Pia Miranda Movies and Career Information

Pia Miranda (born 15 June 1973) is an Australian, multi-award-winning actress whose career was launched with her successful 2000 role in the feature film Looking for Alibrandi, an Australian film based on the novel by Melina Marchetta. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Pia Miranda is of Italian descent and spent the majority of her early life travelling throughout Australia with her family, attending a large number of schools. After completing her high school certificate, Miranda enrolled at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Victoria, studying Drama, majoring in acting. After the completion of her Degree in Drama, Miranda began a Bachelor of Arts degree at Victoria University, Australia, majoring in theatre, chosen because of its strong content in the subject. Soon after this, Miranda found herself playing Karen Oldman on the Australian soap Neighbours, from 1998 to 1999. At this time, Miranda was also starring in the ABC television series Bondi Banquet, playing Jo Tognetti. This was the starting point for Miranda's future success within the Australian film and television industry, quickly being chosen for the role of Josephine Alibrandi in the hugely successful Australian movie