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'''Cristin Milioti''' (born August 16, 1985)<ref name="TWSJ" /> is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing [[The Mother (How I Met Your Mother)|Tracy McConnell]] on the sitcom ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' from 2013 to 2014, and for her work in theater productions such as ''[[That Face]]'', ''Stunning'', and the [[Tony Award]]-winning musical ''[[Once (musical)|Once]]'', for which she won a [[Grammy Award]] and was nominated for a [[Tony Award]]. She has also played Teresa Petrillo Belfort in the 2013 film ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'', Betsy Solverson in the second season of ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' (2015), Sarah in the 2020 film ''[[Palm Springs (2020 film)|Palm Springs]]'', and Hazel in the [[HBO Max]] comedy series ''[[Made for Love (TV series)|Made for Love]]'' (2021–2022). In 2022, she starred in the black comedy mystery series ''[[The Resort (TV series)|The Resort]]'' on [[Peacock]].
'''Cristin Milioti''' (born August 16, 1985)<ref name="TWSJ" /> is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing [[The Mother (How I Met Your Mother)|Tracy McConnell]] on the sitcom ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' from 2013 to 2014, and for her work in theater productions such as ''[[That Face]]'', ''Stunning'', and the [[Tony Award]]-winning musical ''[[Once (musical)|Once]]'', for which she won a [[Grammy Award]] and was nominated for a [[Tony Award]]. She has also played Teresa Petrillo Belfort in the 2013 film ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'', Betsy Solverson in the second season of ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' (2015), Sarah in the 2020 film ''[[Palm Springs (2020 film)|Palm Springs]]'', and Hazel in the [[HBO Max]] comedy series ''[[Made for Love (TV series)|Made for Love]]'' (2021–2022). In 2022, she starred in the black comedy mystery series ''[[The Resort (TV series)|The Resort]]'' on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 07:08, 5 August 2022

Cristin Milioti
Milioti in July 2014
Born (1985-08-16) August 16, 1985 (age 39)
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2006–present

Cristin Milioti (born August 16, 1985)[1] is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Tracy McConnell on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2013 to 2014, and for her work in theater productions such as That Face, Stunning, and the Tony Award-winning musical Once, for which she won a Grammy Award and was nominated for a Tony Award. She has also played Teresa Petrillo Belfort in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, Betsy Solverson in the second season of Fargo (2015), Sarah in the 2020 film Palm Springs, and Hazel in the HBO Max comedy series Made for Love (2021–2022). In 2022, she starred in the black comedy mystery series The Resort on Peacock

Early life

Milioti was born on August 16, 1985, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.[1] She is of Italian descent, and calls her family "Olive Garden Italian".[2] In middle school, she found her love of acting at Long Lake Camp for the Arts in Long Lake, New York.[3] She graduated in 2003 from Cherry Hill High School East, where she began performing in school plays.[4] She took acting classes at New York University, but dropped out during her freshman year.[5]

Career

Milioti's first acting roles were bit parts in national advertising campaign ads, notably one for the Ford Edge.[6] She also appeared in television programs such as The Sopranos and films such as Greetings from the Shore. Milioti is also known for her stage performances. In 2007, she appeared on Broadway as Alice Ashbrook in Helen Edmundson's award-winning adaptation of Jamila Gavin's novel Coram Boy.[7] In 2010, she starred in That Face,[8] and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her work in Stunning.[9] In 2012, she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in Once, a play in which she had performed from 2011 to 2013.[10] Her Once performance, with fellow principal soloist Steve Kazee, earned the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. She also read aloud a short story for the 2011 This American Life episode "Adventure".[11] In 2012, she appeared on several songs of Glen Hansard's debut album Rhythm and Repose.

In 2013, Milioti was cast in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother as the titular Mother, appearing for the first time in the season eight finale titled "Something New", and was promoted to a series regular for the show's ninth and final season.[12] Milioti portrayed Jordan Belfort's first wife, Teresa Petrillo, in the 2013 Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street.[13] In February 2014, she was cast as Zelda, the female lead on NBC's comedy A to Z which premiered that October and aired for one season of 13 episodes.[14] In 2015, she co-starred on the second season of FX's Fargo as Betsy Solverson, the cancer-stricken wife of state trooper Lou Solverson and mother of future deputy Molly Solverson. In 2017, Milioti appeared in the fourth season of the sci-fi anthology show Black Mirror in the episode "USS Callister" as Nanette Cole, a newly employed game developer whose digital recreation becomes trapped in a virtual simulator game.[15]

In 2020, Milioti starred in the critically acclaimed sci-fi/comedy Palm Springs, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and on Hulu in July.[16] In 2021, she starred in the HBO Max dark comedy series Made for Love as the entrapped wife of a tech billionaire from whom she runs away.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Greetings from the Shore Didi
2009 Year of the Carnivore Sammy Smalls
2012 Sleepwalk with Me Janet Pandamiglio
I Am Ben The Journalist
The Brass Teapot Brandi
2013 Bert and Arnie's Guide to Friendship Faye
The Wolf of Wall Street Teresa Petrillo Belfort
2014 The Occupants Lucy
2015 It Had to Be You Sonia
2017 Breakable You Maud Weller
2020 Palm Springs Sarah Wilder

