Karla Cheatham Mosley

Karla Cheatham Mosley (born August 27, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She starred on the Emmy-nominated children's show Hi-5; she has starred in numerous plays and also had minor roles in several other TV shows and films. She regularly appeared as Christina Moore Boudreau in the soap opera Guiding Light and can currently be seen as Maya Avant in The Bold and the Beautiful.

Early years

Karla Cheatham Mosley was born and raised in Westchester, New York. She graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, with honors, and went on to study in France at the Roy Hart Vocal Institute.

At a young age, Mosley performed in Sugar Beats, a children's rock group, where she sang such hits as "Rockin' Robin".

Hi-5

In 2003, while still in college, Mosley joined the American counterpart of the Australian children's TV show Hi-5, where she became the youngest member of the group. Her segment was called "Body Move", where she lead viewers in stretching, exercising, and silly dances. She was usually the transitional member of the group, performing her skits in between other cast members' acts. She also provides the voice of Chatterbox on the show. She was the American counterpart of Charli Robinson.