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Vera Miles

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IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000521
Vera Miles
After twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes - and his mother - continue to haunt him.
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Psychose II (1983)
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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 La Prisonnière du désert (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 Le faux coupable (1956). Hitchcock cast Miles in the potentially star-making role of Judy Barton in Sueurs froides (1958), but Miles withdrew from the film when she became pregnant. Hitchcock gave Miles a supporting role in another masterpiece Psychose (1960), as did Ford when he cast her opposite John Wayne and James Stewart in L'homme qui tua Liberty Valance (1962), She also starred in such films as L'ingrate cité (1957) opposite Bob Hope, La police fédérale enquête (1959) opposite Stewart, Histoire d'un amour (1961) opposite Susan Hayward and John Gavin and L'odyssée d'un sergent (1968) opposite Lee Marvin, as well as showing her consistently remarkable and versatile talent on dozens of popular television movies and series including Suspicion (1962), La quatrième dimension (1959), Au-delà du réel (1963), Le fugitif (1963), My Three Sons (1960), Bonanza (1959), Columbo (1971) and Arabesque (1984). In 1983, she reprised her role as "Lila Crane" in the film sequel Psychose 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.
BornAugust 23, 1930
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    Known for

    L'homme qui tua Liberty Valance (1962)
    L'homme qui tua Liberty Valance
    8.1
    • Hallie Stoddard
    • 1962
    Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psychose (1960)
    Psychose
    8.5
    • Lila Crane
    • 1960
    Le faux coupable (1956)
    Le faux coupable
    7.4
    • Rose Balestrero
    • 1956
    La Prisonnière du désert (1956)
    La Prisonnière du désert
    7.8
    • Laurie Jorgensen
    • 1956

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Linda Hamilton and Jim Belushi in Présumée coupable (1995)
      Présumée coupable
      5.0
      • Dr. Ruth Goldin
      • 1995
    • Angela Lansbury in Arabesque (1984)
      Arabesque
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Nancy Landon
      • Charmaine Calloway Thompson
      • Elizabeth Gates
      • 1985–1991
    • Passeport pour l'enfer (1989)
      Passeport pour l'enfer
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Sophie Kubacki
      • 1989
    • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon et Simon (1981)
      Simon et Simon
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Catherine Van Alder-Vicente
      • 1988
    • Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hôtel (1983)
      Hôtel
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Ruth
      • Grace Harlan
      • Millie Broom ...
      • 1984–1987
    • Canteen Ladies
      TV Movie
      • 1985
    • John Rubinstein and Jack Warden in Harry Fox, le vieux renard (1984)
      Harry Fox, le vieux renard
      7.0
      TV Series
      • 1985
    • Alfred Hitchcock présente (1985)
      Alfred Hitchcock présente
      7.7
      TV Series
      • (credit only)
      • 1985
    • Bill Bixby and Connie Sellecca in Alerte à l'aéroport (1985)
      Alerte à l'aéroport
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Elaine Corley
      • 1985
    • Série noire pour une nuit blanche (1985)
      Série noire pour une nuit blanche
      6.4
      • Joan Caper
      • 1985
    • Anthony Franciosa and Christopher Norris in Finder of Lost Loves (1984)
      Finder of Lost Loves
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Joanna Shaw
      • 1985
    • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in La croisière s'amuse (1977)
      La croisière s'amuse
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Eve Springer
      • Arlene Kemper
      • Bess Hensinger
      • 1982–1984
    • Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
      Matt Houston
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Mary Haywood
      • 1984
    • Voeux sanglants (1984)
      Voeux sanglants
      5.6
      • Frances Fairchild
      • 1984
    • Blythe Danner and Mare Winningham in Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984)
      Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Kate Keller
      • 1984

    Soundtrack



    • Kurt Russell and Fred MacMurray in Demain... des hommes (1966)
      Demain... des hommes
      7.1
      • performer: "Happy Birthday" (uncredited)
      • 1966

    Videos14

    A Tiger Walks
    Clip 1:30
    A Tiger Walks
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Paramount Centennial Collection
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    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Paramount Centennial Collection
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Paramount Centennial Collection
    Clip 0:33
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Paramount Centennial Collection
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Paramount Centennial Collection
    Clip 0:44
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Paramount Centennial Collection
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Paramount Centennial Collection
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    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: Paramount Centennial Collection
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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 1.61 m
    • Born
      • August 23, 1930
      • Boise City, Oklahoma, USA
    • Spouses
        Robert Jones1973 - 1975 (divorced)
    • Children
        Debra Miles
    • Parents
        Thomas Albert Ralston
    • Relatives
      • Jordan Essoe(Grandchild)
    • Other works
      TV commercial: Lustre-Creme shampoo
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 2 Articles
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Was a favorite actress of Alfred Hitchcock after Grace Kelly retired, but pregnancy prevented her from many starring roles.
    • Trademark
        Reserved, articulate "Hitchcock blonde"
    • Salary
      • Psychose
        (1960)
        $10,000

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    • How old is Vera Miles?
      95 years old
    • When was Vera Miles born?
      August 23, 1929
    • Where was Vera Miles born?
      Boise City, Oklahoma, USA
    • What is Vera Miles's birth name?
      Vera June Ralston
    • How tall is Vera Miles?
      5 feet 3 inches, or 1.60 meters

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