Miley Cyrus is an actress.
Billy Ray Cyrus . From 2006 to 2011 , he co-starred in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana with his daughter Miley Cyrus . Hannah Montana . It focuses on Miley Stewart ( portrayed by Miley Cyrus ) , who is a teenager living a double life as an average schoolgirl by day and as the famous recording artist Hannah Montana by night . Miley Cyrus . After playing minor roles in the television series Doc and the film Big Fish in her childhood , she became a teen idol starring as the character Miley Stewart in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana in 2006 . Her father Billy Ray Cyrus also starred in the show .