Shamilla Miller

Shamilla Ismael Miller (born 14 September 1988) is a South African actress, television presenter, and model. She is best known for her roles in Amaza, Forced Love, Tali's Baby Diary, Troy: Fall of a City, and The Girl from St. Agnes.

Early life and education Shamilla Ismael Miller was born on 14 September 1988 in Cape Town, South Africa.

She graduated with a bachelor's degree in live performance and film from AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy (AFDA) in 2009.

Career Miller started her acting career in theatre, acting in plays under David Kramer and Alfred Rietman. She also played lead roles in productions such as Krismas van Map Jacob’s (2009) and Baby (2010).

In 2013, she made her film debut with the Hollywood blockbuster Zulu directed by Jérôme Salle. In 2014, she joined the SABC1 youth drama series Amaza, where she played Ayesha Ibrahim. In 2014 she became a television presenter, where she presented the kids TV show Challenge SOS. In the meantime, she appeared in many short films such as: Lazy Susan, As ek huistoe kom, Nommer 37, and Kleingeld. For her role in the short Nommer37, she won best actress for her role as Pam at the Mzanzi short film festival. In the same year, she acted in Maynard Kraak's film Sonskyn Beperk as Nicola. In international arena, she acted in the film Bock to School Mom and TV series Hooten and the Lady.

In 2019, she played the role Riley Morgan in the South African Netflix original Blood & Water. In the same year, she appeared in the Showmax's first original series The Girl From St Agnes, playing the role of Jenna. The show later broke the record for the most number of unique viewers in the first 24 hours, previously held by Tali’s Wedding Diary.

In 2021, she appeared in two television series, where playing multiple roles in the SABC2 comedy serial Comedy Mixtape, and then as Kelly Peterson in the Netflix South Africa original Dead Places.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2013 Zulu Bar lady Film 2014 T-Junction Natalie Short film 2014 Amaza Ayesha Ibrahim TV series 2015 Nommer 37 Pam Short film 2015 Forced Love Chanel TV series 2015 Lazy Susan Miss Sugar Short film 2015 Kleingeld Corey Short film 2016 Isidingo Daniella TV series 2016 Sonskyn Beperk Nicola Film 2016 Hooten & the Lady Caribbean barmaid TV mini series 2017 Z'bondiwe Hilda Miller TV series 2017 Double Echo Sandra Film 2018 Troy: Fall of a City Athena TV series 2018 The Docket Guest role TV series 2018 Tali's Baby Diary Kim TV series 2019 The Girl from St. Agnes Jenna TV series 2020 Blood & Water Riley Morgan TV series 2020 The Verdict Emerald Short film 2020 Jerusalema Jo Short film 2021 Comedy Mixtape Various roles TV series 2021 Dead Places Kelly Peterson TV series 2022 My Beskermer Short film 2023 Devil's Peak Anna Griessel TV series 2025 Sniper: Last Stand Nadia Film