Pia Miranda
Pia Miranda | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997−present |
Spouse |
Luke Hanigan (m. 2001) |
Children | 2 |
Pia Miranda is an Australian actress. Her career was launched with her role in the 2000 feature film
Early life
Born in
Career
Film and television career
After university, Miranda studied drama at the
The movie was based on
In 2002, Miranda played a small role in the US movie,
Following The Doppelgangers, Miranda starred in another Australian film Garage Days, playing Tanya. The coming-of-age comedy revolved around a young Sydney band trying to gain a foothold in the competitive pub rock scene. The movie was well received within Australia and is available on DVD. In 2003, Miranda played the role of Leanne Ferris in Travelling Light, about two sisters growing up in Adelaide in the early 1970s. Following this, Miranda also starred in Right Here Right Now in 2004.
Though Miranda is best known as a film actress, she has also featured in some television series. She was a recurring guest star on the long-running drama All Saints in 1998, the drama The Time of Our Lives in 2013 and 2014, and the popular Australian drama The Secret Life of Us, playing Talia.[9] Miranda has also been featured in The Glass House, Grass Roots and the Australian talk shows The Panel and The Project.[13]
Miranda has also worked as a celebrity artist for A Midwinter Night's Dream, a ticketed charity auction of art with pillow cases as the medium and inspired by the childhood dreams of artists and celebrities, to raise money for War Child Australia and was a judge for the 2005 Project Greenlight competition alongside fellow actors such as Sam Worthington. Miranda's sister, Nicole, starred in the Australian film Moving Out with Vince Colosimo. In 2014, she performed in Standing on Ceremony, nine plays on gay marriage written by Neil LaBute and Paul Rudnick.[9][14]
Recently, Miranda starred in the popular Australian prison drama Wentworth in 2015. She has played a recurring role in the teenage comedy drama Mustangs FC as Jen since 2017.[15]
Miranda was a contestant on the
In 2022, Miranda appeared as Thong on the fourth season of The Masked Singer Australia. She was the third contestant to be revealed, and placed tenth overall.[19][20]
In May 2023, it was announced that Miranda would be participating in the twentieth series of Dancing with the Stars. She was paired with Declan Taylor.
In October 2023 Miranda released her first book, a memoir titled Finding My Bella Vita,[21] which tells the story of how Looking for Alibrandi changed her life and how her career almost went in a very different way.
In March 2024, Miranda was named as part of the cast for Stan Australia series Invisible Boys.[22] Miranda would also appear in the Stan Australia movie Winddcatcher.[23]
Personal life
In March 2001, Miranda married her boyfriend Luke Hanigan,[24] lead singer and guitarist of the Australian band Lo-Tel,[25][26] at the Elvis Presley chapel in Las Vegas after four months of dating.[7][8] The couple have two children.[27][28]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Looking for Alibrandi | Josie Alibrandi | Won — AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated — FCCA Award for Best Actor, Female |
2002 | Queen of the Damned | Jesse's Roommate | |
Garage Days | Tanya | ||
The Doppelgangers | Cornell | Short | |
2003 | Travelling Light | Leanne Ferris | |
2004 | Right Here Right Now | Mads | |
2007 | The Girl Who Swallowed Bees | Girl | Short |
2008 | Three Blind Mice | Sally | |
The Tender Hook | Daisy | ||
2011 | Surviving Georgia | Heidi | |
2013 | Goddess | Sophie | |
2015 | Telepathy | Alina | Short |
2021 | The Odyssey | Mrs. A | Short |
Seen | Pia-Ryan's Sister | ||
2023 | Slant | Maggie Kopoulos | Film |
2024 | Windcatcher | Miss Berrick |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998–1999 | Neighbours | Karen Oldman
|
19 episodes |
1999 | Bondi Banquet | Jo Tognetti | |
2000 | All Saints | Brittany Finlay | 6 episodes |
2003 | Grass Roots | Ruth Levine | Episode: "Youth" |
2003–2004 | The Secret Life of Us | Talia | 7 episodes |
2011 | The Jesters | The Voice | Voice; Episode: "Go For Gold" |
Sea Patrol | Tracey McQueen | Episode: " Lifeline "
| |
2013–2014 | The Time of Our Lives | Kristen | 6 episodes |
2015 | Wentworth | Jodie Spiteri | 8 episodes |
2017 | Sherazade: The Untold Stories | Jinan | Voice; 7 episodes |
2017–2020 | Mustangs FC | Jen | 26 episodes |
2018 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Mrs. D | Episode: "Stephen's Meet The Parents Story" |
Back in Very Small Business | Sandi | 2 episodes | |
2019 | The Drop Off | Nicola McGinty | 2 episodes |
