Malina Weissman (born March 12, 2003[1][2]) is an American actress and model, best known for playing the roles of Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events,[3] young April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and young Kara Zor-El in Supergirl.

[4] Weissman was born in New York City to a German-Palestinian mother and an American father of Romanian-Jewish descent.

She has modelled for major designers and brands like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Benetton, DKNY, and H&M.

She made her film debut playing the role of a young April O'Neil in the science fiction action comedy film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the role played as an adult by Megan Fox, in 2014.

[9][10] In 2015, Weissman appeared in CBS and Warner Bros. Television's superhero series Supergirl as a young Kara Zor-El, played as an adult by Melissa Benoist.