# Malia Pyles
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{{Short description|American actress (born 2000)}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Malia Pyles
| image = Malia Pyles 2024 - Pretty Little Liars Summer School (cropped-J1).jpg
| caption = Pyles in 2024
| birth_name = Malia Leilani Pyles
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|07|13}}
| birth_place = [Huntington Beach, California](/source/Huntington_Beach%2C_California), U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2011–present
}}
'''Malia Leilani Pyles''' (born July 13, 2000) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Sarah Baskets on the [FX](/source/FX_(TV_channel)) series ''[Baskets](/source/Baskets_(TV_series))'' and Minnie "Mouse" Honrada on the [Max](/source/HBO_Max) slasher horror series ''[Pretty Little Liars](/source/Pretty_Little_Liars_(2022_TV_series))''.
== Early life and education ==
Malia Leilani Pyles was born on July 13, 2000, in [Huntington Beach, California](/source/Huntington_Beach%2C_California).[{{Cite web |last=Shrestha |first=Bidhya Sagar |date=July 27, 2022 |title=Is Malia Pyles Related To Lucy Hale? Meet Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Actress Parents And Family |url=https://pimiso.com/is-malia-pyles-related-to-lucy-hale-parents-richard-and-cora-c-pyles |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Pimiso|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728065759/https://pimiso.com/is-malia-pyles-related-to-lucy-hale-parents-richard-and-cora-c-pyles |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2022}}]
Pyles began modeling at age eight[{{Cite web |last=Dodson |first=P. Claire |date=August 18, 2022 |title="Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin" Star Malia Pyles Reflects on Playing Mouse, Filipina Representation, and the Iconic Lea Salonga |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/malia-pyles-pretty-little-liars-original-sin-interview |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=[Teen Vogue](/source/Teen_Vogue)}}] for clothing brands and retail store advertisements. She performed in musical theater throughout her grade school years and attended [Orange County School of the Arts](/source/Orange_County_School_of_the_Arts).[{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=August 18, 2021 |title='Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin': Zaria & Malia Pyles To Star In HBO Max Reboot |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/pretty-little-liars-original-sin-zaria-malia-pyles-hbo-max-reboot-1234817141/ |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Deadline}}][{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Courtney |date=July 31, 2022 |title=Get to know the cast of HBO Max's 'Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin' |url=https://www.cosmopolitanme.com/celebs/get-to-know-the-cast-of-hbo-maxs-pretty-little-liars-original-sin |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=[Cosmopolitan](/source/Cosmopolitan_(magazine))}}]
In 2020, Pyles had a recurring guest-star role as Parker Torres in ''[Batwoman](/source/Batwoman_(TV_series))''.[{{Cite web |last=LeGardye |first=Quinci |date=July 28, 2022 |title=The Cast of 'Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin': Your Guide |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/cast-pretty-little-liars-original-sin-hbo/ |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=[Marie Claire](/source/Marie_Claire)}}]
=== 2022–present: ''Pretty Little Liars'' ===
In 2022, Pyles gained international recognition when she began portraying Minnie "Mouse" Honrada, a 15-year-old high school student, in HBO Max's critically acclaimed drama series ''[Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin](/source/Pretty_Little_Liars%3A_Original_Sin)''.[{{Cite web |title=Malia Pyles |url=https://1883magazine.com/malia-pyles/ |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=1883 Magazine|date=September 28, 2022 }}][{{Cite news |last=Asilo |first=Rito P. |date=July 30, 2022 |title=Lea Salonga and Malia Pyles: Forging the Filipino connection in 'Pretty Little Liars' |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/458720/lea-salonga-and-malia-pyles-forging-the-filipino-connection-in-pretty-little-liars |access-date=November 11, 2022 |newspaper=[Philippine Daily Inquirer](/source/Philippine_Daily_Inquirer)}}] In September 2022, the series was renewed for a second season. In October of the same year, the new season was teased under the title ''Pretty Little Liars: Summer School''.[{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=September 7, 2022 |title='Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin' Renewed For Season 2 At HBO Max |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/pretty-little-liars-original-sin-renewed-season-2-hbo-max-1235110469/ |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Deadline}}][{{Cite web |last=Swift |first=Andy |date=October 31, 2022 |title=Pretty Little Liars: Summer School Teased as New Title for Season 2 |url=https://tvline.com/2022/10/31/pretty-little-liars-summer-school-season-2-title-change/ |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=TVLine}}]
