Mia George

Gimi George, better known by her stage name Miya George, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Malayalam films, along with a few Tamil films. She made her film debut by playing short roles in films such as Oru Small Family (2010), Doctor Love (2011) and Ee Adutha Kaalathu (2012). She was selected the Kerala Miss Fitness in 2012 and played her first lead role the same year in the Malayalam film Chettayees.

Early life

Miya George was born in a Syro-Malabar Catholic family in Mumbai, where her father was working as an engineer. At the age of four, she moved to Pala in Kottayam. She was educated at Sacred Heart Girls High School, Bharananganam, and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Bharananganam. She then did her B.A. at Alphonsa College and M.A. in English Literature at St. Thomas College, Palai. She has an elder sister.

Personal life

On 12 September 2020, she married businessman Ashwin Philip at the St. Mary's Basilica Church in Ernakulam, in a simple ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions. Her father, George Joseph, died two months later on 21 September 2021.

Career George started her career by playing supporting roles in the television serials Alphonsamma and Kunjali Marakkar. She wain the films Doctor Love and Ee Adutha Kaalathu. She made her debut as a heroine through the film Ettekaal Second but the project got a commercial release in the year 2014. Actress Urmila Unni who played Miya's mother in this film suggested her to director Shajoon Kariyal who cast her to play the lead role in his 2012 comedy film Chettayees. The same year she appeared as a Christian nun thrown out of the church inVishudhan. In 2014, she appeared in veteran director Joshiy's Salaam Kashmier in which she played the lead role alongside Jayaram and Suresh Gopi and B. Unnikrishnan's Mr. Fraud in which she paired with Mohanlal. She also appeared in Lal Jr.'s psychological thriller Hi I'm Tony in which she paired opposite Asif Ali for the second time, George Varghese's 6B Paradise, She made her debut in Tamil with Jeeva Shankar's Amara Kaaviyam in which she played a character called Karthika. In 2015 she had done 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam.

Filmography Films All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted

Television

Music album Final Over (YouTube)

Participant Sell Me the Answer ( Asianet ) Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran ( Asianet ) Paryam Nedam (Amrita TV) Bzinga (Zee Keralam) Flowers Oru Kodi (Flowers)