Christina Milian
Biography
Christina Milian is an American singer, songwriter and actress who started out in small television and movie parts during the late 1990s. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she moved to Waldorf, Maryland, soon after birth. Her recording debut came on Ja Rule's 2000 single Between Me and You, and she released her debut single AM to PM in 2001. Her debut album Christina Milian followed in 2002, while It's About Time (2004) produced the top-five hit Dip It Low and earned Grammy nominations. So Amazin' (2006) yielded the top-40 single Say I. She took her first leading film part in Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003), and she later led Be Cool (2005), Pulse (2006), Bring It On: Fight the Finish (2009) and the ABC Family movie Christmas Cupid (2010). She starred in the sitcom Grandfathered from 2015 to 2016 and played María LaGuerta in Dexter: Original Sin from 2024 to 2025.
45years old
Turns 46 on September 26in 348 days
- Born Jersey City
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Christine Marie Flores (birth name)Also credited as Christine Flores, Christina Flores, Cristina Milian and Christine Milian Flores
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 25 years1999 to 2024
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First role
Milian's first major acting role came when the Disney Channel offered her a place on The Mickey Mouse Club, but she declined and instead played a reporter on Movie Surfers.
Behind the camera
Milian began writing songs at 17 because producers would not give her demos or wrote lyrics she disagreed with, so she wrote, recorded and sent out a demo on her own.
First role
Milian performed vocals on "Between Me and You", a song from Ja Rule's 2000 album Rule 3:36. Released as the album's lead single, it reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Big break
Milian's first lead film role came after director Joseph Kahn, whom she met hosting MTV's Becoming Presents: Wannabe, suggested she audition for Torque; she won a supporting part and was then cast in Love Don't Cost a Thing.
Christina Milian movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Box office
What Christina Milian's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$576 million
8 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 8 worldwide figure; 8 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 8Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$235M40.9% of the total
- 2$102M17.8% of the total
- 3$95M16.5% of the total
- 4$47M8.1% of the total
- 5$30M5.2% of the total
- 6$22M3.9% of the total
- 7$22M3.8% of the total
- 8$22M3.7% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2006 | Ozone Award | Won | |
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