Biography
The daughter of country-music superstar
Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus got her start in the entertainment industry on an episode of her father's PAX TV medical series
Doc before appearing in
Tim Burton's fantastical 2003 adventure
Big Fish. A fateful appearance as the character Hannah Montana in the Disney Channel series
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody followed in 2006, and her character proved so popular that a spin-off series called
Hannah Montana was launched shortly thereafter. In the series, Cyrus portrayed a fun-loving California teen who just happens to be moonlighting as a world-famous pop star. Only Hannah's family (which includes her real-life father on the series) and her two closest friends, Lilly (
Emily Osment) and Oliver (
Mitchel Musso), know the truth about Hannah's remarkable secret life. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide