MiriamaSmith
- Actor
Miriama Smith began acting on screen as a teen. Over a dozen roles and a decade later, she joined the cast for three seasons of TV series Mercy Peak. She went on to star as feisty corporate boss Brady Truebridge in Filthy Rich. The versatile Smith has done screen time as a gang leader (The Tribe), mother (Stolen, Kaitangata Twitch), competitive dancer (Dancing with the Stars) and presenter (Finding Aroha).
Screenography
Biography
Miriama Smith spent much of her childhood learning dance. Encouraged to model, she found her calling after someone suggested she try acting instead. A couple of advertisements aside, her first dramatic role was as a teenager who leads a friend astray in a 1991 episode of police drama Shark in the Park.
Awards
2012 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress: for Siege
2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress - Television: for Kaitangata Twitch
“Miriama Smith's performance as Delwyn was chillingly remarkable.”