Biography/Education
Miranda began her studies in the arts at the age of ten when she attended the Claude Watson School for the Arts, Canada's premiere multidisciplinary school for the performance and visual arts. While at Claude Watson, Miranda majored in Visual Arts and minored in Drama and Dance. Miranda made her television debut at the age of thirteen, and since then, has performed in several leading, supporting and guest starring roles in film, television and theatre.
Miranda continued her education at Earl Haig Secondary School, where she completed the as well as the Academy Program for the .
Miranda completed an Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Toronto. At the same time, Miranda provided her services as a counselor for crisis intervention at a number of community shelters and crisis centers.
Miranda was a participant in "Project: Involve," a mentorship program at the IFP in Los Angeles. Through the directors of "Project: Involve," Miranda was recommended for and subsequently won a full scholarship award at for their Feature Development Program - which she completed with .
Screenwriting
Miranda won the top prize in the for a historical epic that she wrote called "Song of Silence." In addition to Slamdance, Miranda was a finalist in several screenwriting competitions and won a nomination by APA Film for the ABC New Talent Development Scholarship Grant Program.
“Song of Silence” was optioned by Jeff Apple, producer of “In the Line of Fire” starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Rene Russo, and “The Recruit” starring Al Pacino and Colin Farrell. Attached to direct is Jonathan Kaplan who directed Jodi Foster in her winning performance in “” and Michelle Pfeiffer in her Academy Award nominated performance in “.”
Since her Slamdance win, Miranda has been asked to pen several screenplays for independent producers and production companies.
Production
Miranda has produced a number of short films, industrials and feature length films that are now distributed internationally. She is the president and CEO of ShadowDance Pictures, a film production company established in 2002.
Trivia
*Miranda was on the front cover of the February 2008 edition of magazine.
*Miranda holds a in the Martial Art of .
*Miranda's first vehicle was a Yamaha Virago Motorcycle.
*Miranda won the Most Valuable Player Award on the girl's rugby team at Earl Haig Secondary School. After high school, she played with two women's rugby teams called "The Toronto Saracens Rugby Club" and the "Toronto Barbarians."
Awards
*2004 Slamdance Film Festival Sparky Award for Best Screenplay
Selected film credits
*"iMurders" - Janet Ling
*"Bare Knuckles" - Kim Sue
*"Fear Chamber" - Kathryn Rose
*"Taken By Force" - Lim Jing
*"Letting Go" - Dana
*"Shakespeare's Richard III" - Portia
*"Immortally Yours" - Sylvia
*"Mr. Fix It" - Melanie
*"The Eden Formula" - Kate Lo
*"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" - Stacy Li
*"Saurian" - Chi
*"F*Stop" - Cornelia
*"Ride Or Die" - Tommy Wong
*"Jane Doe" - Kwan
*"Killing Moon" - Pam
Recurring television credits
*'''' - Kristen Shoop
*'''' - Kwai Ling Hong
Selected television credits
*"Charmed" - episode "Payback's a Witch" - Dominax
*"7th Heaven" - episode "The One Thing" - Julie Liu
*"" - episode "Dirty Girls" - Fighting Potential
*"The Invisible Man" - episode "Money For Nothing: Part 2" - Nurse
*"Once A Thief" - episode "Family Reunion"
*"PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" - episode "Kiss Of The Tiger" - Sing
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