Maya Matlin is a Sophomore (Grade 10) at Degrassi Community School. Unlike her older sister, Katie Matlin, who is a soccer star, Maya loves music and is a virtuoso cellist. However, like Katie, she's always up for a new adventure or challenge and is always determined to do the best she can. Unafraid to speak her mind and not interested in gaining popularity or what people think of her, she often finds herself in trouble. Maya is insecure about her body image and wants to look more "mature" since everyone often thinks she's younger than she really is based on her body. She is empathetic towards her friends, and is always there for them for advice.
Following the suicide of her boyfriend and first love, Campbell Saunders, Maya began acting out in a rebellious manner by dressing provocatively and showing off her sex appeal, going to Senior parties and even hooking up with a boy she just met whilst openly letting the event be recorded and even posting it online herself. However, after some time, she finally broke down about Campbell's death affecting her and was back to making an emotional recovery.
Starting in Season 13, Maya began to develop into a more mature and sensible woman following the events of season 12 and in the aftermath Cam's death. She still makes occasional mistakes, but learns from them. She also had more boy drama when being caught in a love triangle with old friend Zig Novak and new love interest Miles Hollingsworth III. However, the love triangle ended. In season 13D, her clothing began to become more sexier and she begins wearing outfits such as midriff showing tops, dresses and high inch heels. However, in season 14, it appears that she has gone back to a more comfortable style.
She is best friends with Tori Santamaria and Zig Novak. She was also in a relationship with Miles Hollingsworth III, but broke up with him although she still harbors feelings towards him. Maya is also shown to be friends with Marisol Lewis, Mo Mashkour, Talia, Grace Cardinal, Winston Chu, Zoë Rivas, Tiny Bell, and Imogen Moreno. She was also friends with Adam Torres before his death. She is on good terms with Mike Dallas, and formerly friends with Tristan Milligan. Maya was also a member of the band WhisperHug as the celliost, song writer and occasional singer. She is labelled as the Good/Bad Girl. She is portrayed by Olivia Scriven.