Making her modeling debut on the cover of the American Girl doll Christmas catalog, Mia has been involved in the creative and communicative arts since age 10. She began her drama education at John Robert Powers in 2004 and was a stage actress in summer stock theatre. Mia received her Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Illinois in 2016 and has continued studying film and TV at Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York as well as Meisner training with Raymond T. Williams.