[2] She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Sociology at the University of Queensland, before turning to acting.
[3] Milliken subsequently moved to Sydney to study at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) where she completed a three year Diploma of Acting.
[2] Milliken first became noticed when she starred in the 1991 made-for-TV movie Act of Necessity for which she was nominated for an Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award.
[citation needed] She regularly performed on stage for Sydney Theatre Company and became a well known face in the Australian film and television industry.
[citation needed] From 2003 to 2005 Milliken starred as Amanda McKay, a lawyer, on MDA, winning an AFI Award in 2003.