Miao Chen is a female filmmaker and theatre artist from China. She earned a BA in Chinese Language and Literature from Beijing Normal University, and an MFA in Cinematic Arts, Film and Television Production from University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts. 

During her time at USC, she wrote and directed ten short films: The One Who Ended Truth, White Coat, Rosy Gun, Norika, Grape, Farewell Gemma, Dandelion, Fortune Teller and Eternal Summer, USC SCA thesis film VDAY, a feature documentary of USC SDA theatre production The Making of Alchemist^8, and a short documentary Gate of Heaven. White Coat won Best Short Student Film at 2021 American Golden Picture International Film Festival; Dandelion was selected and nominated for “Best Film - China” by 2024 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival, and was selected by 2024 LA Shorts International Film Festival. Miao was also awarded the 2022 Graduate Fellowship by USC East Asian Studies Center in support of her experimental film project Norika. 

Apart from filmmaking, theatre practice constitutes a significant part of Miao's creative career. As a member of Gate Five Theatre, the only Chinese students' drama club at USC, she directed an original one-act Lily and Jasmine, and wrote and directed an original full-length play The Tale of A Lake, leaving an influence on the USC Chinese students. Back in China, both her plays Lily and Jasmine (director) and The Lost Gaze (actor-writer-director) were showcased at Prism Mini Theatre Festival in Beijing; The New Romance of the West Chamber (co-writer) has been in repertory. Along with the above-mentioned are playwriting and novella works shortlisted in incubation programs or published.