Allison Miller

For other people named Allison Miller, see Allison Miller (disambiguation).
Allison Miller
Miller in 2012
Born (1985-09-02) September 2, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
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(m. 2012; sep. 2019)​

Allison Miller (born September 2, 1985) is an Italian-born, American actress. She is best known for playing Michelle Benjamin on the NBC series Kings, Skye Tate on the Fox series Terra Nova, Carrie on the NBC series Go On, and Dr. Maggie Bloom in ABC's A Million Little Things. She starred as Laura Larson on the Syfy television series Incorporated.

Early life

Miller was born in Rome, Italy,[2] to American parents Margo and John Winn Miller.[3] Her father is the former publisher of The Olympian newspaper in Olympia, Washington.[4]

During her childhood, Miller moved often, growing up mostly in Lexington, Kentucky, before starting high school in State College, Pennsylvania,[5] and finishing at Maclay School in Tallahassee, Florida.[citation needed]

Miller briefly attended Boston University[5] before attending Rhodes College for her freshman year, and then transferring to the University of Florida in Gainesville.[5] She is a member of Kappa Delta sorority, and was featured in a story in Kappa Delta's newsletter The Angelos.

In 2006, Miller dropped out of college and moved to Hollywood to pursue her acting career full-time.[5] She has training in voice and tap, jazz, and modern dance. She is a mezzo-soprano and plays the piano and the guitar. She is proficient in Italian and French.[6]

Career

Miller started her career as member of the Young Actors Theatre in Tallahassee, Florida.[5] She appeared as Nora in the play Brighton Beach Memoirs for the theatre.

Miller first appeared on television In 2004, when she was one of eight actresses chosen as finalists to play Laurie in the VH-1 reality show In Search of the New Partridge Family.[7][8] Other television roles included an appearance in Lucy's Piano (2006) and episodes of General Hospital, CSI: NY, Desperate Housewives, and Boston Legal, and Cold Case in 2006. Miller appeared as a series regular on the NBC television drama series Kings, which was based on the biblical story of David.[9][10] She portrayed Princess Michelle Benjamin, an analogue of Michal (daughter of Saul and first wife of David). The series lasted only one season.

Miller appeared in two 2009 films: a live action version of Blood: The Last Vampire and 17 Again.

In 2011, Miller co-starred as Skye Tate in the single season of the series Terra Nova.[11] In 2012, she started appearing in the NBC comedy Go On, which was cancelled after one season.[12]

In 2014, Miller starred in Devil's Due, a found-footage horror film.

Miller played the lead role in the drama film There's Always Woodstock,[13] released March 19, 2014 at the Gasparilla International Film Festival.

Miller had a recurring role as Julia Howser in the ABC sitcom Selfie, which was cancelled after its sixth episode.

Miller starred in the Syfy television series Incorporated.[14]

She played the role of Sonya Struhl, a lawyer who defends Liberty High School in the second season of the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. The second season was released on May 18, 2018.

Her most recent role was in the ABC drama, A Million Little Things, which ended after five seasons in 2023. [15]

Personal life

Miller married comedian and actor Adam Nee in 2012.[16] In January 2019, the couple announced that they were filing for divorce.[17] Miller currently lives in Los Angeles.[18]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Lucy's Piano Lucy Short film
General Hospital Teen Tracy Episode: "1.10999"
Mind of Mencia Punk Girl Episode: "The Serranos"
Cold Case Violet Polley (1928) Episode: "Beautiful Little Fool"
CSI: NY 'Omen' / Carensa Sanders Episode: "Oedipus Hex"
Desperate Housewives Tanya Episode: "Children and Art"
2007 Take Shoe Sales Girl
2007–2008 Boston Legal Marlena Hoffman Episodes: "No Brains Left Behind", "Guardians and Gatekeepers"
2009 17 Again Teen Scarlet
Blood: The Last Vampire Alice McKee Lead role
Kings Michelle Benjamin Main role (12 episodes)
2010 Betwixt Celine Halstead Unaired TV pilot
Some of the Parts Short film
2011 Pro-Semitism: Psychotherapy Funny or Die short film
Terra Nova Skye Tate Main role (13 episodes)
2012 Private Practice Denise Episode: "Too Much"
Fact Checkers Unit Becky Episode: "James Franco Is Preggers"
2012–2013 Go On Carrie Recurring role (17 episodes)
2014 Devil's Due Samantha McCall Lead role
Bad Teacher Janet Episode: "The 6th Grade Lock-In"
Selfie Julia Recurring Role (6 episodes)
There's Always Woodstock Catherine Brown
2015 Relationship Goals Britney Short film
Strange Calls Kath Unaired TV pilot
Ghosting Holly Short film
2016–2017 Incorporated Laura Syfy television series
2017 Salamander Nora TV movie
2018 13 Reasons Why Sonya Struhl Recurring role (10 episodes)
2018–2023 A Million Little Things Maggie Bloom Main role
2020 Psych 2: Lassie Come Home Maisie TV film
About Us Claudia Newman

References

  1. ^ Rose, Mike (2 September 2022). "Today's famous birthdays list for September 2, 2022 includes celebrities Keanu Reeves, Salma Hayek". The Plain Dealer. Associated Press. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Allison Miller Online". Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  3. ^ "Making It in Hollywood". theolympian.com. 2006-10-16. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
  4. ^ "Well-wishers praise outgoing publisher". theolympian.com. 2009-01-23. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  5. ^ a b c d e "BA #070: Allison Miller". the Box Angeles podcast. May 30, 2015.
  6. ^ "Allison Miller Bio". Archived from the original on 2009-04-09.
  7. ^ "Partridge Family Final 8 #75". vh1.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  8. ^ "Allison Miller interview about 'In Search of the New Partridge Family'". YouTube.
  9. ^ "Pilots". Baltimore Sun. 2008-04-24. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  10. ^ Mutzabaugh, Ben. "USA Today/Reuters photo". Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  11. ^ "Terra Nova Cancelled by Fox - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  12. ^ Weingus, Leigh (May 10, 2013). "'Go On' Canceled: NBC Series Not Renewed For Season 2". HuffPost TV.
  13. ^ Patten, Dominic (December 5, 2012). "'Go On's Allison Miller Joins 'There's Always Woodstock'". Deadline.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 22, 2016). "'Incorporated' Syfy Series Adds Allison Miller As New Regular In Recasting". Deadline.
  15. ^ Falcone, Dana Rose. "'A Million Little Things': Emotional Series Finale Sees Gary Take Control of His Fate After Cancer Recurrence". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  16. ^ Mitchell, Vickie (2014-01-17). "Actress, former Lexingtonian Allison Miller getting her due as star of scary 'Devil's Due'". kyforward.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  17. ^ "'13 Reasons Why' Star Allison Miller's Husband Files for Divorce". TheBlast.com. January 29, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  18. ^ "Allison Miller | A Million Little Things". ABC. Retrieved 2020-07-17.