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milioti at nbcuniversal 's 2014 tca press tour 2006 -- present cherry hill , new jersey , u.s. 220px 16 august 1985 cristin . jpg milioti july 13 , 2014 -lrb- cropped -rrb- cristin milioti
 cristin milioti actress , singer
cristin milioti

cristin milioti -lrb- born august 16 , 1985 -rrb- is an american actress and singer .
she is known for her work in broadway theatre productions such as `` that face '' , `` stunning '' , and the tony award-winning musical `` once '' .
she is also known for playing tracy mcconnell -lrb- `` the mother '' -rrb- on the sitcom `` how i met your mother '' from 2013 to 2014 , and teresa petrillo belfort in the 2013 film `` the wolf of wall street '' .
she has won a grammy award and has been nominated for a tony award .
