Lara Jill Miller (born April 20, 1967) is an American actress. She played Samantha "Sam" Kanisky in the 1980s sitcom Gimme a Break! and Kathy on The Amanda Show.

She voices the title characters in Clifford's Puppy Days, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee and Henry Hugglemonster, Haru in Beastars, Kari in Digimon, Widget in Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Lambie in Doc McStuffins, Fink in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Lisa Loud in The Loud House, Julie in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Libby Stein-Torres in The Ghost and Molly McGee, Izzie in SciGirls, Allie Renkins in Curious George, and Cat in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

Early life and education Miller was born on April 20, 1967, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Lois (née Noll) and Stanley Miller. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother founded the talent agency Star Talent Management. Her father owned and operated a pajama factory. He was also well known for his participation in community theater, and he worked as an extra in the film Hairspray.

Miller first started acting at a local dinner theater, which she tried out for after seeing its auditions advertised in a local newspaper and asking her father what the word "audition" meant.

She graduated from Allentown's William Allen High School in 1985.

Career Miller's professional acting career began on Broadway, where she appeared as Amaryllis in a revival of The Music Man with Dick Van Dyke.

In 1981, after her appearance on Broadway, she joined the cast of Gimme a Break!, playing the role of the tomboyish Samantha "Sam" Kanisky opposite Nell Carter. When the series ended its six-year run on NBC in 1987, Miller attended New York University, where she played on the university's women's varsity tennis team and continued performing on stage nationally. Four years later, she received her J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law, leaving graduation early to portray Peter Pan in a production at the Pennsylvania Youth Theater. She subsequently was admitted to practice law in New Jersey, New York, and her native Pennsylvania.

In 1999, Miller resumed her on-camera acting career with recurring roles on the Nickelodeon series The Amanda Show and All That and on General Hospital. She also began working in animated series, lending her voice to various characters, including Kari in Digimon (both the series and the feature film), Koko in Zatch Bell!, Alejo in Astro Boy, and Scheris Adjani in s-CRY-ed. Miller also provided the singing voice of Dorothy Gale in the National Public Radio adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and the voices of the title characters on Cartoon Network's The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Disney Junior's Henry Hugglemonster, and the PBS Kids Clifford's Puppy Days (a prequel to Clifford the Big Red Dog).

Miller appears in the recurring roles of Pookie, Wiki, and Tini on Disney Channel's Higglytown Heroes, Haruka of Daigunder, and the Nick Jr. series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! as Widget; the PBS series Curious George as Allie and SciGirls as Izzie,Lara Jill Miller - Disney Channel Medianet and regular guest-starring roles on several other animated series.

For five seasons, she performed voice work on the Disney Channel/Disney Junior television series Doc McStuffins as the voice of Lambie, and on the Nickelodeon television series The Loud House as the voices of Lisa Loud, Liam Hunnicutt, Becky, Persephone, and Nurse Patti.

In 2020, she voice acted for two cartoons, the episode "All About Zee" in DC Super Hero Girls and the English dub for Beastars as Haru. From 2021 to 2024, she performed the role of Libby in the Disney production, The Ghost and Molly McGee.

Filmography Live action + List of acting performances in live-action television and film Year Title Role Notes Source 1981–87 Gimme a Break! Samantha "Sam" Kanisky Main role 1986 Touch and Go Courtney 1999–02 The Amanda Show Kathy 2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul The Teacher TV series 2002 General Hospital Kate Whittaker Episode #1.9927 2006 Shushybye Snoozles, Dozie, and Zeez 2009 iCarly Mrs. Kravitz Episode: "iFind Lewbert's Lost Love"

Anime + List of dubbing performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Source 1999 Digimon Adventure Kari Kamiya 2000 Digimon Adventure 02 2001 Digimon Tamers Nami Asaji 2002 Daigunder Haruka Argento Soma Second Lt. Sue Harris 2002–03 Great Teacher Onizuka Anko's friend 2003 .hack//Legend of the Twilight Random Girl S-CRY-ed Scheris Adjani 2004 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Tachikoma also in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG (series 2) Astro Boy Alejo, Vivienne, C.J., Mimi, Nina Sony Pictures TV / Kids' WB! / Cartoon Network /Toonami Please Twins! Karen Onodera 2005 Planetes Nono Rave Master Hole Episode 2 Naruto Matsuri 2005–07 Zatch Bell! Koko 2007 Blood+ Min, Lulu, Javier 2008 Lucky ☆ Star Misao Kusakabe Strait Jacket Kapelteta Fernandez 2010 Nodame Cantabile Yuiko Miyoshi 2020–2026 Beastars Haru

