Whatever happened to actress Pia Miranda?

She’s come a long way since her breakout film role in Looking For Alibrandi in 2000.

And now, Pia Miranda, 49, is all grown up and looks like she hasn’t aged a day.

The actress, who landed her first TV gig on the iconic soap opera Neighbours in the late ’90s, is still in the spotlight and has made a number of media appearances in the last year.

Pia played Josie Alibrandi in the feature film Looking For Alibrandi, which is based on the 1992 novel of the same name.

The star won an AACTA Award for Best Actress in the leading role in 2000 and was nominated for the FCCA Best Actor award the same year.

She began her acting career by starring in Neighbours from 1998 to 1999, where she played the role of Karen Oldman.

Pia played Josie Alibrandi in the feature film Looking For Alibrandi, which is based on the 1992 novel of the same name

The star won an AACTA Award for Best Actress in the leading role in 2000 and was nominated for the FCCA Best Actor award the same year

With more than two decades in the industry, Pia has also made appearances in hit TV shows like Wentworth, All Saints, Mustangs FC and The Secret Life of Us.

She also landed a reality TV role in Australian Survivor in 2019, and ended up wining the series. 

In March, 2001, she married Australian musician Luke Hanigan, the lead singer and guitarist of the popular pop-rock band Lo-Tel – but the band disbanded in 2003.

She’s come a long way since her breakout film role in Looking For Alibrandi

Pia and Luke began dating in 2000 and tied the knot four months into their relationship.

Recently, the actress shared a throwback picture with Luke on Instagram, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their first date.

‘First date. 20 years ago today. Happy Anniversary babe. We did good,’ she captioned her post. 

The couple share two children: Lilly, 12, and James, eight.

In March, 2001, she married Australian musician Luke Hanigan. They share two children: Lilly, 12, and James, eight

In August, Pia was unveiled to be The Thong on Channel 10’s The Masked Singer.

After taking off her mask, Pia left judges Abbie Chatfield, Mel B, Dave Hughes and Chrissie Swan stunned, with none of them able to guess her identity. 

The judges final guesses included Ruby Rose, Isla Fisher and Iggy Azalea.

Pia revealed her children had no idea it was their mum behind the mask – and James was absolutely shocked to find out the truth.

Pia was revealed as The Thong on The Masked Singer in August this year

‘I’m good at keeping secrets, and I did keep it from them,’ Pia told Benjamin Norris’s TV Reload podcast.

‘My son was sitting on the couch and I thought, I’ll video his reaction,’ she explained.

‘Just before it happened I went, “Who do you think it is?” And he said, “Imagine if it’s you”.

‘I don’t know why he said that, he’s never said that before. His little brain exploded! He said, “I said that as a joke, I said that as a joke”.

‘So it was the cutest moment,’ she added proudly.

With more than two decades in the industry, Pia has also made appearances in hit TV shows like Wentworth, All Saints, Mustangs FC and The Secret Life of Us

She’s also landed a reality TV role in 2021 had Australian Survivor in 2019

In 2020, two decades after the release of Looking for Alibrandi, Pia Miranda and Kick Gurry appeared on Today Extra on Monday to reflect on the beloved film.

And there was one part of the movie in particular that seemed to stand out for host Belinda Russell, who asked the actors if the motorcycle scene was ‘as fun as it looked’.

In the memorable scene, Pia and Kick’s characters, Josie and Jacob, rode a motorcycle across Sydney’s Anzac Bridge at night, but both stars confessed it wasn’t quite as it seemed in the movie in real-life.

In 2020, two decades after the release of Looking for Alibrandi, stars Pia Miranda and Kick Gurry appeared on Today Extra on Monday to reflect on the beloved film

In the memorable scene, Pia and Kick’s characters, Josie and Jacob, rode a motorcycle across Sydney’s Anzac Bridge at night, but both stars confessed it wasn’t quite as it seemed in the movie in real-life 

‘It was so embarrassing! We were on the back of a trailer, they wouldn’t let Kick ride the motorbike, obviously, because he didn’t have a bike license,’ laughed Pia.

‘So we were on the back of a trailer and we weren’t even going that fast, were we, Kick? And people were just laughing at us in cars and pointing at us. It just looked like we were making this bad motorcycle ad.’

Kick, 43, agreed, and confessed he had some serious doubts about how the scene would look in the movie.

‘It really looked like it was going to be extremely goofy, and that was the first appreciation I got for movie magic, because when you saw the movie, you thought, “Wow! That looks so cool!”‘ he explained. 

‘But at the time, it was just teenage boys driving past, you know, staying up too late and giving us the finger.’

The actors were also asked if they’d ever consider revisiting the cherished characters, and Kick admitted, ‘I’m in if Pia’s in.’

In an interview with Who magazine, Pia said she always felt like they were creating ‘something special’ while making the movie 

Added Pia: ‘Yeah, me too. I’d love to revisit those characters again. I think it’s just a beautiful thing.’

In an interview with Who magazine, Pia said she always felt like they were creating ‘something special’ while making the movie.  

‘There was times you could just feel we were making something special. You couldn’t put your finger on it, but you just knew it,’ she said.

The actors were also asked if they’d ever consider revisiting the cherished characters, and Kick admitted, ‘I’m in if Pia’s in.’ Pictured together in a scene from the movie