Malina Weissman

Weissman was born on March 12, 2003,^[3][4] in New York City to a German-Palestinian mother and an American father of Romanian-Jewish descent.^[5] She started her career as a model at the age of eight. She speaks fluent English, German and Spanish.^[2] Her older sister is Ayla D'lyla, an indie pop artist.^[6][7][8]

Weissman is a New York City-based model and actress. She has modelled for major designers and brands like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Benetton, DKNY, and H&M.^[2][9] 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.^[9][10] 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.^[9][10]

In 2016, Weissman appeared in the film Thirsty,^[2] 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.^[9] From 2017 until 2019, Weissman starred as Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events,^[11][12] alongside Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, K. Todd Freeman and Louis Hynes.^[13][14][15]