{{short description|Indian actress}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Miya George | image = GINI Actress Model.jpg | alt = | caption = Miya during a wedding photoshoot | birth_name = Gimi George | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}} | years_active = 2010–present | spouse = {{marriage|Ashwin Philip|2020}}<ref name="mathrubhumi.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/miya-george-ashwin-philip-got-married-wedding-photos-videos-1.5047482 |title=സിനിമ വിടില്ല, സ്നേഹവും പിന്തുണയും വേണം; മിയ പറയുന്നു |date=12 September 2020}}</ref> | children = 1 | parents = | alma_mater = St. Thomas College, Palai }}

'''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''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/women/interview/79468 |title=With Love Miya |work=Mangalam Publications |access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.DLL/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13288075&programId=7940908&channelId=-1073751306&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=5 |title=Manorama Online – Home |work=Malayala Manorama |access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> She was educated at Sacred Heart Girls High School, Bharananganam, and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Bharananganam.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Solutions |first1=Siona |title=indiachristians.in |url=https://indiachristians.in/miya-george?utm_source=chatgpt.com |website=indiachristians.in |language=en}}</ref> She then did her B.A. at Alphonsa College and M.A. in English Literature at St. Thomas College, Palai.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/110/26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025005049/http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/110/26 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=25 October 2013 |title=Mangalam – Varika 21-Oct-2013 |date=21 October 2013 |work=Mangalam Weekly |access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-was-on-cloud-nine-when-Nayanthara-complimented-me-Mia-George/articleshow/41004075.cms |title=I was on cloud nine when Nayanthara complimented me: Mia George |last=Pillai |first=Radhika C |date=28 August 2014 |work=The Times of India |access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="mathrubhumi.com" /> They had a son born in July 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/miya-george-and-husband-ashwin-philip-blessed-with-baby-boy-luca-see-first-pic-1824864-2021-07-07 |title=Miya and Ashwin blessed with a boy baby}}</ref>&nbsp; Her father, George Joseph, died two months later on 21 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=നടി മിയ ജോര്‍ജ്ജിന്റെ പിതാവ് അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/actress-miya-george-father-george-joseph-passed-away-1.6022017 |access-date=21 September 2021 |website=Mathrubhumi |date=21 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== Career == George started her career by playing supporting roles in the television serials ''Alphonsamma''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2023/07/24/boban-samuel-miya-george-debut-throwback-post.html |title=Boban Samuel's touching reply to Miya George's debut recall goes viral}}</ref> and ''Kunjali Marakkar''.<ref name="Vanitha">{{cite journal |title=ജിമിയല്ല ഇനി മിയ |journal=Vanitha |date=15–31 December 2012 |pages=112, 113 |language=ml}}</ref> She wain the films ''Doctor Love'' and ''Ee Adutha Kaalathu''.<ref name=Vanitha /> She rose to fame when she was chosen the Kerala Miss Fitness 2012 in a beauty pageant.<ref name=DC>{{cite news |title=Mia opposite Manoj in ''6B''... |last=Karthikeyan |first=Shruti |date=17 December 2012 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |location=Kozhikode |page=25 (Kozhikode Chronicle)}}</ref> She made her debut as a heroine through the film ''Ettekaal Second'' but the project got a commercial release in the year 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Underwater-song-in-Ettekaal-Second-imagegallery-malayalam-me1lSMagjhi.html?html=5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510074148/http://www.sify.com/movies/Underwater-song-in-Ettekaal-Second-imagegallery-malayalam-me1lSMagjhi.html?html=5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 May 2012 |title=Underwater song in Ettekaal Second |website=Sify |access-date=17 December 2012}}</ref> 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''.<ref name=Vanitha /> She played the wife of the character played by Biju Menon which won her critical acclaim. Miya was then seen in the Mohanlal-starrer ''Red Wine'' in which she played the lead opposite Asif Ali.<ref name=DC /> She played the role of an investigative journalist in Jeethu Joseph's ''Memories'' which turned out to be a major hit of the year 2013.<ref>Deepa Gauri (26 December 2013). [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/citytimes/2013/December/citytimes_December198.xml&section=citytimes ''The best of Malayalam cinema in 2013''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102124957/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fcitytimes%2F2013%2FDecember%2Fcitytimes_December198.xml&section=citytimes |date=2 January 2014 }}. Khaleej Times. Retrieved 28 January 2015.</ref> The same year she appeared as a Christian nun thrown out of the church in''Vishudhan''. 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'',<ref name=DC /> and K. N. Sasidharan's ''Nayana'' which had her playing the mother of a young girl.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zachariah |first=Ammu |date=19 August 2012 |title=Gimi is excited to work with Anupam Kher |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Gimi-is-excited-to-work-with-Anupam-Kher/articleshow/15545089.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404191854/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-19/news-and-interviews/33262362_1_anupam-kher-veteran-actor-young-girl |url-status=live |archive-date=4 April 2013 |access-date=17 December 2012}}</ref> She made her debut in Tamil with Jeeva Shankar's ''Amara Kaaviyam'' in which she played a character called Karthika.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Mia-heads-to-Kollywood/articleshow/24843644.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Mia heads to Kollywood}}</ref> In 2015 she had done ''32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam''.<ref>{{cite web |title=A thriller Outing |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/A-Thriller-Outing/2015/06/16/article2868157.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616230502/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/A-Thriller-Outing/2015/06/16/article2868157.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2015 |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=9 February 2016}}</ref>

