Official! Miya Cech will play Toph in the Live Action 'AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER' Season 2

Kapanlagi.com - Shocking news comes from the series AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER. Are there any KLovers here who are fans of this TV series? The reason is, in addition to announcing the airing of its second season of the live action, this series, adapted from the Nickelodeon animation of the same name, has announced actress Miya Cech who will play Toph Beifong.

This announcement was officially broadcast by Netflix, the company producing this series, on their official social media Instagram account and also on their official website last Friday (20/9). "Toph, played by Miya Cech in Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2," the announcement stated on the Instagram account @avatarnetflix.

Besides being shocking, this announcement was certainly warmly welcomed by fans. Curious about who this beautiful actress playing Toph Beifong is? Stay tuned for her profile and facts in this article!

1. Brief Profile of Miya Cech

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Miya Cech has been officially announced by Netflix to play Toph Beifong. She is a beautiful actress from America who was born in Japan on March 4, 2007. Although she was born in Japan, the third of four siblings was adopted when she was just five weeks old and raised in Davis, Northern California. This makes her a U.S. citizen. "When I was little, being adopted felt normal to me," she told the LA Times. "Half of my family is Japanese on my mother's side, so we celebrate Japanese holidays, and we celebrate each other's cultures."

Before entering the acting world, Cech was a child model for famous brands such as Ralph Lauren, Skechers, Gap, and Gymboree. She even got her first modeling job when she was four years old.

"I don't feel that it negatively impacted my childhood because I loved it so much; I really enjoyed the world of modeling and acting. I love being involved in the entertainment industry and I have made many friends from that industry, some of whom are my close friends, and I have learned many life lessons that you can apply on set and in life," she revealed to 1883 Magazine.

Although she is still young, she is quite accomplished with her acting talent. She made her debut in her first series titled HAWAII FIVE-0 as young Kono Kalakaua in 2015. His film debut was the movie THE DARKEST MINDS (2018). Next, he also starred in the film RIM OF THE WORLD (2019) and other major series, such as BEEF (2023). The live-action series AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER Season 2 will be his latest project, which is certainly highly anticipated by fans.

2. Character Toph Beifong

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Toph Beifong is one of the characters in the animated series AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER and was first introduced in the second season of the series. In this series, Toph is known as a master earthbender who was born blind into a wealthy family and trained to sense and feel the world around her.

Eventually, she meets Aang, Katara, and Sokka. In this series, Toph is also known as Aang, the avatar's, teacher in learning the element of earth. They eventually join forces to master all the elements and defeat Fire Lord Ozai.

According to netflix.com, Cech said that Toph is a unique character and there is no one like her. For Cech, playing Toph is also an opportunity to honor her family heritage. "I am of Chinese and Japanese-American descent, and I am very excited to represent my Chinese heritage in Toph Beifong," she said.

3. Toph Beifong Acting Practice

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Currently, the live-action series AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER Season 2 is still in production. Miya Cech reported that she has been training a lot to portray this earthbender as best as she can.

"I have been training for about a week and a half and there's still a lot to do, but it's so much fun. I have some martial arts experience," said Miya Cech.

"I have a great instructor who has been doing private lessons with me in Northern California, and he keeps me fit when I'm not working. I also have some dance experience since I was little, which really helps me learn Toph's movements." she continued.

In addition to martial arts training, Cech, along with a producer and consultant, is collaborating with a professional from the blind community. This is done to ensure the blind community is well represented.

4. Reasons for Choosing Miya Cech as Toph Beifong

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Executive producers, Jabbar Raisani and Christine Boylan, told Tudum or Netflix's official website that there were thousands upon thousands of auditions submitted for the role of Toph. However, they both immediately realized that Cech was a perfect fit for the earthbender character.

According to the official Netflix page, they reviewed the submissions separately, and after countless recordings, they both had the same reaction that Miya was the right character for Toph. "Miya is a brilliant actress who knows how to balance Toph Beifong's sarcastic sense of humor, stubbornness, and vulnerability. Her physicality and emotional agility truly place her in a league of her own." they explained.

That is a brief profile and unique facts about Miya Cech, who will play Toph Beifong. After reading this entire article, are KLovers even more eager to see Miya Cech's performance as Toph?

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