Cristin Milioti (born August 16, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for playing Tracy McConnell in the CBS sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother'' from 2013 to 2014, and for her work in theater productions such as ''

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'', ''Stunning'', and the

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-winning musical '' Once'', for which she won a

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and was nominated for a

. She has also played Teresa Petrillo Belfort in the 2013 film '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', Sarah Wilder in the 2020 film '' Palm Springs'', Betsy Solverson in the second season of '' Fargo'' (2015), Hazel Green in the

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comedy series '' Made for Love'' (2021–2022), and Emma in the Peacock black comedy mystery series '' The Resort'' (2022-).

Early life

Milioti was born on August 16, 1985, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She is of Italian descent, and calls her family " Olive Garden Italian". In middle school, she found her love of acting at Long Lake Camp for the Arts in

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. She graduated in 2003 from Cherry Hill High School East, where she began performing in school plays. She took acting classes at New York University, but dropped out during her sophomore year. Milioti admitted that she was "wildly unhappy there" and dropped out as a result.

Career

Milioti's first acting roles were bit parts in national advertising campaign ads, notably one for the Ford Edge. She also appeared in television programs such as ''

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'' and films such as '' Greetings from the Shore''. Milioti is also known for her stage performances. In 2007, she appeared on Broadway as Alice Ashbrook in Helen Edmundson's award-winning adaptation of Jamila Gavin's novel ''

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''. In 2010, she starred in ''

'', and was nominated for a

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for Outstanding Lead Actress for her work in ''Stunning''. In 2012, she received a

nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in '' Once'', a play in which she had performed from 2011 to 2013. Her ''Once'' performance, with fellow principal soloist Steve Kazee, earned the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. She also read aloud a short story for the 2011 ''

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'' episode "Adventure". In 2012, she appeared on several songs of Glen Hansard's debut album '' Rhythm and Repose''. In 2013, Milioti was cast in the CBS sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother'' as the titular

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, appearing for the first time in the How I Met Your Mother (season 8), season eight finale titled " Something New", and was promoted to a series regular for the show's ninth and final season. Milioti portrayed Jordan Belfort's first wife, Teresa Petrillo, in the 2013

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film ''The Wolf of Wall Street''. In February 2014, she was cast as Zelda, the female lead on NBC's comedy '' A to Z'' which premiered that October and aired for one season of 13 episodes. In 2015, she co-starred on the second season of '' FX's Fargo'' as Betsy Solverson, the cancer-stricken wife of state trooper Lou Solverson and mother of future deputy Molly Solverson. In 2017, Milioti appeared in the fourth season of the sci-fi anthology show '' Black Mirror'' in the episode " USS Callister" as Nanette Cole, a newly employed game developer whose digital recreation becomes trapped in a virtual simulator game. In 2020, Milioti starred in the critically acclaimed sci-fi/comedy '' Palm Springs'', which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and on Hulu in July. In 2021, she starred in the

dark comedy series '' Made for Love'' as the entrapped wife of a tech billionaire from whom she runs away. In 2023, Milioti is set to star as Sofia Falcone in HBO Max spin-off miniseries of ''

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'' titled '' The Penguin'', opposite Colin Farrell.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milioti, Cristin 1985 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New Jersey American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American people of Italian descent American stage actresses American television actresses Cherry Hill High School East alumni Grammy Award winners People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey Tisch School of the Arts alumni