Amie Donald,12, is the tween starlet leaving movie fans in fear with her portrayal of doll M3GAN 

To the innocent eye, 12-year-old up-and-coming actress Amie Donald couldn't appear more sweet and adorable. 

The talented ballerina and dancer has delighted audiences with her on-stage performances - and her brief appearance in hit TV show Sweet Tooth, in which she played a character called Maya Monkey, left viewers crowing with joy.

In short, Amie is exactly what you might expect from a young actress at the very start of her career... that is until you learn that the tweet dancing sensation is now striking fear into the hearts of grown movie goers with her sinister new role, a killer robot doll that has been hailed by film fans as Hollywood's new 'terror icon'. 

That's right. While Amie may look sweet and innocent in real life, she is now wreaking havoc on the big screen while portraying AI robot doll M3GAN, a role that has already propelled her to the heights of horror fame.  

At just 12 years old, Amie Donald (pictured on set on the hit movie) is terrifying movie fans across the word with her portrayal of M3GAN

 Although M3GAN looks like a fully robotic doll who will haunt your every nightmare, the face behind the mask contrasts the character 

She has shown off her adorable personality through glimpses of behind the scenes footage and her social media

Although M3GAN looks like a fully robotic doll who will haunt your every nightmare, , who perfected the horror of the doll - that received rave reviews - with her physical movements that saw her going from a dancing queen to a spine-chilling slayer. 

Amie is the child of Miles Donald and Roisheen Donald, and is the youngest of the bunch, with a 19-year-old brother named Campbell. 

Her parents have both been extremely supportive of the star, and even attended the world premiere of M3GAN at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Los Angeles. 

Amie - who will be turning 13 on January 28, boats an Aquarius zodiac sign and seems to love all things family, friends, dancing and acting, according to her social media - which her mother manages. 

When she isn't bringing a titular killer doll to life, the New Zealand native is just your average tween who spends her time dancing - which she noted helped her practice 'control' as M3GAN as well as perform her own stunts. 

While Amie has graced the screens of movie lovers M3GAN and TV series Sweet Tooth, the actress began her career as a dancer. 

At just nine years old, Amie represented Team New Zealand at the Dance World Cup in Portugal and was the first dancer from New Zealand to ever receive a medal, wining a silver medal for Jazz, and a bronze medal for Contemporary dance. 

She is represented by the adorably named Bubblegum Talent Agency and boast an impressive dance career with Norris Studios, based in Papakura, Auckland. 

As well specializing in portraying killer dolls that has been dubbed the 'terror icon' of Hollywood's frightening features, the actress and dancer specializes in Jazz Ballet, Tap Dance, Contemporary Dance, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop Dance and Acrobatics. 

Her dancing skills proved to be helpful with her role. In a behind the scenes clip, Amie noted that her ability to shine as a dancer gave her a leg up in transforming to the robots. 

While Amie has graced the screens of movie lovers M3GAN and TV series Sweet Tooth, the actress began her career as a dancer

Her parents Miles Donald and Roisheen Donald have both been extremely supportive of the star, and even attended the world premiere of M3GAN at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX

At just nine years old, Amie represented Team New Zealand at the Dance World Cup in Portugal and was the first dancer from New Zealand to ever receive a medal

Her dancing skills proved to be helpful with her role. In a behind the scenes clip, Amie noted that her ability to shine as a dancer gave her a leg up in transforming to the robots

'Dancing does very much help because you need balance as a robot, because you don't see robots wobbling around like a human. 

'Control and waiting around are two things that are very important that come from dance that I can use in acting,' she explained. 

In a behind the scenes interview, Amie said:  'I love that M3GAN was such a fun character to play and she really loves Katie and she loves to do stuff with her. 

'I don’t like that she kills people, but it’s fun to act like when she kills people.'

To transform into M3GAN, Amie wore a remote-controlled mask that was built by Oscar-nominated Adrien Morot and Kathy Tse of Montreal-based Morot FX Studios and often had limited vision because of the fogging inside her mask while filming. 

Speaking to Los Angeles Times, executives producers revealed Tse operated different areas of M3GAN's mask.  

'There was also a puppeteer behind the animatronic who would manipulate her neck to look around,' said executive producer Adam Hendricks of Divide/Conquer. 

