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Maia Brewton Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1977-09-30

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Credits:
15 Total Roles

Maia Brewton

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maia Luisa Brewton (born September 30, 1977) is an American actress who enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Brewton was born in Los Angeles, California. She is probably best known as the Mighty Thor-obsessed kid, Sara Anderson, in Adventures in Babysitting, and as Shelly Lewis on one of the Fox Network's earliest shows, Parker Lewis Can't Lose.

In addition to these more prominent roles, Brewton starred in the movies Sky Trackers with Pamela Sue Martin and A Family for Joe with Robert Mitchum. She also co-starred in the hit film Back to the Future as Sally Baines, the younger sister of Lorraine Baines played by Lea Thompson.

Her television credits include 21 Jump Street, Highway to Heaven, Trapper John, M.D. and The Wonder Years. She also played Margaret Ann Culver in the short-lived television series, Lime Street with co-stars Robert Wagner and Samantha Smith.

Apart from her film and television roles, Maia Brewton acted in various theatre productions, most notably at the City Garage Theatre in Santa Monica, California.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose TV Shelly Lewis
1990 A Family for Joe TV Self
1990 A Family for Joe MOVIE Holly Bankston
1990 Sky Trackers MOVIE Ali Barnes
1989 Free Spirit TV Self
1988 The Wonder Years TV Linda Sloan
1987 Adventures in Babysitting MOVIE Sara Anderson
1987 21 Jump Street TV Maureen Maroney
1986 The Deliberate Stranger MOVIE Jenny Richter
1985 Lime Street TV Margaret Ann Culver

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