Show Me the Movie! | Herself | Episode: "2.2" | |
Australian Survivor | Herself/Contestant | 24 episodes, Sole Survivor Season: " Champions vs Contenders II "
| |
Welfare | Dr. Michele Henderson | Episode: "PTSD" | |
Have You Been Paying Attention? | Herself | Episode: "Have You Been Paying Attention to 2019?" | |
2022 | Would I Lie to You? | Herself | Episode: "1.7" |
The Masked Singer | Herself/Thong | 2 episodes
| |
The Hundred with Andy Lee | Herself | Episode: "3.8" | |
Riptide | Jenny Clark | 2 episodes | |
2023 | The Cook up with Adam Liaw | Self | 1 episode |
Aunty Donna's Coffee Café | Nic | Episode: "1.4" | |
Heat | Sarah Cameron | 4 episodes | |
Dancing with the Stars[29] | Self | ||
2025 | Invisible Boys | Anna | TBA |
Podcasts
Year | Title | Notes |
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2019-2021 | Rob Has a Podcast | Guest; 5 episodes |
Audiobooks
- What Zola Did on Monday (2020, written by ISBN 978-1760895150
References
- ^ Burke, Tina (17 September 2019). "Pia Miranda wins Australian Survivor 2019: "This will change my family's life!"". Now To Love. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Bond, Nick (17 September 2019). "Survivor winner: 'I was ready to die '". news.com.au. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Lunch with...Pia Miranda".
- ^ "Go Pia Miranda - Class of 1990! - Sacre Coeur Glen Iris". Facebook. 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Wulff, Alana (27 September 2018). "La Trobe University Alumni on Turning Your Interests into Your Career". Junkee. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "'Looking for Alibrandi': The story of three generations of Italian-Australian women living together". Il Globo. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Pia Miranda". QT Sydney. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b "The eyes have it". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 2003. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Bennett, Sally (31 December 2013). "Love and marriage lure Pia back to stage". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Past Awards – 2000". AACTA Awards. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Pia pressure". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 2003. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (2001)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "The Project - Pia Miranda". Facebook. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Bailey, John (2 January 2014). "The way we wed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Spira, Madi (14 March 2019). "Pia Miranda: 'I won't let my kids watch Looking for Alibrandi'". WHO Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ McKnight, Robert (22 May 2019). "Major cast details leaked for AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR: CHAMPIONS vs CONTENDERS". TV Blackbox. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Lilly, Alex (17 September 2019). "Survivor fans are divided over Pia Miranda's controversial win". Now To Love. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Pia Miranda - Australian Survivor Hall of Fame 2021 Inductee". YouTube.
- ^ Laidlaw, Kyle (9 August 2022). "RECAP | PIA MIRANDA revealed as the Thong on THE MASKED SINGER AUSTRALIA". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Third celebrity revealed on The Masked Singer Australia". News.com.au. 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Finding My Bella Vita: A story of family, food, fame and working out who you are by Pia Miranda - Books".
- ^ Rigden, Clare (12 March 2024). "FIRST LOOK: What to expect from series filming in WA". PerthNow. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Jessica Mauboy, Pia Miranda join cast of Windcatcher | ScreenHub Australia - Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data". 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Lo and behold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 September 2003. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Luke Hanigan". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Planet of the Stereos - Lo-tel". CD Baby Music Store. 2003. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Hawker, Philippa (18 January 2014). "Lunch with...Pia Miranda". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Todoroska, Valentina (17 September 2019). "'I Was Really Worried': Pia Miranda Didn't Want Her Kids To Visit Her During 'Survivor'". 10 daily. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Dancing With The Stars 2023: Mary Coustas And Olympians Among The Most Competitive Line-up Ever".
External links
- Pia Miranda at IMDb