Simone Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 September 2005 [1] |
| Occupations | Actress, Singer |
| Years active | 2015– |
| Television | The Institute |
Simone Miller (born 22 September 2005) is a Canadian television and film actress and singer.
Career
[edit]Acting
[edit]Miller was born in September 2005 and was a child actress, and has been acting since she was ten years-old.[1] She had early television appearances on The Big Fun Crafty Show on Universal Kids and Snapshots on CBC Television. She had early roles on commercials for bands such as The Shopping Channel and The Wall Street Journal.[3]
Miller appeared as student Raign Westbrook in Canadian television series Detention Adventure on CBC and HBO Max, about school children who deliberately get detention to investigate school secrets, returning to the show for second and third series. She also had the role of a young Dorinda Clark-Cole in biographical film The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020).[4][5][6] Miller appeared in multiple seasons of Canadian television series Run the Burbs as Mannix. She also had roles in Workin' Mums and animated PBS children’s series Pinkalicious & Peterrific.[7][1]
In 2025, Miller could be seen as Kalisha in the first series of Stephen King supernatural television horror adaptation The Institute for MGM+, appearing alongside Joe Freeman, Ben Barnes and Mary-Louise Parker.[8][9]
Music
[edit]As a teenager she also released music as a singer-songwriter, and co-directed the music video for her song Older when she was 16 years-old.[10] She has opened for established Canadian musical acts such as Arkells and Blue Rodeo.[1]
Personal life
[edit]From Toronto,[11] Miller has both Italian and Jamaican heritage and has completed voluntary work with the Jamaican Canadian Association. She has trained in kickboxing and as well as singing, plays guitar and ukulele.[4][5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2022 | Space Dragon and Kim | Hawkins | |
| 2019-2022 | Detention Adventure | Raign Westbrook | 28 episodes |
| 2020 | The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | Young Dorinda | Film |
| 2021 | Workin' Mums | Lauren | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Indigo | |
| 2022-2024 | Run the Burbs | Mannix | 13 episodes |
| 2025 | The Institute | Kalisha | 8 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Occhi Interview: Actress, Singer and Actress Simone Miller". Occhi Magazine. March 30, 2023. Retrieved 23 Dec 2025.
- ^ Smith, Simone (June 3, 2019). "Simone Miller; Empowering our young black women". Toronto Caribbean. Retrieved 23 Dec 2025.
- ^ Harlton, Kat (29 April 2019). "Rising Young Actress Simone Miller Discusses 'Detention Adventure', Her Ideal Role And What's Next". Harlton Empire. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ a b Tilson, Mai (12 Apr 2019). "Simone Miller On Her Breakout Role In 'Detention Adventure'". Close Up Culture. Retrieved 23 Dec 2025.
- ^ a b "Interview with Simone Miller from @kleffnotes". The Nerdy Girl Express. Retrieved 23 Dec 2025.
- ^ "It's back to school for CBC Gem's Detention Adventure". Brioux.tv. March 11, 2022. Retrieved 23 Dec 2025.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (September 27, 2021). "'Run The Burbs': Rakhee Morzaria, Zoriah Wong, Roman Pesino & More Set As Main Cast Of CBC Family Comedy From Andrew Phung". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Norman, Dalton (Aug 29, 2024). "Stephen King's The Institute: Confirmation, Cast, Story & Everything We Know". Screen Rant. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 28, 2024). "'The Institute' Casts Simone Miller & Jason Diaz In MGM+ Series Based On Stephen King Novel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Letonja, Jana (14 July 2025). "IN CONVERSATION WITH SIMONE MILLER". numeronetherlands.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Rivera, Irvin (20 August 2025). "MELODY MEETS MAYHEM: SIMONE MILLER IN THE INSTITUTE". abookof.us. Retrieved 23 Dec 2025.