Valarie Rae Miller (born April 16, 1974) is an American
actress.
Early life
Born in
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette (, ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the most populous city and parish seat of Lafayette Parish, located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's fourth largest incorporated municipality by population and the 234th- ...
and raised in
Fort Worth, Texas, Miller became interested in acting when she was quite young. She attended a high school for the performing arts and landed a number of high-profile commercials while still in college.
On summer vacation in
Los Angeles, she took a course in stand-up comedy and went on to perform at such well-known clubs as
The Improv and
The Comedy Store. Despite offers to go on tour with her stand-up routine, Miller decided to move to Los Angeles and pursue acting.
Acting career
She's best known for her role as
Original Cindy in ''
Dark Angel'' (2000–2002). She hosted two game shows; one was the second season of ''
Gladiators 2000'', replacing
Maria Sansone; the other was (along with
Nick Spano) ''
Peer Pressure''. She also hosted ''
One Saturday Morning'' on
ABC. From Fall 2007 to May 2009, Miller appeared in the television drama ''
Reaper'' on
The CW. She also appeared in ''
Crank
Crank may refer to:
Mechanisms
* Crank (mechanism), in mechanical engineering, a bent portion of an axle or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it
* Crankset, the compone ...
'', in the ''
NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to:
Law enforcement
* National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom
* Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...
'' episode "
Reunion", and in the Netflix film ''
Reality High
''#RealityHigh'' (stylized as ''#REALITYHIGH'') is a 2017 American teen comedy film directed by Fernando Lebrija. It was released on Netflix on September 8, 2017.
Plot
Dani Barnes, the protagonist of the movie, is an excellent high-school stude ...
''. She voiced Tiffany Fox,
Lucius Fox's daughter, in ''
Batman: The Enemy Within''. She voices Wish Bear in ''
Care Bears: Unlock the Magic'' on
Boomerang. She also had a part in the 2002 film "All About the Benjamins" starring Ice Cube and Mike Epps.
External links
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1974 births
African-American actresses
Living people
Actresses from Louisiana
People from Fort Worth, Texas
People from Lafayette, Louisiana
Actresses from Texas
American television actresses
21st-century African-American people
21st-century African-American women
20th-century African-American people
20th-century African-American women
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