Maia Mitchell

Maia Mitchell  (born August 18, 1993)  is an Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as  Brittany Flune  in the children's television series  Mortified  for  Nine Network Australia, and as  Natasha Hamilton  in the  Seven Network 's teen drama  Trapped. For American audiences, she currently co-stars in the  ABC Family  drama,  The Fosters. She also co-starred with  Ross Lynch  in the  Disney Channel  original film Teen Beach Movie  as McKenzie "Mack" and has also guest starred on an episode of  Jessie  as Shaylee Michaels. Mitchell also stars in the new series New Super Spy with John DeLuca and Sarah Hyland, as the main character: Cat Manson.

Early life
Mitchell was born in  Lismore ,  New South Wales. Her father, Alex, is a taxi driver, while her mother, Jill, works in the education system. Mitchell has one younger brother, Charlie. She plays guitar, which has been demonstrated in her film and television work. She learned to play at a young age.

Career
 Mitchell first began acting by performing in school plays and also in local theater 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. Mortified ended after two seasons and a total of 26 episodes, which spanned from 30 June 2006 to 11 April 2007. Due to her success on Mortified, she also starred in the Australian television series  Trapped  and its sequel series  Castaway  as the character Nastasha Hamilton. She is also in the TV series  K-9, a spin-off of the popular British TV series  Doctor Who  which focuses on the robot dog  K-9.

Her acting was also discovered by Disney Channel and her first television role in the US was in the TV series Jessie. She then made her film debut by starring as the main character McKenzie in the Disney Channel Original movie Teen Beach Movie. She currently stars in the ABC drama series The Fosters and the Disney Channel sitcom New Super Spy. Filmography