Christa Miller stars as Ellie on ABC's "
Cougar Town."
Christa Miller was introduced to the entertainment world at a very young age. As a toddler, Christa Miller was photographed by the acclaimed Francesco Scavullo for an Ivory Snow ad with her mother, and, at the age of three, appeared on the cover of Redbook. Christa Miller also appeared in national magazines while working steadily in Europe and Japan. Christa Miller landed her first commercial (for Polaroid) at age 16.
Christa Miller's first role on television was in "Kate & Allie," which starred her real-life aunt, Susan Saint James. Christa Miller appeared in episodes of "Northern Exposure," "Fresh Prince of Bel Air," "Party of Five" and "
Seinfeld." Christa Miller had a major role on "The Drew Carey Show" from 1995-2002 as Kate O'Brien, and was the voice of Cleopatra in the short-lived animated show "Clone High." Christa Miller's film credits include "Deceived" and "Love and Happiness." Christa Miller also starred with Kellie Martin in the acclaimed made-for-television movie, "A Friend to Die For."
In 2001 Christa Miller's husband, writer-producer Bill Lawrence, conceived the comedy-drama "
Scrubs." Christa Miller was given a guest role as Jordan Sullivan, the bitter ex-wife to Dr. Cox (
John C. McGinley). Originally the character was intended to appear in only one episode, but in Season 2 the role became recurring. Christa Miller also had a leading role in the 2008 TV miniseries "The Andromeda Strain."
