Christa Miller is an American actress born on May 28, 1964 in New York City. Her father, is an aeronautical engineer. Christa Miller grew up in Manhattan. Her career began at a very young age when she and her mother, model Bonnie Trompeter, were featured in an advertisement for Ivory Snow. Before that Christa Miller already acted in a Wonder Bread commercial. Christa Miller also appeared the cover of Redbook. However, her flourishing career as a young model was put to a halt when she suffered a benign bone tumor.

After overcoming her illness, Christa Miller attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart. She went back to modeling. In 1990, Christa Miller moved to Los Angeles, California to venture on an acting career.

Christa Miller’s first television stint was on the series Kate & Allie in 1984, where she made guest appearances opposite her real-life aunt, Susan Saint James, star of Love at First Bite. The transition from being a teenage print ad model into an actress was not that difficult for Christa Miller, as her Kate & Allie stint was soon followed by Northern Exposure, Party of Five, Seinfeld, and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. With her pretty face and beautiful figure, Christa Miller was able to achieve television stardom in 1995 when she was tapped to take on the role of Kate O’Brien, gal pal of comedian Drew Carey in his hit TV series The Drew Carey Show. She stayed on the show until 2001.

Not long after, Christa Miller became known this time as hospital board member Jordan Sullivan in the medical comedy sitcom Scrubs opposite Zach Braff. She remained in Scrubs for a number of seasons and established herself as one of regular faces that could be found on primetime television. Christa Miller as well provided the voice of Cleopatra in her husband Bill Lawrence’s short-lived animation program, Clone High.

Christa Miller is the first celebrity to appear on the cover of Maxim magazine (America).

Christa Miller and Bill Lawrence have three children, Sarah, William Stoddard, and Henry Vanduzer.