Miya Cech (born on 4th March 2007) is an American actress who was born in Japan. She is known for working in Television shows. Her worked at most popular shows are American Housewife, American Horror Story and Hand of God.
In 2018, she gained international recognition for playing the role of ZU in action-adventure drama movie The Darkest Minds. In 2019, she acted in a Netflix original movie Rim of the World as ZhenZhen among three other children leads who saved the world from aliens in the plot.
Miya Cech Actress, Age, Biography, Wiki
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Name | Miya Cech |
Nickname | Miya |
Profession | Actress and model |
Debut | TV Series: Hawaii Five – 0 in 2015 and Movie: The Darkest Minds in 2018 |
Date of birth | 4th March 2007 (adopted) |
Age | 13 years old (as of 2020) |
Zodiac | Pisces |
Birthplace | Tokyo, Japan |
Hometown | Tokyo, Japan |
Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States of America |
Nationality | Japanese-American |
School | Homeschooling |
College | Still in school |
Educational Qualifications | Schooling, Elementary Education |
Ethnicity | Japanese |
Religion | Christianity |
Height | 137cm or 1.37m or 4’6” |
Weight | 35kg or 77lbs |
Body Measurements | 25-23-26 |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Brown |
Father | G. Cech |
Mother | Er. Cech |
Brother | Nikko J |
Sisters | Emi Cech and Kai Marie Cech |
Salary | $8000-$10000 USD/ episode |
Net worth | $350,000 USD |
Hobbies | Travelling, listening to music and dancing |
Early life and Background
Miya Cech was born in Tokyo, Japan. She was adopted and is being raised by parents G. Cech and Er. Cech. Her parents are American and she holds Japanese and American citizenship. She has a brother named Nikko J and two younger sisters named Emi Cech and Kai Marie Cech.
After she was adopted her parents moved to California, United States of America. She now resides with her family in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Even though she is adopted she is loved by her family and shares a great bond with them. Even two of her three siblings are also adopted. She is being homeschooled in elementary education due to her career.
She developed a love for acting at a very early age and started modelling at the age of four. She is Japanese by ethnicity.
Personal favourite’s
Actor | Tom Cruise |
Actress | Jennifer Aniston and Zendaya |
Holiday Destination | London |
Food | Seafood |
Colours | Pink and blue |
Career
Miya Cech started her career at the age of four as a model. She appeared on several print media for brands like Gap, Old Navy, Mattel, Ralph Lauren etc. She was one of the most beautiful faces in the modelling industry as a child model.
She started her acting career in 2015 with an episodic role in the CBS action-crime drama Hawaii Five-0. Later that year she also appeared in the Nickelodeon comedy Thundermans and then also did Hand of God. In 2016, she got a role on season six of the FX horror series American Horror Story. This was followed by the role of Ali Wong’s daughter in the ABC Comedy American Housewife.
She got her breakthrough for playing Suzume Kimura in The Darkest Minds in 2017. She appeared alongside Mandy Moore and Amandla Stenberg. She is one of the leading child actresses in Hollywood. She earned a lot of praise for the playing the character ZhenZhen in the Netflix original movie Rim of the World which released on 24th May 2019.
She starred alongside Jack Gore, Alessio Scalzotto and Benjamin Flores Jr. She was part of four children lead who saves the world from alien attack in the movie. She is further going to be cast on a coming of age comedy, Marvelous And The Black Hole.
Filmography
TV Series
- Hawaii Five – 0 in 2015 as Young Kono Kalakaua (1 episode)
- The Thundermans in 2015 as Ice Cream Kid (1 episode)
- Hand of God in 2015 as Little Girl (1 episode)
- American Horror Story in 2016 as Amy Chen (2 episodes)
- American Housewife from 2017-2019 as Marigold (3 episodes)
- Are You Afraid of the Dark in 2019 as Akiko Yamato (TV Mini-series, 3 episodes)
Short
- Angel Town in 2016 as Young Lola
- Unbound in 2017 as Young Kitsune
- ¡ Viva la Revolución ! in 2019
Movies
- The Darkest Minds in 2018 as Zu
- The rim of the World in 2019 as Zhen Zhen
- Always Be My Maybe in 2019 as twelve-year-old Sasha
- Marvellous and the Black Hole in 2020 as Sammy Ko (post-production)
Lesser-known Facts
- Miya Cech was adopted by parents G. Cech and Er. Cech. She was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her parents then moved to their home in California and then to Los Angeles, United States of America her work.
- She had three other siblings. A brother named Nikko J and two sisters named Emi and Kai Marie Cech. Of the two of her siblings are also adopted.
- The young actress started modelling at the age of four. She was print media model for brands like Gap, Old Navy, Ralph Lauren and Mattel.
- She got worldwide recognition by her Character ZhenZhen for the Netflix original movie Rim of the World.
- She got her first role in Hawaii Five – 0, just before her eighth birthday.
- Miya Cech manages her social media accounts with the help of her parents.
- The young thirteen years old actress is going to be cast in the coming of age comedy film Marvelous And The Black Hole in 2020.