as an adult by Melissa Benoist.

Weissman continued her film career in 2016 by appearing in the movie Thirsty. That same year, she took on the significant role of Rebecca Brand in the comedy feature film Nine Lives, starring alongside Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Garner, which was released in August 2016.

From 2017 to 2019, Weissman starred in the prominent role of Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events. Throughout the show's run, she starred alongside a main cast that included Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, K. Todd Freeman, and Louis Hynes.