Maiara is half Brazilian and speaks Spanish and Portuguese in addition to English. Her ear for language has made it easy for her to mimic all types of accents although she devised the one she uses for her character on "Cory in the House." .
She and her family take annual vacations to Brazil to visit her large extended family.
The Simi Valley, California, native celebrates her birthday on February 18 and lives with her parents in the San Fernando Valley. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, drawing, singing, dancing and surfing. She has been accepted to the University of California at Irvine and meanwhile, takes classes online. Maiara Walsh stars as Meena Paroom, the beautiful daughter of an ambassador from "Bahavia" who is the crush of more than one boy at her exclusive Washington D.C. prep school on "Cory in the House."Maiara's (pronounced my-AH-ta) credits include a co-starring role in the series "Unfabulous;" roles in the feature "Lullaby Before I Wake" and starring roles in the plays "The Crucible" (Royal Drama Department) and "King Tut's Tomb" (Sinaloa Productions).

The shooting of the independent film The Prankster ended on October.