Malia

In 2014, when Malia was readying for prom, her dad had a difficult time seeing his first born all grown up.

“I think it’s fair to say that the first time you see your daughter in heels is a little bit jarring,” he said on Live with Kelly & Michael. “She’s lovely. She’s beautiful.”

After graduating high school in 2016, the young woman took a gap year before attending Harvard University, where she graduated in 2021. ​​

Showing interest in entertainment, Malia used her year off to work in the industry, roles that include production assistant on Halle Berry’s CBS sci-fi drama series Extant, and as a writer on the Amazon series Swarm.

In 2024, Malia, under the name Malia Ann, made her debut at the Sundance Film Festival with Heart, a short film she wrote and directed.