To transform into M3GAN, Amie wore a remote-controlled mask that was built by Oscar-nominated Adrien Morot and Kathy Tse of Montreal-based Morot FX Studios

Hendricks added that because they opted to use a mask, if they needed to change the pace or change a line during filming, a programmer had to 'reprogram' her

And the team seemed to get everything they wanted and more by casting a dancer in the film, adding that Amie performed all of her own stunts, before comparing her to a 'jungle predator'

Hendricks added that because they opted to use a mask, if they needed to change the pace or change a line during filming, a programmer had to 'reprogram' her.

Hendricks noted that they wanted the mask to look like a 'real life version of a Polar Express character.' 

'Unlike a normal puppet where the eyelids are far from the surface of the eyeball, [Morot] made it just like a human being’s — the eyelid slides right against the eyeball when it opens and closes,' he said. 

He further explained that the intricate details on the mask helped to further convince audience members of the killer doll's abilities, but it required crew members to administer fake tears to help with the remote-controlled blinking. 

'Between every take they were constantly lubricating the eyes, and every now and then her eyelid would get stuck during a take which would be frustrating.  

'At the same time, we knew that was the trade-off for having something so lifelike,' he told Los Angeles Times. 

And the team seemed to get everything they wanted and more by casting a dancer in the film, adding that Amie performed all of her own stunts, before comparing her to a 'jungle predator.' 

During the film, Amie worked with movement coaches Jed Brophy, Luke Hawker and stunt coordinator Isaac Hamon to perfect the physicality of a killer doll

Amie told Los Angeles Times that she credited her movement team for helping bring M3GAN to life because they taught her 'how to be robotic and get into character

She showed off her impressive dancing and gymnastic skills by performing her own stunts - including the cobra rise, which saw her lifting herself from the ground using only her legs

During the film, Amie worked with movement coaches Jed Brophy, Luke Hawker and stunt coordinator Isaac Hamon to perfect the physicality of a killer doll. 

Amie told Los Angeles Times that she credited her movement team for helping bring M3GAN to life because they taught her 'how to be robotic and get into character. 

The actress even showed off her impressive dancing and gymnastic skills by performing her own stunts - including the cobra rise, which saw her lifting herself from the ground using only her legs and was shown in the trailer. 

She also surprised director Gerard Johnstone by running on all fours. 

Johnstone revealed to Los Angeles Times he had received a video from Amie's mother of the young actress performing an animalistic quad run on her 'carpet' and added that they decided to add it into the film because 'it was so creepy and unexpected — it was like she was a jungle predator sizing up her prey.'

Not only did she leaves jaw-dropped with her 'outstanding' portrayal, the 12-year-old even gave Johnstone the idea of incorporating what became to be one of its most iconic moments

Although it wasn't initially written in the script, Johnstone wanted to tap into Amie's skills, and decided to incorporate a dance into the movie

In an interview with TooFab , Johnstone said he 'just kind of snuck' the moment into the film 'to see if anyone would say anything.'

And not only did she leaves jaw-dropped with her 'outstanding' portrayal, the 12-year-old even gave Johnstone the idea of incorporating what became to be one of its most iconic moments. 

Although it wasn't initially written in the script, Johnstone wanted to tap into Amie's skills, and decided to incorporate a dance into the movie. 

Johnstone told Amie and her dance instructor Kylie Norris he wanted the dance to be 'creepy, but also kind of distracting,' and set the two on their way to create the dance moves that made the flick go viral on TikTok. 

Not only did the dance scene capture the hearts of movie lovers, it also was Amie's favorite scene. 

In an interview with TooFab, Johnstone said he 'just kind of snuck' the moment into the film 'to see if anyone would say anything.'

Although Amie played M3GAN when it came to physical movements, Jenna Davis, 18, was the voice behind the doll

Before voicing M3GAN, Jenna did voice work for TV shows Vampirina and Treehouse Detective

Although Amie played M3GAN when it came to physical movements, Jenna Davis, 18, was the voice behind the doll.

Before voicing M3GAN, Jenna did voice work for TV shows Vampirina and Treehouse Detective. She also appeared in Raven's Home, Chicken Girls, and Hulu's Maggie. 

The horror film, which combines the outright terrifying with several silly moments, boasts a 93 per cent review on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 per cent on Metacritic and six out of ten stars on IMDB. 

The flick - which had a $12 million budget - beat office box predictions as it topped the charts, earning $30.2 million in ticket sales and $14.8 million internationally. 

Globally, the $45 million total marked for an impressive weekend for the talking doll.

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