Malina Weissman

Malina Weissman (born March 12, 2003) is an American actress and model, known for playing the roles of Rebecca Brand in Nine Lives, Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events, young April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and young Kara Zor-El in Supergirl. and has lived there. She started her career as a model at the age of eight. She speaks fluent English, German and Spanish.

Career A New York City-based model and actress, Weissman has modeled for major designers and brands like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Benetton, DKNY, and H&M.

In 2016, Weissman appeared in the film Thirsty, 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. From 2017 until 2019, Weissman starred as Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events, alongside Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, K. Todd Freeman and Louis Hynes.

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 Main role 2024 Ick Grace Kim 2025 The Hermit Lisa Slay Kat Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2015–2016 Difficult People Renée Epstein 2 episodes 2015–2017 Supergirl Young Kara Zor-El 7 episodes 2017–2019 A Series of Unfortunate Events Violet Baudelaire Lead role 2022 Evil Candice B 1 episode 2026 Coven Academy Briar Post-production