== Filmography == === Films === * ''All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted'' {{Pending films key}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2010 || ''Oru Small Family'' || Manikutty || rowspan=5|Credited as Gimi George |- | 2011 || ''Doctor Love'' || Ebin's friend |- |rowspan="4"| 2012 || ''Ee Adutha Kaalathu'' || Shyleja |- | ''Navagatharkku Swagatham'' || Elsa |- | ''Thiruvambadi Thampan'' || Film actress |- | ''Chettayees'' || Merlin || |- |rowspan="3"| 2013 || ''Red Wine'' || Deepthi || |- | ''Memories'' || Varsha Varghese || |- | ''Vishudhan'' || Sophie || |- |rowspan="7"| 2014 || ''Salaam Kashmier'' || Suja/Leena || |- | ''Ettekaal Second'' || Neethu || |- | ''Mr. Fraud'' || Saraswathi || |- | ''Hi I'm Tony'' || Tina || |- | ''Amara Kaaviyam'' || Karthika || Tamil film |- | ''Nayana'' || Swetha || |- | ''Cousins'' ||Ann || |- | rowspan="3"| 2015 || ''32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam'' || Ann/Lucia || |- |''Indru Netru Naalai'' || Anu || Tamil film |- | ''Anarkali'' || Dr. Sherin George || |- | rowspan="5"| 2016 ||''Hello Namasthe''||Anna|| |- | ''Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti''|| Sreekala || |- | ''Pavada'' ||Sinimol || |- |''Vetrivel'' || Janani|| Tamil film |- | ''Oru Naal Koothu'' ||Lakshmi || Tamil film |- | rowspan =6|2017 || ''The Great Father''|| Dr. Susan || |- | ''Rum'' || Thulasi || Tamil film |- | ''Yaman'' || Anjana/Agalya ||Tamil film |- | ''Bobby'' || Mariya || |- |''Sherlock Toms'' || Shiney Mattummel || |- |''Ungarala Rambabu'' ||Savithri || Telugu film |- | rowspan =3|2018 | ''Ira'' || Karthika/Vaiga Devi || |- | ''Parole'' || Kathrina|| |- | ''Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal'' |Anjali | <ref>{{cite news |first=Sanjith |last=Sidhardhan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anoop-menon-miya-to-star-in-a-triangular-love-story/articleshow/62671183.cms |title=Anoop Menon, Miya to star in a triangular love story |work=The Times of India |date=28 January 2018 |access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref> |- |Rowspan=3|2019||''Pattabhiraman'' ||Tanuja Varma || |- |''Brother's Day'' || Thaneesha || |- | ''Driving License'' ||Elsa Kuruvila || |- | 2020 |''Al Mallu''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/namitha-pramod-miya-team-up-for-boban-samuels-al-mallu/articleshow/68241657.cms |title=Namitha Pramod, Miya team up for Boban Samuel's Al Mallu |website=The Times of India}}</ref> || Gimi || Cameo appearance |- | 2021 |''Guardian'' || Meera Mohandas IPS || |- | 2022 || ''Cobra'' || Madhi and Kathir's unnamed mother || Tamil film |- | rowspan=2 | 2023 || ''Pranaya Vilasam'' || Meera || <ref>{{Cite news |title='Pranaya Vilasam' release date: Anaswara Rajan starrer to hit the big screens on THIS date |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pranaya-vilasam-release-date-anaswara-rajan-starrer-to-hit-the-big-screens-on-this-date/articleshow/97479159.cms |access-date=11 April 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- | ''The Road'' || Uma || Tamil film<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2023 |title=Miya George pens a heartfelt note for