Vera Miles
Biography
Vera Miles is an American actress born in Boise City, Oklahoma. She attended school in Pratt, Kansas, and Wichita, Kansas. Miles won the title of "Miss Kansas" in 1948. She has appeared in numerous Hollywood films and television series. Vera Miles has worked with notable directors, including Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford. Her known credits include acting in various projects. Born on August 23, 1930, in Boise City, Oklahoma, Vera Miles is a female actor with a career spanning multiple media formats.
Career overview
Vera Miles is an American actress born in Boise City, Oklahoma. She attended school in Pratt, Kansas, and Wichita, Kansas. Miles won the title of "Miss Kansas" in 1948, which led to her securing small roles in Hollywood films and television series. She gained recognition when two prominent directors, Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford, took notice of her work.
John Ford cast Miles in the classic western film The Searchers. Alfred Hitchcock, who put her under personal contract, paired her with Henry Fonda in The Wrong Man. Hitchcock referred to her as his "new Grace Kelly." Miles' association with these directors marked a significant milestone in her acting career.
Miles has appeared in numerous films and television series throughout her career, with a total of 144 known credits.
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- Separate Lives (1995) as Dr. Ruth Goldin
- The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989) as Sophie Kubacki
- Into the Night (1985) as Joan Caper
- International Airport (1985) as Elaine Corley
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Elizabeth Gates
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Charmaine Calloway Thompson
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Nancy Landon
- Finder of Lost Loves (1984) as Joanna Shaw
- Crazy like a Fox (1984) as Georgina Burton
- Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984) as Kate Keller
- The Initiation (1984) as Frances Fairchild
- Psycho II (1983) as Lila Loomis
- Travis McGee (1983) as Julie Lawless
- BrainWaves (1983) as Marian Koonan
- Hotel (1982)
- Hotel (1982) as Teresa Clayborne
- Hotel (1982) as Millie Broom
- Matt Houston (1982)
- Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
- Mazes and Monsters (1982) as Cat
- Our Family Business (1981) as Patricia
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Joan Gibson
- Roughnecks (1980) as Ida McBride
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) as Tora
- The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage)
- Fantasy Island (1978) as Martha Tate
- And I Alone Survived (1978) as Irene Elder
- The Love Boat (1977) as Bess Hensinger
- The Love Boat (1977) as Eve Springer
- How the West Was Won (1977) as Beth
- Fire! (1977) as Martha Wagner
- Run for the Roses (1977) as Clarissa Stewart
- Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976) as Erica
- McNaughton's Daughter (1976) as Grace Coventry
- Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976) as Mrs. Horton
- State Fair (1976) as Melissa Bryant
- Ellery Queen (1975) as Celeste Wakefield
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Ruthy Leland
- Movin' On (1974)
- The Castaway Cowboy (1974) as Henrietta MacAvoy
- Live Again, Die Again (1974) as Marcia Carmichael
- The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974) as Christine Rhodes
- The Underground Man (1974) as Eleanor Strom
- Baffled! (1973) as Andrea Glenn
- One Little Indian (1973) as Doris
- Runaway! (1973) as Ellen Staffo
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
- Jigsaw (1972) as Lilah Beth Cummings
- Molly and Lawless John (1972) as Molly Parker
- A Great American Tragedy (1972) as Gloria Wilkes
- Columbo (1971) as Viveca Scott
- Cannon (1971)
- Cannon (1971) as Vivian Cabe
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971) as Nancy Hodges
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
- A Howling in the Woods (1971) as Rose Staines
- In Search of America (1971) as Jenny Olson
- Cannon (1971) as Diana Langston
- Dan August (1970) as Carla
- The Wild Country (1970) as Kate Tanner
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Helen Wagner
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Janet Devaney
- Medical Center (1969)
- Medical Center (1969) as Dr. Gloria Hall
- It Takes All Kinds (1969) as Laura Ring
- Journey to the Unknown (1969) as June Wiley
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Flora Whiting
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Marisa Cummings
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Tracy Cannon
- Journey to the Unknown (1968) as June Wiley
- Hellfighters (1968) as Madelyn Buckman
