{"id":90460,"date":"2024-12-17T09:35:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T02:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=90460"},"modified":"2024-12-17T09:35:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T02:35:10","slug":"malia-obama-25-debuts-new-name-as-she-begins-hollywood-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/malia-obama-25-debuts-new-name-as-she-begins-hollywood-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Malia Obama, 25, debuts new name as she begins Hollywood career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-11333 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/05%5C/441514168_821631829900519_753509766235572962_n.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"589\"' height='\"586\"' title='\"\"'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Malia Obama, who is the daughter of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, is now an adult. She\u2019s starting to make her own way in the world, and she\u2019s even chosen to go by a different name now.\n<div class='\"code-block' code-block-3>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The 25-year-old recently showed her first movie, called \u201cThe Heart,\u201d at the Sundance Film Festival.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>What\u2019s interesting is that in the credits of the movie, she didn\u2019t use her family\u2019s last name\n<div class='\"code-block' code-block-1><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-11329 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/05%5C/Screenshot-2024-05-09-141936.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"532\"' height='\"767\"' title='\"\"'>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Malia Ann Obama was born on July 4, 1998. Her middle name honors her grandma, who passed away from cancer when she was 52. Growing up as the President\u2019s daughter and graduating from Harvard, Malia decided to try screenwriting.\n<div class='\"1673f1bf51ce7917bb65496045ddf80c\"' data-index='\"4\"'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>In her new project, \u201cThe Heart,\u201d Malia is both the director and writer. She used the name Malia Ann for this work. Earlier this year, she looked stunning on the red carpet for the movie\u2019s premiere.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>But this isn\u2019t Malia\u2019s first time in the movie business. In 2021, she helped write for the series \u201cSwarm,\u201d which streamed on Amazon Prime. The show had famous actors like Billie Eilish and Rory Culkin. It was a good start to her career.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-11330 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/05%5C/Screenshot-2024-05-09-142011.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"522\"' height='\"787\"' title='\"\"'>\n\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Janine Nabers, one of the creators of \u201cSwarm,\u201d said Malia had some really funny and great ideas when she pitched for the show. She\u2019s an amazing writer and brought a lot of creativity to the team. Nabers also mentioned that Malia is very dedicated to her work.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Stephen Glover, another producer of \u201cSwarm,\u201d made it clear that Malia wasn\u2019t treated any differently because she\u2019s the former President\u2019s daughter. He said they didn\u2019t go easy on her just because of her family background. Glover added that Malia is down-to-earth and cool to work with, so it wasn\u2019t a problem at all.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-11331 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/05%5C/Screenshot-2024-05-09-142037.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"532\"' height='\"383\"' title='\"\"'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Barack and Michelle Obama, who are Malia\u2019s proud parents, shared their love and best wishes for her 25th birthday. Barack posted on Instagram, saying, \u201cHappy birthday to this talented, funny, and beautiful young woman. Malia, I hope you have a great year ahead.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-11332 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/levanews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/05%5C/Screenshot-2024-05-09-142130.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"942\"' height='\"595\"' title='\"\"'>\n<article class='\"post-1425' post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized>\n<div class='\"post-inner' group>\n<div class='\"entry' themeform>\n<div class='\"entry-inner\"'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Michelle Obama also shared her birthday wishes for Malia, saying, \u201cHappy birthday, Malia! I\u2019m so grateful to be your mom and to see you grow into the amazing young woman you are today. I love you lots!\u201d\n<div class='\"1673f1bf51ce7917bb65496045ddf80c\"' data-index='\"5\"'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>From being known as Malia Obama to now going by Malia Ann, and from being the President\u2019s daughter to becoming a promising Hollywood writer and director, it\u2019s clear that Malia has a bright future ahead!\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malia Obama, who is the daughter of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, is now an adult. She\u2019s starting to make her own way in the world, and she\u2019s even chosen to go by a different name now. 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