Malia Baker Stuns In New Shoot For A Book Of
Malia Baker is featured in a new article for A Book Of. The young actress sat down with the magazine to promote her new film, Descendants: The Rise of Red. Highlights from her interview are below.
On playing Mary-Anne in The Baby-Sitters Club: “That role was a dream come true for so many reasons. The first being that without Mary Anne I wouldn’t have continued in the industry. My mum gave me a deadline once I decided I wanted to act because we lived so far from where the auditions were held, and as a single mama, she’s a busy lady! If I booked something that would change a lot in one year I would be able to keep going, but if nothing came then it wasn’t meant to be. Almost a year to the day, Mary Anne happened, and I truly took that as a sign. The most rewarding moment so far has been seeing the impact it’s made on some kids’ lives in the period where they’re finding themselves. The amount of young Black girls who’ve told me how Mary Anne made them feel seen, or how my episode was what they personally went through, has been so overwhelming in the best of ways. It’s truly the biggest motivator to find and be a part of projects that mean something not only to me, but that also touch an audience right in the soft spots.”
On how she prepared to play Chloe Charming: “I think the writers did such an incredible job in crafting Chloe in our script that it truly wasn’t hard to bring her to life. What I love about relatable characters is that when I step into them it’s like stepping into a version of myself at some point in my life, which was the exact case with Chloe. Of course sword fighting was definitely something new to pick up, but that was one of the most fun challenges. In preparation for her I made a lot of playlists and really tried to envision a normal day in the life as Cinderella’s daughter. That came with training for a month before we filmed so I could have the endurance of her athlete behaviour, and getting back to my singing and dancing routes which was so much fun.”
You can check out more from her interview here.