In May 2025, it was announced that Pyles will be appearing in the [Apple TV+](/source/Apple_TV%2B) series [Cape Fear](/source/Cape_Fear_(TV_series)).[{{Cite news |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=May 12, 2025 |title=Lily Collias, Joe Anders & Malia Pyles Round Out Main Cast Of Apple’s ‘Cape Fear’ TV Series |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/cape-fear-tv-series-adds-lily-collias-joe-anders-malia-pyles-1236394084/ |access-date=September 22, 2025 |work=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)}}]
== Personal life ==
Pyles identifies as [queer](/source/queer).[{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Lauren |date=August 4, 2022 |title=Malia Pyles On Making a Scarier — And Queerer — 'Pretty Little Liar |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/malia-pyles-pretty-little-liars-original-sin-horror |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=Nylon}}]
On October 24, 2022, Pyles officially announced her relationship with ''[Pretty Little Liars](/source/Pretty_Little_Liars_(2022_TV_series))'' co-star Jordan Gonzalez after they appeared in a Halloween photoshoot together.[{{Cite Instagram |user=theemmaexperience |author=Emma Pilkington Mead |date=October 20, 2022 |title=vampire season w/ @jordanlgonzalez + ... |postid=Cj8PnszO7N9/ |access-date=November 11, 2022}}]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2011
|''Susan's Remembrance''
|Girl #3
|Short film
|-
|2012
|''The Lepidoctor''
|Student
|Short film
|-
|2013
|''No Child Left Deprived''
|Leslie
|Short film
|-
|2014
|''Guests''
|Handball Girl
|Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
|''[The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards](/source/The_Heyday_of_the_Insensitive_Bastards)''
|Handball Girl
|
|-
|''[Memoria](/source/Memoria_(2015_film))''
|Tasha
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''The Soot Man''
|Katherine
|Short film
|-
|''Conjugal Revivification''
|Sherry
|Short film
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2014
|''Scarlett''
|Kristen
|Television debut; 2 episodes: "Friends Don't Let Friends Mix", "The Past Isn't Always the Past
|-
|2016
|''[Bella and the Bulldogs](/source/Bella_and_the_Bulldogs)''
|Amanda Jane
|1 episode: "Glitz & Grit"
|-
|2016–2019
|''[Baskets](/source/Baskets_(TV_series))''
|Sarah
|Recurring role; 11 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
|''[Speechless](/source/Speechless_(TV_series))''
|Prom Queen
|1 episode: "[P-R-- PROM](/source/List_of_Speechless_episodes)"
|-
|''[The Fosters](/source/The_Fosters_(American_TV_series))''
|Cherisa
|2 episodes: "Resist", "Until Tomorrow"
|-
|''[How to Get Away with Murder](/source/How_to_Get_Away_with_Murder)''
|Madison
|1 episode: "It's for the Greater Good"
|-
|2020
|''[Batwoman](/source/Batwoman_(TV_series))''
|Parker Torres
|2 episodes: "A Secret Kept from All the Rest", "How Queer Everything Is Today!"
|-
|2022–2024
|''[Pretty Little Liars](/source/Pretty_Little_Liars_(2022_TV_series))''
|Minnie "Mouse" Honrada
|Main role
|-
| 2026
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''[Cape Fear](/source/Cape_Fear_(TV_series))'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| Nevaeh Valentine
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |{{dagger|alt=Productions that have not yet opened}}
|Denotes series or episodes that have not yet been released
|}
===Voice work===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2023
| ''Girls Like Girls''
| SJ
|
| [{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/hayley-kiyoko-queer-cast-girls-like-girls-audiobook-1235297798/|title=Hayley Kiyoko Enlists an All-Queer Cast for Her 'Girls Like Girls' Audiobook|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|last=Daw|first=Stephen|date=April 4, 2023}}]
|-
|}
== References ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDB name|4546120}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pyles, Malia}}
Category:Living people
Category:2000 births
Category:Actresses from Huntington Beach, California
Category:American actresses of Filipino descent
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American child actresses
Category:American queer actresses
Category:American LGBTQ people of Asian descent
Category:LGBTQ people from California
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