Maia Mitchell 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 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." Due to her success, 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 Family drama series "The Fosters."

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