Miley Cyrus became interested in acting at age 9 when the family briefly lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Cyrus 1st acting role was as a guest star on her father's television series Doc, in which she played a girl named Kylie.
In 2003, Miley Cyrus played "Young Ruthie" in Tim Burton's Big Fish and was credited as Destiny Cyrus. Miley was also featured in Rhonda Vincent's music video for "If Heartaches Have Wings", and appeared on Colgate Country Showdown with her father, who was hosting the program.