Taylor Miller (born August 18, 1953) is an American soap opera actress.
Taylor Miller | |
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| Born | Linda Taylor Miller (1953-08-18) August 18, 1953 (age 69) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–2011 (Acting) |
| Spouse | Eli (m. 1988) |
| Children | 2 |
She is best known for her role as Nina Cortlandt on ABC Daytime's All My Children[1] (AMC), which she played from 1979 to 1984 and from 1986 to 1989. Miller returned in cameos in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 2010 (40th Anniversary Episode). She returned with Gillian Spencer, who played Nina's mother, on April 20, 2010, for the tribute to Palmer Cortlandt (James Mitchell). Her pairing with Peter Bergman's Dr. Cliff Warner was arguably the first supercouple on the soap.[2]
During a break from All My Children, she played Sally Frame on Another World (1985–1986). She also appeared in the NBC series Knight Rider.
On February 2, 2017, Miller made a surprise appearance on the Hallmark Channel's Home & Family show, where she was reunited with a number of her former All My Children castmates.[3][4]
Miller was born Linda Taylor Miller in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was raised in Rochester, New York and also lived with her family in Fort Worth, Texas for a time.[5] Miller moved frequently during her formative years due to her father's work as a pollution control specialist.[5] She attended the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College at Tulane University from 1971 to 1975, joining the Chi Omega sorority.
Miller modeled in New York City for only a short time before she was discovered. One month to the day after landing in the Big Apple, she had her first audition for the role of Nina Cortlandt. She won the role of Nina and was on ABC's All My Children only 2+1⁄2 months after her arrival.
In 1988 Miller married her husband, Eli, also from New Orleans. She currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. She has two children, Eli, III and Elizabeth. Miller did voiceovers, movies, TV guest spots and plays in her 30-year acting career. When both her children went to college, she was inspired to make a career transition into the health and wellness field.