Christa Miller

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Christa Miller

Born	May 28, 1964 in New York City, New York, USA
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes	My Bad: her first episode on Scrubs
Awards	nominated for two Golden Satellite Awards

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1 Biography
2 Roles
3 Memorable Moments
4 Awards and Accolades
5 Trivia
6 Quotes
7 External Links

[edit] Biography

Christa Miller was born to parents Bonnie Trumpeter and Chuck Miller. Though her father wanted her to pursue a career in law, she decided instead to become an actress. She appeared on the cover of many international magazines and landed her first commercial for Polaroid at the age of seventeen. Since moving to Los Angles in 1990, she has given up modelling and focused on her acting. She is most famous for her roles on The Drew Carey Show as Mary Katherine (Kate) O'Brien and Scrubs as Jordan Sullivan.

[edit] Roles

[edit] Starring Roles

Clone High (2002): Cleopatra
The Drew Carey Show (1995): Kate O'Brien (1995-2002)

[edit] Guest Starring Roles

Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Changing Ways (10 May 2005)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Big Move (12 April 2005)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Lips Are Sealed (5 April 2005)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Roommates (22 February 2005)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Life in Four Cameras (15 February 2005)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Lucky Charm (25 January 2005)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Unicorn (23 November 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Female Trouble (2) (16 November 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Last Chance (26 October 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My New Game (14 September 2004)
The Drew Carey Show: Kate O'Brien in Finale (8 September 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Old Friend's New Friend (31 August 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Best Friend's Wedding (4 May 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Self-Examination (27 April 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Choosiest Choice of All (20 April 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Tormented Mentor (2 March 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Screw Up (24 February 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Catalyst (10 February 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Clean Break (3 February 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Rule of Thumb (22 January 2004)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Dirty Secret (11 December 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Friend the Doctor (4 December 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Fifteen Seconds (20 November 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Advice to You (13 November 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Lucky Night (30 October 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My White Whale (23 October 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My American Girl (2 October 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Dream Job (17 April 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Interpretation (3 April 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My T.C.W. (20 March 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Own Private Practice Guy (13 March 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Karma (6 February 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Brother, My Keeper (23 January 2003)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Monster (12 December 2002)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Lucky Day (5 December 2002)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Fruit Cups (14 November 2002)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Nightingale (3 October 2002)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Overkill (26 September 2002)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Last Day (21 May 2002)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Hero (14 May 2002)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Occurrence (7 May 2002)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Tuscaloosa Heart (12 March 2002)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Own Personal Jesus (11 December 2001)
Scrubs: Jordan Sullivan in My Bad (30 October 2001)
Seinfeld: Paula in The Doodle (6 April 1995)
Party of Five: Theresa in Much Ado (24 October 1994)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Girl in Who's the Boss? (10 January 1994)
Seinfeld: Ellen in The Sniffing Accountant (7 October 1993)
Northern Exposure: Laurie Batan in Soapy Sanderson (26 July 1990)
Kate & Allie: Blair in The Odd Couples (26 December 1988)
Kate & Allie: Blair in Allie Doesn't Live Here Anymore (19 December 1988)
Kate & Allie: Student in Allie's Affair (11 November 1985)
'Drehscheibe, Die': Singer (26 January 1966)

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[edit] Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Awards and Accolades

Nominated for two Golden Satellite Awards for her work on Scrubs

[edit] Trivia

Both times that Christa was pregnant on Scrubs, so was her character, Jordan.

It was Christa's [third] pregnancy that sparked the revelation that three babies would be born in the sixth season.

Christa is married to Bill Lawrence.

She has three children; daughter Charlotte Sarah, and sons William Stoddard and Henry Van Duzer.

She is good friends with actress Nicole Sullivan.

Christa is very athletic.

She enjoys playing tennis on a compettitive level.

Despite having the same last name, Christa is of no relation to the child who plays her son, Jack on Scrubs

She was raised as a Catholic.

She attended school at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and later married her husband at the church there. Sacred Heart is the name of the hospital on Scrubs.

She is five years older than her husband.

Christa is against circumcision.

At the end of every episode of Scrubs a recording of a child's voice is played. This is her daughter, Charlotte, saying her first words. She is saying "Bye Bye".

She was posing at the age of three for Francesco Scavullo in an Ivory soap advertisement.

She can throw a perfect 40 yard spiral in a family football game.

Christa met Bill Lawrence at an ABC event in 1998.

She has a lot of male friends.

In 1974, she suffered from a rare benign bone tumor.

She was on the first cover of Maxim magazine in 1997.

Niece of Susan Saint James and Dick Ebersol.

Her favorite football team is the New York Giants.

[edit] Quotes

Christa [On her decision to call Bill when she broke up with her boyfriend in 1998]: I was thinking, 'Should I call him, should I not call him?' Finally, I called and left a message, and when I didn't hear back from him, I thought, 'Oh, it's too late.' (edit) Christa: I like a guy to look like a guy - jeans and a t-shirt, worn-out stuff, no jewelry. (edit) Christa [About to dub her lines for Scrubs]: I'm in an ADR, which mean that when we did it the first time, either I didn't say it loud enough, but I'm sure it wasn't me. It was them.

Christa [On whether she would dread having Dick Clark show her Wonder Bread commercial]: I was only six months old when I did that, so I don't think I'd mind seeing that. I probably will dread the day Dick decides to show the first commercial I got after an audition. I was about seventeen, 1 guess. It was a Polaroid commercial. I had to sit and make all these different expressions as I looked at like five thousand Polaroid pictures. I thought I was going to die because you do run out of expressions in about six seconds, especially when you're seventeen and it's your first real commercial. That's the one that will make me die of mortification.

Christa: I have a couple of hidden talents (laughs). I can throw a great spiral with a football and I can also get ready to go out very, very fast. I can shower, get ready and go out with makeup in a half-hour and look fine. How's THAT for a hidden talent?!

Christa [On whether she thought The Drew Carey Show would be a hit]: To be honest, I thought it would be a hit. During pilot season you can read something like 50 scripts. When I read the Drew Carey script, it was near the end of pilot season and it definitely was one of the best ones I read. I knew for sure after meeting Drew that we had a hit on our hands. He's such a good guy, so likable and funny. We have a lot of fun doing the show and I think people can see that. I can't tell you how pleased I am to be in an environment that's so special.

Christa: Keep in mind that my husband writes Jordan’s lines. Every time I say something stupid, he puts it in the script.

Christa [On how pregnancy is different the second time]: Time seems to pass faster because you’re not poring over What to Expect When You’re Expecting. I know what to expect, so things aren’t so … tragic. With Charlotte, I couldn’t ever sleep. And I had to pee every hour. With this baby, I can’t breathe. It feels like this baby is sitting high up.