Patina Miller
Patina Miller stars as ‘Raquel Thomas’ in the STARZ Original series “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” which just completed its third season, is in production on its fourth, and recently received early renewal for its fifth. She is part of the guest cast voicing the character Sera in Prime Video’s adult animated musical comedy “Hazbin Hotel” which premiere in January 2024. In 2022, Patina made her highly anticipated Broadway return in the critically acclaimed revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s 1987 musical, Into The Woods. Patina received rave reviews starring as the Witch, a role she played during a Hollywood Bowl production of the musical in 2019. This marked the first time in 8 years that she graced the Broadway stage since winning a Tony Award for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical” in 2013. Miller also won a Grammy Award in the “Best Musical Theater Album” category for her work on the cast recording of Into the Woods, and was nominated for the “Distinguished Performance Award” for the 89th Annual Drama League Awards.
She previously starred as press coordinator Daisy Grant in the CBS hit drama “Madam Secretary,” starring Tea Leoni, Bebe Neuwirth and Tim Daly. She also starred as Charlotte Jenkins on the PBS Civil War-era drama “Mercy Street,” alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Josh Radnor. Additionally, Miller served as the narrator in Jim Henson’s animated children’s series “Word Party.”
In 2021, Miller starred in The Many Saints of Newark, the feature film prequel to David Chase’s award-winning series “The Sopranos.” She made her feature film debut in 2014 as Commander Paylor in Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Miller then reprised her role in the final installment of the series, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, released in November 2015.
Miller starred as the Leading Player in the Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz’s famous 1972 musical “Pippin,” directed by Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus and co-starring Matthew James Thomas, Andrea Martin and Terrance Mann. “Pippin” received the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical at the 67th Annual Tony Awards. Miller successfully put a contemporary twist on a role originated by award-winning actor Ben Vereen, and mastered the show’s signature Fosse movements.
Miller earned a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, as well as a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award. She was also a Drama League Award honoree and Fred and Adele Astaire Award nominee. Miller made her Broadway debut in the 2011 Broadway season as the gutsy nightclub-singer-turned-nun Deloris Van Cartier in the stage adaptation of “Sister Act,” which earned her first Tony nomination as well as a Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for her performance. She was also a Theatre World Award winner.