It didn't take long for Miya Cech to fall in love with acting.
Sitting in the shade outside an Italian cafe in the San Fernando Valley, her eyes light up as she remembers her first audition. It was her 8th birthday, and she was reading for a small role on "Hawaii Five-O." Landing the part, playing series star Grace Park's younger self and filming for two weeks in Hawaii was a life-changing experience.
"Getting to walk in someone else's shoes for a day is super fun, and I just fell in love with that," said Cech, 15. "That was when I knew that this is where I wanted to be."