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Christa Miller plays the part of Kate O'Brien, one of Drew's friends, on "TDCS" in Seasons 1-7. | ||||
Personal Information | ||||
Gender: | Female | |||
Born: | May 28, 1964 | |||
Birthplace: | Manhattan, NY, U.S. | |||
Occupation/ Career: |
Actress, music supervisor | |||
Years Active: | 1969-present | |||
Spouse(s): | Bill Lawrence, 1999-present | |||
Character information | ||||
Appeared on: | The Drew Carey Show | |||
Appears as: | Kate O'Brien | |||
Episodes appeared in: | 181 episodes in Seasons 1-7 |
Christa Miller (born May 28, 1964) was the actress who played Kate O'Brien on The Drew Carey Show in Seasons 1-7.
Bio[]
Christa was born in Mahanttan, NY, daughter of model Bonnie Trompeter. As a toddler, Christa was photographed by the acclaimed Francesco Scavullo for an Ivory Snow ad with her mother, throwing her into entertainment at a very young age. At age 3, she appeared on the cover of "Redbook". Christa aspired to be an actress, but her father wanted her to be a lawyer, and her mother, a 1960s supermodel, wanted her to avoid the entertainment business due to its difficulty and stress. Despite her parents' request, she pursued a modeling career. At age 16, she landed her first commercial, for Polaroid cameras, and has been acting ever since. Miller is married to Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence. They have 3 children.
Miller has guest appeared on such popular TV shows as Northern Exposure, Seinfeld, CSI:Miami, Party of Five, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She also appeared in the role of Jordan Sullivan on ABC-TV's Scrubs (which was created by her husband Bill Lawrence). She can be seen in the films Deceived and Love and Happiness.
In spring 1997, Miller appeared on the cover of the premiere issue of Maxim magazine, citing her as "The Drew Carey Girl" wearing a Cleveland Indians baseball jersey. File:Maxim-ChristaMiller-as Drew Carey Show Girl.pdf
Christa played the character Ellie Torres in Bill Lawrence's show Cougar Town, which aired from 2009 - 2015, initially on ABC and then later on TBS.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Media | Character | Notes |
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1985 | Kate & Allie | TV series | Blair/Student | 3 episodes |
1990 | Northern Exposure | TV series | Laurie Batan | 1 episode |
1992 | Stepfather III | TV Movie | Beth Davis | Supporting role |
1993 | Seinfeld | TV series | Ellen de Granmont/Paula | 2 episodes |
1994 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | TV series | Girl | 1 episode |
A Friend to Die For | TV Movie | Terri | Supporting role | |
Party of Five | TV series | Theresa | 1 episode | |
1995 | Love and Happiness | Film | Unknown | |
The Drew Carey Show | TV series | Kate O'Brien | 181 episodes | |
1996 | Kiss & Tell | Film | Alex Stoddard | |
1999 | Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish | Film | Kathy | |
2000 | The Operator | Film | Janice Wheelan | |
2001 | Drew Carey's Rock & Roll Back to School Special | TV Movie | Kate O'Brien | |
Scrubs | TV series | Jordan Sullivan | Regular cast | |
2002 | Clone High | TV series | Cleopatra | 13 episodes |
2008 | The Andromeda Strain | TV Movie | Dr. Angela Noyce | |
2009 | CSI: Miami | TV Series | Amy Lansing | 1 episode |
2009-15 | Cougar Town | TV series | Ellie Torres | Regular cast/102 episodes |
2015 | Undateable | TV series | Ally/Jackie | Episodes: 2x7, 2x8 and 3x7 |
Awards[]
Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | For |
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2003 | Satellite Awards | Golden Satellite Award | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical - Scrubs |
2004 | Satellite Awards | Golden Satellite Award | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical - Scrubs |
External links[]
- Christa Miller article at Wikipedia
- Christa Miller at the Internet Movie Database