Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth (born 25 October 1993) is an English actress and model of Brazilian mother and Canadian father. She is best known for her work in the ongoing horror film franchise ''X'' (2022–present). Following a brief stint modelling as a teenager, Goth made her feature film debut in ''

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'' (2013). She went on to have supporting roles in the sci-fi thriller ''The Survivalist'' (2015), the sci-fi horror ''High Life'' (2018), the supernatural horror ''Suspiria'' (2018), and the romantic comedy ''Emma'' (2020). Goth starred in

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's slasher films '' X'' and ''

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'' (both 2022), the latter of which she also co-wrote. Her performances in the films earned her widespread critical acclaim and several accolades.

Early life

Goth was born in

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, England. Her mother is Brazilian and her father is

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, originally from

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. Her maternal grandfather is

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artist

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, and her maternal grandmother is

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ian actress

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. Goth moved to Brazil when she was a few weeks old, because her mother, who was 20 at the time, needed help from her family to raise her. They returned to the United Kingdom when she was five and briefly relocated to her father's native Canada when she was ten. There, she attended nine schools in a single school year; Goth said that the period when they tried living with her father was very difficult. When she was twelve, she and her mother settled in southeast London, where she attended

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. Goth's mother raised her in a single-parent household, working as a

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to support them.

Career

When Goth was 14, she was discovered at the Underage Festival in London by fashion photographer

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, who signed her to Storm Model Management. She subsequently appeared in advertisements for ''

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'' and

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. She began to audition for films at 16, and after finishing

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, won her first role in

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's ''

'' (2013), along with Charlotte Gainsbourg and

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in the segment "The Gun". Goth played Sophie Campbell in an episode of

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's crime drama series '' The Tunnel''. In 2014, she appeared in Future Unlimited's music video for "Haunted Love," directed by Shia LaBeouf. She then appeared in the Stephen Fingleton directed introductory short film ''Magpie'' with Martin McCann. In 2015, Goth played the lead role of Milja in the post-apocalyptic thriller '' The Survivalist'' directed by Fingleton, followed by roles as Meg Weathers in the disaster adventure-thriller film ''

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'' (2015) directed by

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, and Hanna Helmqvist in an episode of

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's crime series ''

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''. She also appeared in the horror film ''

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'' (2016) directed by

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and had supporting roles in Luca Guadagnino's remake of ''

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'' (2018) and the sci-fi mystery film '' High Life'' (2018) directed by

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. Goth appeared in Guadagnino's short film ''

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'' (2019) and Autumn de Wilde's period romantic comedy film '' Emma'' (2020). She also starred in Karen Cinorre's action drama film ''

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'' (2021) with

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and

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. Goth starred in

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'' X'', released in March 2022 to critical acclaim. She received praise for her roles as both protagonist Maxine Minx and antagonist Pearl, with West stating, "She understood the characters really well, and she understood the duality of Maxine and Pearl." She also starred in the

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film ''

'', which she co-wrote with West and began filming immediately after ''X''. The film was released in September 2022 to positive reviews. Goth's performance in the film received unanimous praise with Williams Earl, in a piece for ''

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'', contending that it deserves attention from the

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. Goth will resume the role of Maxine Minx for the sequel ''MaXXXine''. She will next star in Brandon Cronenberg's '' Infinity Pool'' opposite

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Personal life

Goth met American actor Shia LaBeouf while co-starring in ''

'' in 2012. On 10 October 2016, Goth and LaBeouf appeared to get married in a

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ceremony officiated by an

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. Two days later, a local official claimed that the pair were not legally married, but instead a commitment ceremony was performed. Later that month, LaBeouf confirmed their nuptials on ''

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''. In September 2018, it was announced the couple had separated and filed for divorce. However, in February 2022, it was reported that Goth was pregnant with their first child. They have a daughter, Isabel, born in March 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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