Cristin Milioti Biography

Fast Facts

• Shaved her head before her first day of middle school
• Was in the original Broadway cast for the musical Once, which was based on the 2006 film of the same name
• Unable to read music, she was given 10 days to learn two key songs, one classical and one contemporary, for Once
• Featured in a Vogue magazine spread that photographically chronicled her preparations for the 2012 Tony awards, for which she was a nominee
• Was introduced as the Mother in the 2013 Season 8 finale of How I Met Your Mother
• To maintain secrecy while shooting her brief scene, all the extras were members of the series' production staff
• Once played in a New York City band called Eelwax Jesus
• Because of her unfamiliarity with Los Angeles street signs, received four parking tickets in her first week in the city