Character Bio
Mariana 'Ana' Solis (Maiara Walsh) is Carlos Solis's niece. Ana arrives to Wisteria Lane in the fifth season finale to live with her uncle Carlos Solis and his family, as her grandmother had stated she was dying and couldn't take care of Ana anymore. Gabrielle soon realizes Ana is a very superficial, scheming and nasty young girl who uses her good looks to get what she wants. She openly admits to taking advantage of boys, such as the Scavo kids, as well as older men.
In the sixth season premiere, Ana continues to push Gabrielle's buttons in the two months leading to Susan and Mike Delfino's second wedding. Carlos wants Gabrielle to sign the legal papers that would define them as Ana's legal guardians, but Gabrielle isn't willing to. Ana overhears their conversation and starts acting out even more in purpose to get back at her aunt. When Gaby learns this, she immediately signs the papers to keep her niece at ease, 24/7.
Ana reveals she has a thing for Danny Bolen, and when Julie Mayer is strangled and sent to the hospital, he asks her to make up an alibi for him. The truth comes out, however, and Danny is eventually taken in custody. Later, Ana gets a job working for John Rowland, Gabrielle's ex-lover, and develops a crush on him. John leads Ana on only to get to Gabrielle. When Gaby confronts him, he kisses her, and Ana witnesses the kiss.
She runs home, infuriated, and prepares to tell her uncle Carlos, but Gabrielle reassures her that Carlos knows about her past affair with John, and that she is so happy with Carlos right now. She begs Ana not to do anything that would ruin their happiness. Ana keeps quiet, and tells Carlos she is going to quit her job. Ana isn't seen again until Emily dies. She tells Julie that she would have liked her. She and Danny Bolen began to date. Gaby sends Ana to New York for a while after hearing Angie and Nick argue about their cover. Danny tracks down Ana to tell her the real reason while her aunt sent her away because Gaby did not want them to be together.
About Maiara Walsh
Adding to the already-certifiably hot roster of “Wisteria Lane” residents, Maiara Walsh (pronounced MY-ODDUH) moves in as the manipulative niece of Eva Longoria Parker, Ana Solis, on the cultural phenomenon that is ABC network’s Emmy Award-winning “Desperate Housewives.”
Walsh was born in Seattle, Washington to a Brazilian mother and Irish/German/Swedish father, second to older sister Lydia, all of whom have remained her grounding force through the years. The pentilingual actress (she speaks Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and English) moved to Brazil for two years before returning to Seattle to finish grade school, in which she took the stage for the first time in the play “Mozart.”
When she was nine, they moved to California, where Walsh developed dreams of a life on camera. Through middle and high school, she immersed herself in acting classes and coaching, held perfect grades and had a starting position on the soccer and softball teams. Although academic distinction brought her acceptance to some of California’s elite universities, she decided the campuses were too far from auditions and chose to follow acting— She hasn’t looked back since.
She landed her first on-screen role in Nickelodeon’s “Unfabulous” in 2005, followed by the 2008 Indie coming-of-age story, “Lullaby Before I Wake.” She then auditioned for Disney Channel’s “Cory in the House,” landing the role of Meena for a two-year run on the series. Up next for her is the series “Revolution,” opposite Peter Fonda and Billy Campbell. In addition she plays the off-beat teen Sage in “The Prankster.”
With a genuine yearning for philanthropy and purpose, Walsh devotes much her time to volunteer work and charity efforts. A member of the Young Women’s Empowerment Network and a youth ambassador for In a Perfect World, she co-hosted the GIRLPREP event of March 2009 to promote women’s empowerment. Equestrian therapy is another passion, giving hospitalized children the opportunity to ride horses as a mode of physical and mental therapy.
When she’s not working on set, Walsh enjoys hiking, skydiving and sports, and stays in shape through Bikram yoga and regular workouts.
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