- Sergeant Ryker (1968) as Ann Ryker
- Kona Coast (1968) as Melissa Hyde
- Mission Batangas (1968) as Joan Barnes
- Ironside (1967) as Barbara Richards
- Ironside (1967) as Barbara Jones
- Ironside (1967) as Gloria Campbell
- Mannix (1967) as Jean McBride
- Judd, for the Defense (1967)
- Gentle Giant (1967) as Ellen Wedloe
- The Spirit Is Willing (1967) as Kate Powell
- Hollywood Squares (1966) as Self
- Hollywood Squares (1966) as Self - Center Square
- ABC Stage 67 (1966) as Adele
- Follow Me, Boys! (1966) as Vida Downey
- One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966) as Madame Raine De Sala
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Kate Burke
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Rachel Pike
- I Spy (1965) as Rachel
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Madame Raine De Sala
- The Unknown (1964) as Kassia Paine
- A Tiger Walks (1964) as Dorothy Williams
- The Hanged Man (1964) as Lois Seeger
- Those Calloways (1964) as Lydia (Liddy) Calloway
- The Fugitive (1963) as Monica Welles
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Beth
- Burke's Law (1963) as Claudia Sutton
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Kassia Paine
- Mr. Novak (1963) as Sister Gervaise
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Ann Ryker
- Arrest and Trial (1963) as Jean Forbes
- Recoil (1963) as Lucy
- The Virginian (1962) as Miss Wallace
- The Virginian (1962) as Maggie Menken
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Daphne
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Nicky Revere
- Sam Benedict (1962)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Hallie Stoddard
- The Dick Powell Show (1961) as Stella Calman
- Back Street (1961) as Liz Saxon
- The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
- The Lawbreakers (1961) as Angela Walsh
- My Three Sons (1960) as Ernestine Coulter
- Route 66 (1960) as Ellen Barnes
- Psycho (1960) as Lila Crane
- A Touch of Larceny (1960) as Virginia Killain
- Five Branded Women (1960) as Daniza
- Bonanza (1959) as April Christopher
- Bonanza (1959) as Sarah Lowell
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Millicent Barnes
- Rawhide (1959)
- Rawhide (1959) as Helen Walsh
- The Detectives (1959) as Lucy
- Startime (1959) as Jean Medwick
- Riverboat (1959) as Jeanette Mowbray
- Web of Evidence (1959) as Lena Anderson
- The FBI Story (1959) as Lucy Ann Hardesty
- Wagon Train (1957) as Sister Rita
- Wagon Train (1957) as Janice Stuart
- Wagon Train (1957)
- Beau James (1957) as Betty Compton
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Jenny Breckenridge
- The Searchers (1956) as Laurie Jorgensen
- 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) as Jean Lennox
- The Wrong Man (1956) as Rose Balestrero
- Autumn Leaves (1956) as Virginia Hanson
- The House Without a Name (1956)
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Dr. Sam
- The Millionaire (1955) as Merle Roberts
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Elsa Spann
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Virginia
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Ruth Dahlberg
- Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) as Jill Hardy
- Wichita (1955) as Laurie McCoy
- Man on the Ledge (1955) as Virginia
- Climax! (1954) as Sally Jordan
- Climax! (1954) as Jan Michaels
- Climax! (1954) as Janet Reese
- Studio 57 (1954) as The Little Girl's Mother
- Pride of the Blue Grass (1954) as Linda
- City Detective (1953)
- The Charge at Feather River (1953) as Jennie McKeever
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Terry
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Mrs. Eaton
- General Electric Theater (1953)
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Nora Douglas
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Debra Stone
- So Big (1953) as Girl (uncredited)
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Maggie
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Julie Tolin
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Nancy Carr
- For Men Only (1952) as Kathy
- The Rose Bowl Story (1952) as Denny Burke
- Two Tickets to Broadway (1951) as Showgirl (uncredited)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Julie
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Sarah Larkin
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Maureen O'Reilly
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Christine Carroll Kimberly
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Jenny
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Audrey O'Connor
- When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) as Laughing Sergeant's Date (uncredited)
- The Screen Writer (1950) as Young Actress (uncredited)