Allison Miller

**Allison Miller** is one of the main actors of ***A Million Little Things***, portraying the role of Maggie Bloom.

## Biography

### **Early life**

Miller was born in Rome, Italy, to American parents Margo and John Winn Miller. Her father is the former publisher of *The Olympian* newspaper in Olympia, Washington. He retired in January 2009 to pursue other interests. Her parents have since left Washington and moved back to the eastern United States.

Miller moved a lot as a child, growing up mostly in Lexington, Kentucky, before she started high school in State College and finished at Maclay School in Tallahassee, Florida.

Miller very briefly attended Boston University before attending Rhodes College for her Freshman year. She then transferred to the University of Florida in Gainesville. She is a sister of Kappa Delta 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 career full-time. In addition to acting, she has training in voice, tap, and jazz, as well as in modern dance. She is a mezzo-soprano and plays the piano and the guitar. She is proficient in Spanish 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. In 2004, 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* in 2004. She appeared on television again in *Lucy's Piano* (2006). She then guest starred in episodes of television series such as *General Hospital*, *CSI: NY*, *Desperate Housewives*, and *Boston Legal*.

Miller appeared as a series regular on the NBC television drama series *Kings*, which was based on the biblical story of David. She portrayed Princess Michelle Benjamin, an analogue of Michal (daughter of Saul 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*, where she played Zac Efron's high school girlfriend Scarlett.

In 2011, Miller co-starred as Skye Tate in the Steven Spielberg-produced series *Terra Nova*. The series was not renewed for a second season. In 2012, she started appearing in the NBC comedy *Go On* opposite Matthew Perry. The show was cancelled after one season. In 2014, Miller starred in *Devil's Due*, a found-footage horror film, also starring *Friday Night Lights* actor Zach Gilford. The film was released on January 17, 2014.

Miller also stars as the lead in the drama film *There's Always Woodstock*. The film co-stars Jason Ritter, Katey Sagal, James Wolk and Brittany Snow. The film was released March 19, 2014 at the Gasparilla International Film Festival.

In October 2014, Miller booked a recurring role on the ABC sitcom *Selfie* as Julia Howser, a potential love interest for former *Go On* co-star John Cho. From 2016 to 2017, she starred in the Syfy television series Incorporated.

In 2018, Miller booked the role of Sonya Struhl on Netflix's *13 Reasons Why*. That same year, she was cast as Maggie Bloom on *A Million Little Things*.

### **Personal life**

Miller married comedian and actor Adam Nee in 2012.

## External links

* Official Twitter
* Official Instagram

## References

1. ↑ ‘A Million Little Things’: Allison Miller To Star In ABC Drama Pilot, by Nellie Andreeva, *Deadline* (March 5, 2018)