Gimi George, better known by her 

stage name Miya George, or more commonly Miya, 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 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] She's best known for her roles in the
films Memories (2013), Vishudhan (2013), Mr. Fraud (2014), Amara Kaaviyam (2014), Indru Netru
Naalai (2015), Anarkali (2015), Paavada (2016), Hello Namasthe (2016), Oru Naal
Koothu (2016), The Great Father (2017), Sherlock Toms (2017), Ira (2018), Ente Mezhuthiri
Athazhangal (2018), Brother's Day (2019), and Driving Licence (2019).

Contents

 1Early life and education

 2Career
 3Filmography
 4Television
o 4.1Serials
 5References
 6External links

Early life and education

Miya was born in Mehrauli, Delhi as a daughter to Sunny Varghese and Lelamma Chacko
(now Thane), where her father worked as an engineer. Later, at the age of five, 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 have a son born in
July 2021.[6]

Career
She started her career by playing supporting roles in the television serials Alphonsamma and Kunjali
Marakkar.[7] She wain the films Doctor Love and Ee Adutha Kaalathu.[7] She rose to fame when she
was chosen the Kerala Miss Fitness 2012 in a beauty pageant. [8] She made her debut as a heroine
through the film Ettekaal Second but the project got a commercial release in the year 2014.
[9]
 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[10] The same year she appeared as a Christian nun thrown out of the church on the
charge of having an illicit affair with a priest, 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,[8][11] and K. N. Sasidharan's Nayana which had her playing the
mother of a young girl.[12] She made her debut in Tamil with Jeeva Shankar's Amara Kaaviyam in
which she played a character called Karthika. [13] In 2015 she had done 32aam Adhyayam 23aam
Vaakyam.[14]

Filmography
Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Yea Languag
Film Role Notes
r e

2010 Oru Small Family Manikutty Malayalam

2011 Doctor Love Ebin's friend

Credited as Gimi
Ee Adutha Kaalathu Shyleja
George

Navagatharkku Swagatham Elsa

2012
Thiruvambadi Thampan Film actress

Chettayees Merlin First lead role

Red Wine Deepthi

2013 Memories Varsha Varghese

Vishudhan Sophie

2014 Salaam Kashmier Suja/Leena

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Film Role Notes
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Ettekaal Second Neethu

Mr. Fraud Saraswathi

Hi I'm Tony Tina

Amara Kaaviyam Karthika Tamil Tamil Debut

Nayana Nayana's mother

Cousins Ann
Malayalam

32aam Adhyayam 23aam

Ann/Lucia
Vaakyam

2015
Indru Netru Naalai Anu Tamil

Anarkali Dr. Sherin George

2016 Pavada Sinimol

Malayalam
Hello Namasthe Anna

Valleem Thetti Pulleem

Sreekala
Thetti

Vetrivel Janani Tamil

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Film Role Notes
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Oru Naal Koothu Lakshmi

The Great Father Dr. Susan Malayalam

Rum Thulasi
Tamil
Yaman Anjana/Agalya
2017
Bobby Mariya
Malayalam
Sherlock Toms Shiney Mattummel

Ungarala Rambabu Savithri Telugu

Karthika/Vaiga Malayalam
Ira
Devi

2018
Parole Kathrina

Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal Anjali [15]

2019 Pattabhiraman Tanuja Varma

Brother's Day Thaneesha

Driving License Elsa Kuruvila

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Film Role Notes
r e

2020 Al Mallu[16] Gimi

Meera Mohandas
Guardian OTT Release
IPS

Cobra TBA Tamil Completed

2021

Indru Netru Naalai 2 Anu Tamil Filming

CID Sheela Sheela Malayalam Pre Production

Television
Serials
 Sreekrishnan (Surya TV)
 Ene Alphonsamma ( Asianet )
 Kunjali Marakkar ( Asianet )
 Alphonsamma ( Shalom TV )
 Velankanni Mathavu ( Surya TV )
 Vishudha Chavara Achan (Flowers )
 Viswasthan (Green TV) - telefilm
Mentor

 Malayali Veettamma (Flowers (TV channel)

 Red Carpet (Amrita TV)
 Star Magic (Flowers (TV channel)
Host

 Bhima Jewels Comedy Festival (Mazhavil Manorama)

Judge