Miranda Garrison assisted Choreographer Kenny Ortega in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, starring Patrick Swayze; she acted in the film, playing the part of Vivian Pressman. For the 1988 film Salsa, she acted the part of Luna, the owner of a Los Angeles salsa club. In this film, she had an opportunity to dance numbers from her own work as the Choreographer. In the 1990 film The Forbidden Dance about the Lambada from Brazil, she again appeared as an actress-dancer, performing in the role of Mickey. In 1996, she assisted Choreographer Vincent Paterson in the film Evita, with singer Madonna, based on the 1968 musical.