Maiara Walsh (pronounced "My-YAH-Ra")[1] (born February 18, 1988 in Simi Valley, California) is an American actress of Brazilian and American descent.[2][3] She is best known for her role in Cory in the House as Meena Paroom, the daughter of the Ambassador of Bahavia and one of Cory's friends and former love interests. Walsh speaks Portuguese (one of her native languages) and Spanish fluently. Other than that, she is involved in a youtube Channel called 'Spoofofmovies' in which she acts out different parody roles from frequent movies, one being the hit Twilight.[4]