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Vera Miles

Acting

Vera Miles

Vera Miles is an actress born on August 23, 1930 in Boise City, Oklahoma, USA. She is known for Psycho, The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
August 23, 1930
Place of birth
Boise City, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as
Vera June Ralston · Vera June Miles · ورا مایلز

Biography

Vera June Miles (born August 23, 1929) is an American actress. Born in Boise City, Oklahoma, Vera Miles attended school in Pratt, Kansas and Wichita, Kansas. The patrician beauty of Miss Miles won her the title of "Miss Kansas" in 1948, leading soon to small roles in Hollywood films and television series. Fame came to the forthright, spirited Miles when she attracted the attention of two master directors, Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford. Ford cast her in the classic western The Searchers (1956) and Hitchcock, who put her under personal contract and hailed her as his "new Grace Kelly", paired her with the great Henry Fonda in The Wrong Man (1956). Hitchcock cast Miles in the potentially star-making role of Judy Barton in Vertigo (1958), but Miles withdrew from the film when she became pregnant. Hitchcock gave Miles a supporting role in another masterpiece Psycho (1960), as did Ford when he cast her opposite John Wayne and James Stewart in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), She also starred in such films as Beau James (1957) opposite Bob Hope, The FBI Story (1959) opposite Stewart, Back Street (1961) opposite Susan Hayward and John Gavin and Sergeant Ryker (1968) opposite Lee Marvin, as well as showing her consistently remarkable and versatile talent on dozens of popular television movies and series including The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), Twilight Zone (1959), The Outer Limits (1963), The Fugitive (1963), My Three Sons (1960), Bonanza (1959), "Columbo" and Murder, She Wrote (1984). In 1983, she reprised her role as "Lila Crane" in the film sequel Psycho II (1983), starring Anthony Perkins. Although, too often, the stunningly beautiful Miles' gifts were underutilized, before her retirement in 1995, hers was a most intriguing and enduring Hollywood career.

Filmography

  1. 1995Separate Livesas Dr. Ruth Goldin
  2. 1985Into the Nightas Joan Caper
  3. 1984The Initiationas Frances Fairchild
  4. 1984Murder, She Wroteas Elizabeth Gates · 1 episode
  5. 1983Psycho IIas Lila Loomis
  6. 1982Mazes and Monstersas Cat
  7. 1982Matt Houston1 episode
  8. 1982Hotelas Teresa Clayborne · 2 episodes
  9. 1980Magnum, P.I.as Joan Gibson · 1 episode
  10. 1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Centuryas Tora · 2 episodes
  11. 1978Fantasy Islandas Martha Tate · 1 episode
  12. 1977The Love Boatas Bess Hensinger · 2 episodes
  13. 1977How the West Was Wonas Beth · 1 episode
  14. 1975Ellery Queenas Celeste Wakefield · 1 episode
  15. 1974The Strange and Deadly Occurrenceas Christine Rhodes
  16. 1974Little House on the Prairieas Ruthy Leland · 1 episode
  17. 1974The Castaway Cowboyas Henrietta MacAvoy
  18. 1973One Little Indianas Doris
  19. 1973Baffled!as Andrea Glenn
  20. 1972The Streets of San Francisco1 episode
  21. 1971A Howling in the Woodsas Rose Staines
  22. 1971Columboas Viveca Scott · 1 episode
  23. 1971Cannonas Vivian Cabe · 1 episode
  24. 1971Alias Smith and Jones1 episode
  25. 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.as Helen Wagner · 1 episode
  26. 1969Hawaii Five-Oas Flora Whiting · 1 episode
  27. 1968Hellfightersas Madelyn Buckman
  28. 1967Mannixas Jean McBride · 1 episode
  29. 1967The Spirit Is Willingas Kate Powell
  30. 1967Ironsideas Barbara Richards · 1 episode
  31. 1966One of Our Spies Is Missingas Madame Raine De Sala
  32. 1966Follow Me, Boys!as Vida Downey
  33. 1965The F.B.I.as Kate Burke · 1 episode
  34. 1965I Spyas Rachel
  35. 1964Those Callowaysas Lydia (Liddy) Calloway
  36. 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Madame Raine De Sala · 2 episodes
  37. 1964A Tiger Walksas Dorothy Williams
  38. 1963The Fugitiveas Monica Welles · 1 episode
  39. 1963The Outer Limitsas Kassia Paine · 1 episode
  40. 1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Daphne · 1 episode
  41. 1962The Virginianas Miss Wallace · 1 episode
  42. 1962The Man Who Shot Liberty Valanceas Hallie Stoddard
  43. 1961Back Streetas Liz Saxon
  44. 1960Route 66as Ellen Barnes · 1 episode
  45. 1960My Three Sonsas Ernestine Coulter · 3 episodes
  46. 1960Psychoas Lila Crane
  47. 1960Five Branded Womenas Daniza
  48. 1960A Touch of Larcenyas Virginia Killain
  49. 1959The Twilight Zoneas Millicent Barnes · 1 episode
  50. 1959The FBI Storyas Lucy Ann Hardesty
  51. 1959Bonanzaas Sarah Lowell · 1 episode
  52. 1959Rawhideas Helen Walsh · 1 episode
  53. 1957Wagon Trainas Sister Rita · 1 episode
  54. 1956The Wrong Manas Rose Balestrero
  55. 1956Autumn Leavesas Virginia Hanson
  56. 195623 Paces to Baker Streetas Jean Lennox
  57. 1956The Searchersas Laurie Jorgensen
  58. 1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Elsa Spann · 1 episode
  59. 1955Gunsmokeas Dr. Sam · 1 episode
  60. 1955Wichitaas Laurie McCoy