Sarah Miles Biography (1941-)

Born December 31, 1941, in Ingatestone, Essex, England; daughter of John (anengineer) and Vanessa Miles; sister of Christopher Miles (an actor, director,producer, and screenwriter); married Robert Bolt (a writer and director), 1967 (divorced, 1976), remarried Robert Bolt, 1988 (died, 1995); children: Thomas.

Nationality
British
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, singer, writer
Birth Details
December 31, 1941
Ingatestone, Essex, United Kingdom

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Dazzling Prospect, Globe Theatre, London, 1961
  • Anna Brierly, Kelly's Eye, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1963
  • The Recruiting Officer, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre,London, 1964-1965
  • Hayfever, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1964-1965
  • Abigail Williams, The Crucible, National Theatre Company, Old VicTheatre, 1964-1965
  • Marina Oswald, The Silence of Lee Harvey Oswald, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1966
  • Woman, World War 2 1/2, New Theatre, London, 1966
  • Mary, Queen of Scots, Vivat! Vivat Regina! Chichester Festival, Chichester, England, 1967, then Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1970
  • Title role, Saint Joan, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1970
  • Sabina, The Skin of Our Teeth, Ahmanson Theatre, 1974
  • Sarah Miles Is Me, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1978
  • Tilly, Asylum, Lyric (Hammersmith), London, 1988
  • Also appeared in The Reluctant Debutante and The Moon Is Blue, in repertory at the Connaught Theatre, Worthing, England.
  • Film Appearances
  • Shirley Taylor, Term of Trial, Romulus Films, 1962
  • Vera, The Servant, Elstree/Springbok Films, 1963
  • Catherine, The Ceremony, United Artists, 1963
  • Six-Sided Triangle (short film), Lion International, 1963
  • Patricia Rawnsley, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines(also known as Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
  • Cass, I Was Happy Here (also known as Time Lost and Time Remembered and Passage of Love), Partisan Films, 1965
  • Patricia, Blow Up (also known as Blowup and Blow-Up), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
  • Rosy Ryan, Ryan's Daughter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
  • Title role, Lady Caroline Lamb (also known as Peccato d'amore), EMI/GEC/Pulsar/Video Cinematographica Films, 1972
  • The Films of Robert Bolt, Solus Enterprises, 1972
  • Lady Franklin, The Hireling, Columbia, 1973
  • Catherine, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
  • Title role, Bride to Be (also known as Pepita Jimenez), 1974
  • Anne Osbourne, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, Avco-Embassy, 1976
  • Charlotte Sternwood, The Big Sleep, United Artists, 1978
  • Film star, Priest of Love, Filmways, 1981
  • Dr. Marion Stowe, Venom, Paramount, 1982
  • Mary Durrant, Ordeal by Innocence, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
  • Sarah, Steaming, Columbia, 1985
  • Grace Rohan, Hope and Glory, Columbia, 1987
  • Alice de Janze, White Mischief, Columbia, 1987
  • Helena Kesdi, The Silent Touch (also known as The Touch, Beroeringen, and Dotkniecie Reki), LIVE Home Video, 1993
  • I giorni dell'amore e dell'odio (also known as Days of Grace and The Days of Rage: Cefalonia), 2001
  • Martina, Jurji, Key Films Distributors Ltd., 2001
  • The Accidental Detective, 2003
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Estella, Great Expectations, NBC, 1974
  • June, Walter and June (also known as Loving Walter), 1983
  • Aunt Emilie, A Ghost in Monte Carlo (also known as Ein Phantomin Monte Carlo), TNT, 1990
  • Miniseries
  • Jennifer Blackwood, James Michener's Dynasty (also known as Dynasty and The Americans), 1976
  • Lady Ashley, Harem, ABC, 1986
  • Lady Sybil, Queenie, ABC, 1987
  • Katherine Armstrong, "Dandelion Dead," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1994
  • Specials
  • Herself, The 43rd Annual Academy Awards, 1971
  • "Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star," Crazy about the Movies, Cinemax, 1991
  • Episodic
  • "Requiem for a Nun," Hollywood Television Theater, PBS, 1975
  • "Chicago: Another Chance," Lottery (also known as Lottery!), ABC, 1984
  • Herself, Clive Anderson Talks Back, 1994
  • Others
  • Appeared in The Rehearsal and Ring 'round the Moon.
  • WRITINGS
  • Plays
  • Charlemagne, 1992
  • Solo Shows
  • Sarah Miles Is Me, produced at American Conservatory Theatre, SanFrancisco, CA, 1978
  • Memoirs
  • A Right Royal Bastard, 1993
  • Serves Me Right, Macmillan, 1994
  • Bolt from the Blue, 1996
  • Novels
  • Beautiful Morning, Orion, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Mademoiselle, September, 1988, p. 92
    • People Weekly, November 23, 1987, pp. 73-78

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