[1][2] Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth[3] was born on 25 October 1993[4] in Guy's Hospital in London, England.

[9] At the age of 14, Goth was discovered at the Underage Festival in London by fashion photographer Gemma Booth, who signed her to Storm Model Management.

[11] Goth began to audition for films at 16, and after finishing sixth form, won her first role in Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac (2013), along with Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe in the segment "The Gun".

[12][14] In 2014, Goth appeared in Future Unlimited's music video for "Haunted Love", directed by Shia LaBeouf.

[15] In 2015, Goth played the lead role of Milja in the post-apocalyptic thriller The Survivalist directed by Fingleton, followed by roles as Meg Weathers in the disaster adventure-thriller film Everest (2015) directed by Baltasar Kormákur,[12][13] and Hanna Helmqvist in an episode of BBC One's crime series Wallander.

[18] She also starred in Karen Cinorre's action drama film Mayday (2021) with Grace Van Patten and Juliette Lewis.

"[22] David Sims of The Atlantic wrote "The dual showcase is a remarkable one for Goth, who previously stood out in supporting roles in Emma, High Life, and A Cure for Wellness".

[31][32] David Fear of Rolling Stone wrote "Goth makes an even stronger post-Pearl case for her being the single most interesting actor working in genre movies at the moment"[33] and Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting concluded "Goth progresses her character's devious machinations with a scene-stealing level of unhinged glee that might give Pearl a run for her money".

[38] In contrast, Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com was critical of the film and Maxine Minx's characterisation, who believed that Goth "remains a singular screen presence, but she can only do so much with a character who becomes less interesting as she finds herself drawn deeper into danger.

On 10 October 2016, Goth and LaBeouf appeared to get married in a Las Vegas ceremony officiated by an Elvis impersonator.