Amiah Miller

Amiah Miller (born July 16, 2004) is an American actress. 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
OccupationActress, model
Years active2014–present

Early life

Miller grew up in a small town in Virginia. 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

In 2017, Miller had a breakout role starring in War for the Planet of the Apes, as the character Nova, a mute orphan who helps the apes to rescue the main character, Caesar, and goes on to live with the species in their new home.[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
Television and film roles
Year Title Role Note
2014 Clementine Young Clementine Television film
2015 Henry Danger Paula Makiato Episode: "Spoiler Alert"
2015 Richie Rich Noah Episode: "$pooky $tuff"
2015 Best Friends Whenever 9 Year Old Shelby 2 episodes
2015 How We Live Riley Television film
2016 Lights Out Young Rebecca Film
2016 MacGyver Valerie Lawson Episode: "Pliers"
2017 War for the Planet of the Apes Nova Film
2017 Trafficked Young Sara Film
2017 House by the Lake Emma Film
2019 Anastasia: Once Upon a Time Megan Film
2020 The Water Man Jo Film

References
  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. 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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