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 3 lbs Megan Rafferty Episode: "Bad Boys"
2006–2007 The Sopranos Catherine Sacrimoni 3 episodes
2009 The Unusuals Sketch Artist 2 episodes
2010 The Good Wife Onya Eggertson Episode: "Taking Control"
2011 30 Rock Abby Flynn/Abby Grossman Episode: "TGS Hates Women"
Nurse Jackie Monica Episode: "...Deaf Blind Tumor Pee-Test"
2013–2014 How I Met Your Mother Tracy McConnell / The Mother Guest role (season 8), main role (season 9)
2014–2015 A to Z Zelda Vasco Main role
2015 Family Guy Becca (voice) Episode: "Roasted Guy"
Fargo Betsy Solverson Recurring role (season 2), 9 episodes
2015–2016 The Mindy Project Whitney Recurring role, 5 episodes
2016–2018 The Venture Bros. Sirena / various voices Recurring voice role, 8 episodes
2017 Black Mirror Nanette Cole Episode: "USS Callister"
2018 No Activity Frankie Main role (season 2)
2019 Modern Love Maggie Mitchell Episode: "When the Doorman Is Your Main Man"
2020 Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet Bean Episode: "A Dark Quiet Death"
Death to 2020 Kathy Flowers Television special
2021 Ziwe Friend Episode: "55%"
The Simpsons Barb (voice) Episode: "A Serious Flanders"
Death to 2021 Kathy Flowers Television special
2021–2022 Made for Love Hazel Green Main role
2022 The Resort Emma Main role

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue(s) Refs.
2006 The Lieutenant of Inishmore Mairead (understudy) Lyceum Theatre
New York City, NY
2007 Coram Boy Alice Ashbrook Imperial Theatre
New York City, NY 		[7]
The Devil's Disciple Essie Irish Repertory Theatre
New York City, NY
2008 Crooked Laney
Some Americans Abroad Katie Taylor
2009 The Retributionists Dinchka Fried
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Mick Kelly New York Theatre Workshop
New York City, NY
Stunning Lily Lincoln Center Theater
New York City, NY
2010 The Little Foxes Alexandra New York Theatre Workshop
New York City, NY
That Face Mia Manhattan Theatre Club
New York City, NY
2011 Once Girl American Repertory Theatre
Cambridge, MA
New York Theatre Workshop
New York City, NY
2012–2013 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
New York City, NY 		[18]
2015–2016 Lazarus Elly New York Theatre Workshop
New York City, NY
2017 After The Blast Anna Lincoln Center Theater
New York City, NY

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2011 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Lead Actress That Face Nominated [19]
2012 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical Once Nominated [20]
2013 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album Won [21]
2016 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Fargo Nominated [22]
2018 MTV Movie & TV Award Most Frightened Performance Black Mirror Nominated [23]
2021 Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Palm Springs Won [24]

References

  1. ^ a b Kaufman, Joanne (May 2, 2012). "A Cultural Conversation With Cristin Milioti: There Once Was a Girl". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Team Coco (February 13, 2014). "Cristin Milioti Has A Drunk Personality". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Goldblatt, Henry (August 28, 2013). "'How I Met Your Mother': Meet The Mother, Cristin Milioti, for the first time – Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  4. ^ Reich, Ronni (March 18, 2012). "Cherry Hill native Cristin Milioti, a wannabe singer-songwriter, is the singing, songwriting heroine of 'Once'". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved October 28, 2018. Cristin, who attended Cherry Hill High School East, got her start in theater through school plays, bowing as the Artful Dodger in Oliver! and Eponine in Les Misérables — a role she says she would love to return to.
  5. ^ Vary, Adam B. (August 30, 2013). "The Mother On "How I Met Your Mother(HIMYM)" Explains Everything You Need To Know About Her". BuzzFeed. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "Ford Edge – Same City Better View (Milioti is in the back seat, gazing out the vehicle's sunroof)". Splendad. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Isherwood, Charles (May 3, 2007). "Coram Boy - Theater - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  8. ^ Teachout, Terry (May 21, 2010). "A Commanding Debut". The Wall Street Journal. p. W5.
  9. ^ Cox, Gordon (April 5, 2010). "Lortel Award nominations announced". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "Tony Awards Nominations: Actress (Musical)". Gold Derby. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013.
  11. ^ "#448: Adventure!". This American Life. October 7, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  12. ^ Rorke, Robert (May 14, 2013). "'How I Met Your Mother' finally reveals mom's identity". New York Post. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "Tony Award Nominee Cristin Milioti Weds DiCaprio In Scorsese's Wolf Of Wall Street". June 18, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 12, 2014). "Cristin Milioti Tapped As Co-Lead For NBC Comedy Pilot 'A To Z'". Deadline. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  15. ^ Strause, Jackie (December 30, 2017). "'Black Mirror': Cristin Milioti on Battling a "Misogynistic Bully" in Empowering Space Epic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  16. ^ Truitt, Brian (July 9, 2020). "'Palm Springs' breakout Cristin Milioti shares the trickiest part of being in a time loop". USA Today. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  17. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 6, 2021). "Her Boots Are Made For Walkin': Cristin Milioti On Playing The Runaway Wife In 'Made For Love'". Deadline. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  18. ^ Jones, Kenneth (February 28, 2012). "Once Begins Broadway Run; Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti Play Musicians Who Are "Falling Slowly"". Playbill. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  19. ^ "2010 Nominations and Recipients". lortelaward.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  20. ^ "Once, Clybourne Park, Porgy and Bess, Audra McDonald, Salesman Win 2012 Tony Awards". Playbill. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  21. ^ "Past Winners Search". Grammy.Com. April 30, 2017.
  22. ^ "'Mad Max,' 'Fargo' Top Critics' Choice Nominations". Critics' Choice Awards. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  23. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (May 3, 2018). "MTV Movie & TV Awards: 'Black Panther,' 'Stranger Things' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  24. ^ Hammond, Pete (November 19, 2020). "'Palm Springs', 'Lovecraft Country' Top Movie And Series Nominations For Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards; Netflix Lands 35 Nods". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

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