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Christa Miller was the actress who played Jordan Sullivan on Scrubs. She is the real-life wife of the series creator Bill Lawrence. In addition to her role as Jordan, Miller served as music supervisor, with the responsibility of choosing much of the licensed music featured on the show.

Bio[]

Christa was born in New York City, daughter of model Bonnie Trompeter. As a toddler, Christa Miller was photographed by the acclaimed Francesco Scavullo for an Ivory Snow ad with her mother, throwing her into entertainment at a very young age. At age 3, she appeared on the cover of "Redbook". Christa aspired to be an actress, but her father wanted her to be a lawyer, and her mother, a 1960s supermodel, wanted her to avoid the entertainment business due to its difficulty and stress. Despite her parents' request, she pursued a modeling career. At age 16, she landed her first commercial, for Polaroid cameras, and has been acting ever since. Miller is married to Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence. They have 3 children.

Miller has appeared in the shows The Drew Carey Show, Northern Exposure, Seinfeld, Party of Five, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She can be seen in the films Deceived and Love and Happiness.

She played the character Ellie Torres in Bill Lawrence's new show Cougar Town.

Filmography[]

Year Title Media Character
1985 Kate & Allie TV Blair/Student (3 episodes)
1990 Northern Exposure TV Laurie Batan (1 episode)
1992 Stepfather III TV Movie Beth Davis
1993 Seinfeld TV Ellen de Granmont/Paula (2 episodes)
1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV Girl (1 episode)
A Friend to Die For TV Movie Terri
Party of Five TV Theresa (1 episode)
1995 Love and Happiness Film Unknown
The Drew Carey Show TV Kate O'Brien (158 episodes)
1996 Kiss & Tell Film Alex Stoddard
1999 Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish Film Kathy
2000 The Operator Film Janice Wheelan
2001 Drew Carey's Rock & Roll Back to School Special TV Movie Kate O'Brien
Scrubs TV Jordan Sullivan
2002 Clone High TV Cleopatra (13 episodes)
2008 The Andromeda Strain TV Movie Dr. Angela Noyce
2009 CSI: Miami TV Amy Lansing (1 episode)
Cougar Town TV Ellie Torres

Awards[]

Year Ceremony Award Result For
2003 Satellite Awards Golden Satellite Award Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical - Scrubs
2004 Satellite Awards Golden Satellite Award Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical - Scrubs


CAST
MAIN Zach BraffSarah ChalkeDonald FaisonNeil FlynnKen JenkinsJohn C. McGinley
Judy ReyesEliza CoupeKerry BishéMichael MosleyDave Franco
SUPPORTING Johnny KastlSam LloydRobert MaschioChrista MillerTravis SchuldtAloma Wright
SEE ALSO List of character appearances • Cast from Season: 12345678W9 e
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