Trisha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/miya-george-pens-a-heartfelt-note-for-trisha/articleshow/104348377.cms |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | 2024 || ''Thalavan'' || Sunitha || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Second look poster of Asif Ali and Biju Menon's Thalavan is out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/dec/20/second-look-poster-of-asif-ali-and-biju-menons-thalavan-is-out-50582.html |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=Cinema Express |date=20 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Big Ben'' ||Police Inspector PJ Arunima ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santhosh |first=Vivek |date=9 June 2024 |title=Anu Mohan and Aditi Ravi's Big Ben gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Jun/09/anu-mohan-and-aditi-ravis-big-ben-gets-a-release-date |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2007- 2008||Velankanni Mathavu ||Mathavu||Surya TV|| rowspan="3" |tv serial |- |2009||Ente Alphonsamma ||Mary||Asianet |- |2010||Kunjali Marakkar ||Thamburatty||Asianet |- |2010||Viswasthan || ||Green TV||telefilm |- |2011||Alphonsamma ||Lakshmi kutty||Shalom TV|| rowspan="2" |tv serial |- |2012||Sreekrishnan ||Dancer in title song||Surya TV |- |2012||Bhima Jewels Comedy Festival ||Host/Judge||Mazhavil Manorama|| |- |2016||Vishudha Chavara Achan ||Promo Anchor||Flowers||tv serial |- |2017||Malayali Veettamma ||Mentor||Flowers (TV channel)||Launch episode |- |2018||Comedy Stars season 2 ||Judge|| Asianet || |- |2018||Katturumbu ||Judge||Flowers|| |- |2018||Flowers top singer ||Judge||Flowers || |- |2019||D5 Junior||Judge||Mazhavil Manorama|| |- |2020||Surya Super Jodi No.1 ||Judge||Surya TV|| |- |2021||Top singer Star night ||Judge||Flowers || |- |2021/ 2023||Star Magic ||Mentor||Flowers (TV channel)|| |- |2022||Funs Up On A Time 2 ||Judge||Amrita TV |- |2022||Red Carpet||Mentor||Amrita TV|| |- |2022||Dance Kerala Dance Season 2 ||Judge||Zee Keralam|| |- |2023||''Drama Juniors''||Judge||Zee Keralam|| |- |2023||''Ente Amma Superaa'' ||Judge||Mazhavil Manorama|| |- |2023||''kidilam'' ||Judge||Mazhavil Manorama|| |- |2024||Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri||Judge||Mazhavil Manorama|| |- |2024 |''Jai Mahendran'' |Priya Mahendran |Sony LIV |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saiju Kurup's Sony LIV series Jai Mahendran gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/jan/07/saiju-kurups-sony-liv-series-jai-mahendran-gets-a-release-date-51039.html |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Cinema Express |date=7 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref> |- |2026||''Drama Juniors'' season 2||Judge||Zee Keralam||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/drama-junior-is-back-with-season-2-manikuttan-replaces-vidhu-prathap/articleshow/128118174.cms |title=Drama Junior is back with season 2; Manikuttan replaces Vidhu Prathap |newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 February 2026}}</ref> |}

;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)

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== External links == {{Commons category|Miya George}} * {{IMDb name|id=5573352|name=Mia George}}

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