Malia Pyles

Malia Pyles (also credited as Malia Leilani Pyles) is an American screen actress born on July 13, 2000, in Huntington Beach, California. She has built a reputation for lively, character-driven performances across film and television, moving comfortably between comedy, drama, and genre storytelling.

Pyles is widely recognized for playing Sarah Baskets on the FX series Baskets, a role that helped introduce her to a broader audience. She later gained major visibility as Minnie “Mouse” Honrada on Max’s slasher-horror series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, bringing warmth and edge to a fan-favorite character in the franchise’s darker reinvention.

Her credits reflect a versatile résumé, including Batwoman (Parker Torres), How to Get Away with Murder (Madison), The Fosters (Cherisa), and Speechless (Prom Queen). On the film side, she appeared in The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards as Amber and starred in She’s the He! as Sasha, continuing to expand her range with each project.