Malina Weissman

Malina Weissman
Biographical Information
Also known as	Malina Opal Weissman
Date of Birth	March 12, 2003 (age 21)
Place of Birth	New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Role
Role	Violet Baudelaire
Season(s)	Season 1, Season 2, Season 3
First appearance	The Bad Beginning: Part One
Last appearance	The End
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Malina Weissman portrays Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events. She supersedes the role of Emily Browning.

Biography

Weissman is a New York City-based model and actress. She started her career as a model at the age of eight, following in the footsteps of her mother whose agency discovered her. She has appeared in major designers and brands like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Benetton, DKNY, H&M, among many others. 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.

In 2015, Weissman appeared in the CBS and Warner Bros. Television's superhero series Supergirl as a young Kara Zor-El, played as an adult by Melissa Benoist.

In 2016, Weissman appeared in the film Thirsty Girl, 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.

A Series of Unfortunate Events

“	That's the big message of the show, that kids need to speak up and make sure our voices are heard.	”
	— Malina Weissman

Weissman auditioned for Violet Baudelaire several times, having previously worked with Barry Sonnenfeld on Nine Lives. Her last audition was a chemistry read with Louis Hynes in LA, and as he had a British accent, she was concerned that she wasn't going to get the part or be made to don a British accent. That same day, she found out she got the part.

She considers it an honor to play Violet because she's someone "everybody can look up to", as a smart and empowering girl. She also found Violet's inventions and her art projects to be similar traits. Weissman said she hopes "that she can be like her. I want to be like her."

She practiced tying back her hair a lot so as to do it fast, and eventually picked up the habit herself.

The main lesson she learned from Neil Patrick Harris, on set, was to not be afraid, and to speak up if they felt something wasn't right. While filming Season 1, Weissman was helpfully able to soothe Presley Smith while preparing for a scene.

She states that an unforgettable scene for her was during "The Wide Window: Part Two," where her, Hynes and Alfre Woodard were on a sailboat on a blue screen, none of them knew their lines, and they had to run back and forth and up the mast while people threw water at them. She stated it was a crazy scene, and very fun to film. She said that one of her favorite scenes was in "The Vile Village: Part Two, where the Baudelaires let the Quagmires go, as they decided to let their friends go to a safe life while they stayed behind to deal with Count Olaf, showing the characters finally taking a stand.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Young April O'Neil
2016	Thirsty	Girl in Pink
2016	Nine Lives	Rebecca Brand

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015-2016	Difficult People	Renee Epstein	2 episodes
2015–2017	Supergirl	Young Kara Zor-El
2017–2019	A Series of Unfortunate Events	Violet Baudelaire

Trivia

• Weissman had also worked with Barry Sonnenfeld and Robbie Amell  in Nine Lives.

Gallery

Portrait.

Cast members.

Presley, Malina and Louis.

Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes of A Bad Beginning: Part One

With Louis Hynes

With Louis Hynes

With Louis Hynes

With Louis Hynes

With Louis Hynes

With Barry Sonnenfeld and Neil Patrick Harris

With Rose Lam, Louis Hynes, K. Todd Freeman, Presley Smith, and Joan Cusack.

With Louis Hynes.

With Barry Sonnenfeld and Louis Hynes.

With Louis Hynes and Paul Domick.

With Louis Hynes.

With Avi Lake, Louis Hynes and Dylan Kingwell.

With Avi Lake and Dylan Kingwell.

With Patrick Warburton and Kitana Turnbull.

With Presley Smith, Louis Hynes and Sara Rue.

With Barry Sonnenfeld.

With Louis Hynes and Presley Smith.

With K. Todd Freeman and Cleo King.

With Louis Hynes and Ithamar Enriquez.

With Louis Hynes and Dylan Kingwell.

Behind the Scenes of "The Hostile Hospital: Part One."

With Louis Hynes.

With Louis Hynes.

With Louis Hynes.

Behind the Scenes of "The Slippery Slope: Part Two."

With Louis Hynes.

With Louis Hynes and Presley Smith.

With Presley Smith and Louis Hynes.

With Louis Hynes and Colby Cremers.

Behind the Scenes of "The Grim Grotto: Part Two."

With Usman Ally and Louis Hynes.

With Louis Hynes and Allison Williams.

With Louis Hynes and Presley Smith.

With Max Greenfield, Louis Hynes and Presley Smith.

With Presley Smith and Louis Hynes.

With Kitana Turnbull and Louis Hynes.

With Louis Hynes, Nakai Takawira and Presley Smith.

With Nakai Takawira and Louis Hynes.

With Presley Smith and Louis Hynes.

With Presley Smith on the last day of shooting.

With Louis Hynes filming Chapter Fourteen.

ADR for Season Three.

With Louis Hynes and Patrick Warburton at the wrap party.

That's a wrap!

Wrap.

Videos

Malina Weissman & Louis Hynes On Netflix's "A Series of Unfortunate Events"

Interview.

Louis Hynes and Malina Weissman behind set tour

Behind Set