{"id":116161,"date":"2025-03-06T10:40:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T03:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/?p=116161"},"modified":"2025-03-06T10:40:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T03:40:26","slug":"malia-obama-25-debuts-new-name-as-she-begins-hollywood-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.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&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Malia Obama, daughter of former POTUS and FLOTUS Barack and Michelle Obama, is now a grown woman who is slowly forging a new path for herself \u2013 and she\u2019s even decided to change her name.\n</p><p>The 25-year-old recently showcased her directorial debut, The Heart, at the Sundance Film Festival.\n</p><p>Interestingly, the film\u2019s credits notably didn\u2019t include her family surname.\n</p><p>Born Malia Ann Obama on July 4, 1998, her middle name pays tribute to her paternal grandmother, who succumbed to ovarian cancer at 52 in 1995. Growing up in the limelight as the President\u2019s daughter and graduating from Harvard, Malia opted to explore a career in screenwriting.\n</p><p><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-116166 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/inovatestory.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/03%5C/GettyImages-1943340931-768x1152-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"768\"' height='\"1152\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1943340931-768x1152-1.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>In her latest project, The Heart, where Malia assumes the roles of director and screenwriter, she adopted the pseudonym Malia Ann. Making a striking appearance on the festival\u2019s red carpet earlier this year, Malia enjoyed the premiere of her movie.\n</p><p>Though, this venture into filmmaking isn\u2019t Malia\u2019s inaugural foray into the industry. In 2021, she contributed to the writing team for the series Swarm, which later streamed on Amazon Prime. With notable cast members such as Billie Eilish and Rory Culkin, Swarm marked a promising start to her professional journey.\n</p><p>\u201cSome of her pitches were wild as hell, and they were just so good and so funny. She\u2019s an incredible writer,\u201d Swarm co-creator Janine Nabers told E! Online about Malia\u2019s talent. \u201cShe brought a lot to the table\u2026 She\u2019s really, really dedicated to her craft.\u201d\n</p><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-116165 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/inovatestory.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/03%5C/GettyImages-508201166-768x1152-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"768\"' height='\"1152\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-508201166-768x1152-1.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Despite her prominent lineage, executive producer of Swarm Stephen Glover was quick to say that Malia was treated no differently from other members of the creative team.\n</p><p>\u201cWe can\u2019t be easy on her just because she\u2019s the [former] President\u2019s daughter,\u201d he admitted to Vanity Fair. \u201cNah, she\u2019s very down to earth and cool. So, it\u2019s not a problem at all.\u201d\n</p><p>Proud parents Barack and Michelle Obama have openly expressed their pride in Malia, showering her with affectionate birthday wishes on her recent 25th birthday.\n</p><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-116167 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/inovatestory.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/03%5C/GettyImages-1943357232-768x555-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"768\"' height='\"555\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1943357232-768x555-1.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>\u201cHappy birthday to this talented, hilarious, and beautiful young woman,\u201d Barack wrote on Instagram. \u201cMalia, I hope 25 brings you everything you\u2019re looking for and more.\u201d\n</p><blockquote class='\"instagram-media\"' data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink='\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuRyx9zOu37\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\"' 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