Miya George | |
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![]() Miya during a Wedding Photoshoot | |
Born | Gimi George |
Nationality | Indian |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Spouse | Ashwin Philip (m. 2020) |
Children | 1 |
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 started her career as an actress by playing supporting roles in Soap opera and served as Jury for several television shows.
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]
Miya was born in Dombivli, Mumbai as a daughter to George Joseph & Mini George,In A Syro Malabar Catholic family where her father worked as an engineer. Later, at the age of four, she moved to Pala in Kottayam. [3] She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Girls High School, Bharananganam and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Bharananganam. She completed B.A. degree from Alphonsa College, Palai and her Masters in English Literature at St. Thomas College, Palai. [4] [5] She has one elder sister, Gini, who is married to Lijo George and is settled in Bangalore. On 12 September 2020, Miya 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]
She 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]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Oru Small Family | Manikutty | Credited as Gimi George |
2011 | Doctor Love | Ebin's friend | |
2012 | Ee Adutha Kaalathu | Shyleja | |
Navagatharkku Swagatham | Elsa | ||
Thiruvambadi Thampan | Film actress | ||
Chettayees | Merlin | First 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 | Karthika | Tamil Film | |
Nayana | Swetha | ||
Cousins | Ann | ||
2015 | 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam | Ann/Lucia | |
Indru Netru Naalai | Anu | Tamil film | |
Anarkali | Dr. Sherin George | ||
2016 | Hello Namasthe | Anna | |
Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti | Sreekala | ||
Pavada | Sinimol | ||
Vetrivel | Janani | Tamil film | |
Oru Naal Koothu | Lakshmi | Tamil film | |
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 | |
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] | Gimi | Cameo Appearance |
2021 | Guardian | Meera Mohandas IPS | OTT Release |
2022 | Cobra | Madhi and Kathir's mother | Tamil film |
2023 | Pranaya Vilasam | Meera | [18] |
The Road | Uma | Tamil film [19] | |
2024 | Thalavan | Sunitha | [20] |
Big Ben | [21] | ||
Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
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2024 | Jai Mahendran† | TBA | Malayalam | Post Production [22] |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2007-2008 | Velankanni Mathavu | Mathavu | Surya TV | tv serial |
2009 | Ente Alphonsamma | Mary | Asianet | |
2010 | Kunjali Marakkar | Thamburatty | Asianet | |
2010 | Viswasthan | Green TV | telefilm | |
2011 | Alphonsamma | Lakshmi kutty | Shalom TV | 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 |
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Work | Award | Category | Result |
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Vishudhan | 17th Asianet Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
Jaycee FoundationAward | Special Jury Award | Won | |
Amara Kaaviyam | TNSFA Awards 2015 | Best Actress- Tamil | Won |
Behindwoods Gold Medal 2015 | Best Actress- Tamil | Won | |
Anarkali | Asianet Film Awards 2016 | Best Actress | Nominated |
5th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress- Malayalam | Nominated | |
Cera Vanitha Film Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
63rd Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam | Nominated | |
Paavada | Asianet Film Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
Sherlock Toms | Asianet Comedy Awards 2017 | Best Popular Actress | Won |
Ira | Asianet Film Awards 2019 | Best Actress | Nominated |
Parole | Asianet Film Awards 2019 | Best Actress | Nominated |
Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal | Asianet Film Awards 2019 | Best Actress | Nominated |
Driving Licence | 9th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress- Malayalam | Nominated |
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