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Mia Goth Biography: From Teen Model to Horror Icon

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Mia Goth is a British actress and former model born on 25 October 1993 in London, best known as the scream queen of Ti West’s X film trilogy, where she played both Maxine Minx and Pearl in dual, prosthetics-heavy performances. She has since starred in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025) and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026). In October 2026, she filed for divorce from actor Shia LaBeouf, seeking primary custody of their daughter. (Wikipedia; Fangoria)

Quick facts

Full name Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth
Born 25 October 1993, Guy’s Hospital, London, England
Nationality British
Occupation Actress, model
Known for X, Pearl, MaXXXine, Frankenstein, The Odyssey
Spouse Shia LaBeouf (2016–present; divorce filed October 2026)
Children 1 daughter (Isabel, born March 2022; public record via custody filing)

Early life & background

Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth was born at Guy’s Hospital in London to a Brazilian mother and a Canadian father from Nova Scotia. Her maternal grandfather is the American artist Lee Jaffe, and her maternal grandmother is Brazilian actress Maria Gladys. (Wikipedia; Martin Cid Magazine)

Her childhood was nomadic: taken to Brazil at two weeks old, back in the UK at five, and briefly in her father’s native Canada at ten — where she attended nine schools in a single school year. At twelve she settled in southeast London with her mother, who raised her alone working as a waitress, and attended Sydenham School. (Wikipedia)

As a teenager she was discovered by fashion photographer Gemma Booth at London’s Underage Festival and signed to Storm Model Management, going on to shoot campaigns for Miu Miu and Prada and editorials for Vogue, W, Love, and Dazed before turning to acting in her mid-teens. (Wikipedia; IMDb)

Career

Debut and indie years

Goth’s film debut came in Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), in the segment “The Gun,” alongside Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe — the production on which she met Shia LaBeouf. The same year she played Sophie Campbell in three episodes of Sky Atlantic’s The Tunnel. (Wikipedia; IMDb)

She then headlined Stephen Fingleton’s post-apocalyptic thriller The Survivalist (2015) as Milja, earning a 2015 British Independent Film Award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. (BIFA) She followed it with Everest (2015), Gore Verbinski’s A Cure for Wellness (2016), Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake (2018), Claire Denis’s High Life (2018), and Autumn de Wilde’s Emma (2020). (Wikipedia; Fangoria)

Breakthrough: the X trilogy

Goth’s breakthrough arrived with Ti West’s slasher film X (2022), in which she played both the aspiring starlet Maxine Minx and the elderly Pearl — the latter requiring up to ten hours in prosthetic makeup. She then headlined the prequel Pearl (2022), which she co-wrote with West, and closed out the trilogy with MaXXXine (2024), cementing her as a modern scream queen: a Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award, two Critics’ Choice Super Awards, and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Lead Performance. She also starred opposite Alexander Skarsgård in Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool (2023), which premiered at Sundance. (Wikipedia; Fangoria)

Blockbusters: Frankenstein and The Odyssey

In Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025), Goth played a dual role — Elizabeth Harlander and young Victor’s mother in the early flashbacks — earning an AACTA International nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2026 she appeared in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey as Melantho, one of Penelope’s handmaids, in an ensemble led by Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway; Universal released the film in July 2026. She is next set to play the main antagonist in Shawn Levy’s Star Wars: Starfighter (2027). (Wikipedia; Filmfare; Martin Cid Magazine)

Major achievements

  • Breakthrough dual performance in X (2022), establishing her as a modern scream queen
  • Co-wrote and headlined Pearl (2022) — Best Actress at Sitges; Independent Spirit Award nomination
  • Two Critics’ Choice Super Awards (2023): Best Actress in a Horror Movie and Best Villain
  • Back-to-back blockbusters: del Toro’s Frankenstein and Nolan’s The Odyssey

Personal life

Goth met Shia LaBeouf on the set of Nymphomaniac in 2012. They held a Las Vegas ceremony in October 2016 (officials later said it was a commitment ceremony rather than a legally binding marriage). They announced a separation in 2018, reconciled around 2020, and their daughter Isabel was born in March 2022. (Wikipedia; SoapCentral)

On 6 October 2026, Goth filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences and listing 28 July 2025 as the separation date. The petition seeks primary legal and physical custody of four-year-old Isabel, with visitation for LaBeouf, and asks that neither party receive spousal support. These are the petition’s requests; a judge has not yet ruled. (Law Commentary; Dateline Wire)

Days after the filing, her representatives accused a blue-checked Instagram fan account (“miagoth_”) of spreading counterfeit AI-generated images of Goth — including a viral selfie of her wearing a “MY EX IS MY BIGGEST FAN” T-shirt. Her rep, Christine Tripicchio, told The Verge on 13 October that Goth owns no social media accounts and that her team had filed multiple complaints with Instagram; the account was later removed for impersonating a public figure. (Just Jared; Becoming)

Like fellow British actor John Boyega, Goth has moved from acclaimed smaller films into the decade’s biggest studio franchises.

Net worth snapshot

Mia Goth’s net worth is estimated at around $3 million as of October 2026, based on the most-cited published figure (Celebrity Net Worth, September 2026), with other aggregators placing her between $2 and $5 million. She has no Forbes, Bloomberg, or Hurun estimate on record. Read the full breakdown, earnings timeline, and transparent estimate methodology on her net-worth page.

FAQs about Mia Goth

Who is Mia Goth?

Mia Goth is a British actress and former model born 25 October 1993 in London. She became known as a modern scream queen through Ti West’s X film trilogy (X, Pearl, MaXXXine) and has since starred in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025) and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026).

How old is Mia Goth?

Mia Goth was born on 25 October 1993, making her 32 as of October 2026. Some aggregators incorrectly list 30 November 1993.

What movies has Mia Goth been in?

Key films include Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013, debut), The Survivalist (2015), A Cure for Wellness (2016), Suspiria (2018), Emma (2020), X (2022), Pearl (2022), Infinity Pool (2023), MaXXXine (2024), Frankenstein (2025), and The Odyssey (2026), with Star Wars: Starfighter due in 2027.

Are Mia Goth and Shia LaBeouf divorced?

Not yet — Goth filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court on 6 October 2026, citing irreconcilable differences and a separation date of 28 July 2025. The petition seeks primary custody of their daughter; no final judgment has been reported.

Was the viral “My Ex Is My Biggest Fan” photo real?

No. The image, posted by a verified Instagram fan account two days after the divorce filing, was AI-generated, according to Goth’s representative Christine Tripicchio. Goth owns no social media; her team filed complaints with Instagram and the account was removed for impersonating a public figure.

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