Allison Miller (born September 2, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Michelle Benjamin on the

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series ''

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'', Skye Tate on the

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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

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, Italy, to American parents Margo and John Winn Miller. Her father is the former publisher of ''

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'' newspaper in Olympia, Washington. During her childhood, Miller moved often, growing up mostly in

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, before starting high school in

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, and finishing at Maclay School in

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. Miller briefly attended

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before attending

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for her freshman year, and then transferring to the

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in Gainesville. She is a member of

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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. She has training in voice and tap, jazz, and modern dance. She is a

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and plays the piano and the guitar. She is proficient in Italian and French.

Career

Miller started her career as member of the Young Actors Theatre in Tallahassee, Florida. 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''. Other television roles included an appearance in ''Lucy's Piano'' (2006) and episodes of ''

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'', '' CSI: NY'', ''

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'', and ''

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,'' and ''Cold Case'' in 2006. Miller appeared as a series regular on the

television drama series ''

'', which was based on the biblical story of

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. She portrayed Princess Michelle Benjamin, an analogue of

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(daughter of

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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''. In 2012, she started appearing in the NBC comedy '' Go On'', which was cancelled after one season. 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'', released March 19, 2014 at the Gasparilla International Film Festival. Miller had a recurring role as Julia Howser in the

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sitcom ''

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'', which was cancelled after its sixth episode. Miller starred in the Syfy television series '' Incorporated''. She played the role of Sonya Struhl, a lawyer who defends Liberty High School in the second season of the Netflix original series ''

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''. The second season was released on May 18, 2018. Her latest series was on the

drama, '' A Million Little Things'', which ended after five seasons in 2023. Her most recent role was on Season 24, Episode 17 ("A Perfect Family") of NBC's ''Law & Order''.

Personal life

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

Filmography

References

External links

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Young Actors Theatre
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