Animation + List of voice performances in animation Year Title Role Note's Notes Source 2001–13 Totally Spies! Ariel Episode: W.O.W. 2002 Static Shock Teen Girl #2 Episode: "Power Play" Rocket Power Girl #1, Kid #1 Episode: "Beach Boyz and a Girl/X-treme Ideas" 2003–06 Clifford's Puppy Days Clifford 2004 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Girl/Kid C Episode: "Which Came First?/Substitute Teacher" Megas XLR Little Girl, Kelly All Grown Up! Olivia 2004–08 Higglytown Heroes Pookie, Wiki, Tini 2005–07 The Life and Times of Juniper Lee Juniper Lee 2006 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Julie Hinikawa Episode: "Julie AmiYumi" Shorty McShorts' Shorts April Episode: "My Mom Married a Yeti" 2006–10 Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Widget, Huggy, Old Lady Zamboni 2009–22 Curious George Allie 2010–23 SciGirls Izzie 2011–12 Winx Club Chatta, Tune, Livy Special 4, season 3–4 Atlas Oceanic version 2011–16 Poppy Cat Mother Bumblebird 2012–20 Doc McStuffins Lambie, additional voices 2013–15 Henry Hugglemonster Henry Hugglemonster 2015–21 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Cat 2016–present The Loud House Lisa Loud, additional voices 2017 Vampirina Matilda Episode: "The Monster Snore" 2017–19 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Fink, Cantalop, Truffle, Koala Princess 2018 Bunnicula Lil Capone Episode: "Haunted Dog House" 2020 DC Super Hero Girls Casey Krinsky Episode: "#AllAboutZee" 2020, 2022 The Casagrandes Lisa Loud 2 episodes 2021–23 Looney Tunes Cartoons Petunia Pig 2021–24 The Ghost and Molly McGee Libby Stein-Torres

Film + List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films Year Title Role Source 2005 Digimon: Revenge of Diaboromon Kari Kamiya 2008 Wubbzy's Big Movie! Widget, Huggy, Old Lady Zamboni 2013 Curious George Swings Into Spring Allie, Balloonist Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest Allie 2021 The Loud House Movie Lisa Loud, 1600's Lisa 2022 Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! Prisoner Costume Teen, Superhero Boy, Musketeer 3 2024 No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie Lisa Loud Digimon Adventure Kari Kamiya Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution! The Golden Digimentals 2025 A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice Lisa Loud

+ List of voice performances in feature films Year Title Role Source Digimon: The Movie Kari, Young Kari Puss in Boots Additional voices

Video games + List of voice performances in video games Year Title Role Notes Source Baldur's Gate Girl EverQuest Various characters Adiboo: Discover series Adiboo Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Assassin Digimon Rumble Arena Kari Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Jaina Proudmoore Nickelodeon Party Blast Jimmy Neutron Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Jaina Proudmoore Tak and the Power of Juju Dinky Juju Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams EverQuest II Various characters Tak: The Great Juju Challenge Dinky Juju Psychonauts Milka Phage Barnyard Zak Boy, various Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots Bustup Ballerina, Mr. Huggles, Springy Rabbit de Blob Comrade Black, Zip, Graydians FusionFall Juniper Lee White Knight Chronicles Various de Blob 2 Comrade Black, Papa Blanc, Inkies Once Upon a Monster Shelby World of Warcraft: Legion Korine Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Chirithy Kingdom Hearts III Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind Legends of Runeterra Crackshot Corsair, Ava Achiever Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Chirithy Arknights Vermeil

Personal life In 2006, Miller's mother was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a progressive brain disease, which forced her to close her talent agency; Miller has since helped spread awareness of the disease.

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