Miya George

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Miya George
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George during a wedding photoshoot
Born
Gimi George
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Ashwin Philip
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(m. 2020)​
[1]
Children1

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 . [2]

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Early life and education

George was born in Mumbai to a Syro Malabar Catholic family where her father worked as an engineer. At the age of four, she moved to Pala in Kottayam. [3] She attended school at Sacred Heart Girls High School, Bharananganam and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Bharananganam. She completed her B.A. degree at Alphonsa College and her Masters in English Literature at St. Thomas College, Palai. [4] [5] She has one elder sister.

On 12 September 2020, George married businessman Ashwin Philip at St. Mary's Basilica Church, Ernakulam, in a simple ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions. [1] They had a son in July 2021. [6]   Her father George Joseph died two months later on 21 September 2021. [7]

Career

George started her career by playing supporting roles in the television serials Alphonsamma [8] and Kunjali Marakkar. [9] She wain the films Doctor Love and Ee Adutha Kaalathu . [9] She rose to fame when she was chosen the Kerala Miss Fitness 2012 in a beauty pageant. [10] She made her debut as a heroine through the film Ettekaal Second but the project got a commercial release in the year 2014. [11] 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 . [9] 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. [10] 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. [12] 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, [10] and K. N. Sasidharan's Nayana which had her playing the mother of a young girl. [13] She made her debut in Tamil with Jeeva Shankar's Amara Kaaviyam in which she played a character called Karthika. [14] In 2015 she had done 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam . [15]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Oru Small Family ManikuttyCredited as Gimi George
2011 Doctor Love Ebin's friend
2012 Ee Adutha Kaalathu Shyleja
Navagatharkku Swagatham Elsa
Thiruvambadi Thampan Film actress
Chettayees MerlinFirst lead role
2013 Red Wine Deepthi
Memories Varsha Varghese
Vishudhan Sophie
2014 Salaam Kashmier Suja/Leena
Ettekaal Second Neethu
Mr. Fraud Saraswathi
Hi I'm Tony Tina
Amara Kaaviyam KarthikaTamil Film
Nayana Swetha
Cousins Ann
2015 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam Ann/Lucia
Indru Netru Naalai AnuTamil film
Anarkali Dr. Sherin George
2016 Hello Namasthe Anna
Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti Sreekala
Pavada Sinimol
Vetrivel JananiTamil film
Oru Naal Koothu LakshmiTamil film
2017 The Great Father Dr. Susan
Rum ThulasiTamil film
Yaman Anjana/AgalyaTamil film
Bobby Mariya
Sherlock Toms Shiney Mattummel
Ungarala Rambabu Savithri Telugu film
2018 Ira Karthika/Vaiga Devi
Parole Kathrina
Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal Anjali [16]
2019 Pattabhiraman Tanuja Varma
Brother's Day Thaneesha
Driving License Elsa Kuruvila
2020 Al Mallu [17] GimiCameo Appearance
2021 Guardian Meera Mohandas IPSOTT Release
2022 Cobra Madhi and Kathir's motherTamil film
2023 Pranaya Vilasam Meera [18]
The Road UmaTamil film [19]
2024 Thalavan Sunitha [20]
Big BenBharathi [21]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2024 Jai Mahendran Priya MahendranMalayalam [22]

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2007-2008Velankanni MathavuMathavu Surya TV tv serial
2009Ente AlphonsammaMary Asianet
2010Kunjali MarakkarThamburatty Asianet
2010Viswasthan Green TV telefilm
2011AlphonsammaLakshmi kutty Shalom TV tv serial
2012SreekrishnanDancer in title song Surya TV
2012Bhima Jewels Comedy FestivalHost/Judge Mazhavil Manorama
2016Vishudha Chavara AchanPromo Anchor Flowers tv serial
2017Malayali VeettammaMentor Flowers (TV channel) Launch episode
2018Comedy Stars season 2Judge Asianet
2018 Katturumbu Judge Flowers
2018 Flowers top singer Judge Flowers
2019 D5 Junior Judge Mazhavil Manorama
2020Surya Super Jodi No.1Judge Surya TV
2021 Top singer Star night Judge Flowers
2021/2023Star MagicMentor Flowers (TV channel)
2022Funs Up On A Time 2Judge Amrita TV
2022Red CarpetMentor Amrita TV
2022Dance Kerala Dance Season 2Judge Zee Keralam
2023Drama JuniorsJudge Zee Keralam
2023Ente Amma SuperaaJudgeMazhavil Manorama
2023kidilamJudgeMazhavil Manorama
2024 Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri JudgeMazhavil Manorama
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