Amiah Miller (born July 16, 2004) is an American actress and model. She starred in the 2017 film War for the Planet of the Apes. She also appears in the TV series Henry Danger, Best Friends Whenever and MacGyver.

Amiah Miller
Born (2004-07-16) July 16, 2004 (age 20)
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2014–present

Early life

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Her father is Merrill Miller. Around 2014, Miller took acting training classes in Los Angeles and Orlando. Besides acting, Miller also studies Thai boxing and jujutsu.[1]

Career

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In 2017, Miller had a breakout role starring in War for the Planet of the Apes, as the character Nova.[2] She appeared on the main promotional poster for the film.[3] She previously appeared in Lights Out (2016), playing the young version of Teresa Palmer's character. In 2017, she had roles in Trafficked and House by the Lake.[4] On television, she appears in Henry Danger, Richie Rich, Best Friends Whenever[5] and MacGyver.

She often plays the young version of another character, as she did in the films Lights Out and Trafficked, and in the TV series Best Friends Whenever.

In 2019, she appeared in the live-action-fantasy film Anastasia: Once Upon a Time.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Lights Out Young Rebecca
2017 War for the Planet of the Apes Nova
Trafficked Young Sara
House by the Lake Emma
2019 Anastasia: Once Upon a Time Megan
2020 The Water Man Josephine "Jo" Riley
2022 My Best Friend's Exorcism Gretchen Lang
2024 Hold Your Breath Rose Bellum

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Clementine Young Clementine Television film
2015 Henry Danger Paula Makiato Episode: "Spoiler Alert"
Richie Rich Noah Episode: "$pooky $tuff"
Best Friends Whenever 9-year-old Shelby Episodes: "The Butterscotch Effect" and "When Shelby Met Cyd"
How We Live Riley Television film
2016 MacGyver Valerie Lawson Episode: "Pliers"

References

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  1. ^ "Amiah Miller's RAW interview". July 16, 2017 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Lee, Ashley (July 17, 2017). "'War for the Planet of the Apes' Breakout Amiah Miller Talks Crying on Command as Nova". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ "War For The Planet of the Apes: Steve Zahn & Amiah Miller Official Movie Interview". YouTube. June 23, 2017.
  4. ^ a b McNary, Dave (July 12, 2017). "'War for Planet of the Apes' Star Amiah Miller Joins 'Anastasia'". Variety.
  5. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (January 25, 2017). "CAA Signs Amiah Miller; Magnet Management & UTA Ink French Filmmaker Simon Saulnier". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
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