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Alisha Wainwright

Highest Rated: 72% Palmer (2021)

Lowest Rated: 27% Death of a Telemarketer (2020)

Birthday: Jul 14, 1989

Birthplace: Florida, USA

Alisha Wainwright became best known for playing the role of Maia Roberts on the fantasy series "Shadowhunters: The Moral Instruments" (2016- ). Wainwright rarely divulged personal information about her past in interviews, but she did appear in a comedy short film called "Murder on Her Mind" in 2008, but would not appear in another screen acting role for another four years. Her next role came in 2012 on the popular YouTube series "Smosh" (YouTube, 2005- ), which she followed by landing a part in the short film "Second Rate Deal" in 2013. Wainwright's first network TV acting job came in 2014 when she nabbed a guest spot on the CBS crime procedural "Criminal Minds" (CBS, 2005- ). From there Wainwright began landing more substantial TV and film acting roles. In addition to a part in the film "Just Before I Go" (2014), she also landed parts on the TV shows "Perception" (TNT, 2012-15), "Switched at Birth" (Freeform, 2011-17), and the animated Disney web series "Disney Star Darlings" (YouTube, 2015-16), in which she voiced the role of Leona. Then in 2017 Wainwright landed her breakout role on "Shadowhunters: The Moral Instruments." She began playing the supporting role of Maia Roberts on the Freeform fantasy series in 2017, but her character was quickly promoted to series regular.

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Highest rated movies

72% 87% Palmer Watchlist 61% 26% There's Something Wrong with the Children Watchlist 27% 39% Death of a Telemarketer Watchlist
17% The Wedding Do Over
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11% The Hatred
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
61% 26% There's Something Wrong with the Children Margaret (Character) - 2023
72% 87% Palmer Maggie (Character) - 2021
27% 39% Death of a Telemarketer Christine (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 17% The Wedding Do Over Taylor Ward (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 11% The Hatred Betaine (Character) - 2017

TV

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No Score Yet 54% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2022
91% 52% Raising Dion Nicole (Character) 2019 2022
76% 80% Shadowhunters Maia (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2017-2019
89% 76% Lethal Weapon Jess (Guest Star) 2018
No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Unknown (Guest Star) 2014