Vera Miles
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.
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Vera Miles filmography
Separate Lives
as Dr. Ruth Goldin
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
as Sophie Kubacki
Into the Night
as Joan Caper
International Airport
as Elaine Corley
The Initiation
as Frances FairchildHelen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as Kate Keller
Psycho II
as Lila Loomis
BrainWaves
as Marian Koonan
Travis McGee
as Julie Lawless
Mazes and Monsters
as Cat
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Our Family Business
as Patricia
Roughnecks
as Ida McBride
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
And I Alone Survived
as Irene Elder
Fire!
as Martha Wagner
Run for the Roses
as Clarissa Stewart
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
as Erica
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
as Mrs. HortonState Fair
as Melissa Bryant
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Who is Vera Miles?+
Vera Miles was an American actress who rose to prominence during the mid-20th century, particularly known for her collaborations with directors Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford.
What is Vera Miles known for?+
Her most recognized film roles include Lila Crane in the horror classic Psycho, Laurie Jorgensen in The Searchers, and Hallie Stoddard in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
What kind of work does Vera Miles make?+
She performed across various genres, including Westerns, crime thrillers, and television dramas throughout her active career from the 1950s to the 1990s.
