Mimi Kirkland (born October 15, 2004) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Louise Mulligan in the crime drama series Murder in the First and Lexie in the romance film Safe Haven
Kirkland was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. She got interested in acting after entertaining her friends at school and making them laugh. At her pre-school graduation, her teacher asked the students what they wanted to be, and she told the crowd she wanted to be an actress. She has said that her parents were very supportive of her acting career.
Kirkland made her on-screen debut playing Lexi in the romance film Safe Haven starring Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough. KirklandâÂÂs first recurring and first appearance in a TV show was in Disney Channels Austin & Ally where she played Lily.
Kirkland was exposed to a larger audience when she was cast as Rachel in the hugely popular series The Walking Dead. Her first leading role in a television series was as Louise in Murder in the First.
She cites Bridgit Mendler as an inspiration. She enjoys roller skating, riding her bike, swimming, cooking, playing the recorder, and traveling. Her favorite singer is Justin Bieber.