Vera Miles

Vera Miles

Acting
Born 1930-08-23Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Movies (75)

Psycho
8.4

Psycho

1960Movie8.4
The Searchers
7.7

The Searchers

1956Movie7.7
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962Movie7.8
Psycho II
6.5

Psycho II

1983Movie6.5
Into the Night
6.5

Into the Night

1985Movie6.5
Jigsaw
7.0

Jigsaw

1972Movie7.0
The Wrong Man
7.1

The Wrong Man

1956Movie7.1
The FBI Story
6.2

The FBI Story

1959Movie6.2
Gentle Giant
8.5

Gentle Giant

1967Movie8.5
The Wild Country
6.0

The Wild Country

1970Movie6.0
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
9.0

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

1989Movie9.0
Those Calloways
6.5

Those Calloways

1964Movie6.5
When Willie Comes Marching Home
6.9

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950Movie6.9
Wichita
6.3

Wichita

1955Movie6.3
Baffled!
5.6

Baffled!

1973Movie5.6
Hellfighters
6.3

Hellfighters

1968Movie6.3
BrainWaves
4.3

BrainWaves

1983Movie4.3
The Initiation
5.5

The Initiation

1984Movie5.5
The Unknown
7.0

The Unknown

1964Movie7.0
Mazes and Monsters
4.3

Mazes and Monsters

1982Movie4.3
Back Street
5.6

Back Street

1961Movie5.6
23 Paces to Baker Street
6.7

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956Movie6.7
Recoil

Recoil

1963Movie
Web of Evidence
4.7

Web of Evidence

1959Movie4.7
In Search of America
5.3

In Search of America

1971Movie5.3
Separate Lives
4.8

Separate Lives

1995Movie4.8
Kona Coast
3.3

Kona Coast

1968Movie3.3
Follow Me, Boys!
6.7

Follow Me, Boys!

1966Movie6.7
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
6.0

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982Movie6.0
Panic Button

Panic Button

1957Movie
Sergeant Ryker
6.3

Sergeant Ryker

1968Movie6.3
The Horror Show
3.4

The Horror Show

1979Movie3.4
The Castaway Cowboy
6.7

The Castaway Cowboy

1974Movie6.7
So Big
5.5

So Big

1953Movie5.5
One Little Indian
6.3

One Little Indian

1973Movie6.3
A Tiger Walks
5.8

A Tiger Walks

1964Movie5.8
The Charge at Feather River
5.9

The Charge at Feather River

1953Movie5.9
A Touch of Larceny
6.0

A Touch of Larceny

1960Movie6.0
A Great American Tragedy
7.5

A Great American Tragedy

1972Movie7.5
Autumn Leaves
7.0

Autumn Leaves

1956Movie7.0
Cannon
5.0

Cannon

1971Movie5.0
Travis McGee
5.7

Travis McGee

1983Movie5.7
The Underground Man
6.3

The Underground Man

1974Movie6.3
Roughnecks
7.0

Roughnecks

1980Movie7.0
The Hanged Man
5.1

The Hanged Man

1964Movie5.1
The Lawbreakers
6.4

The Lawbreakers

1961Movie6.4
One of Our Spies Is Missing
5.5

One of Our Spies Is Missing

1966Movie5.5
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
7.0

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

1984Movie7.0
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
5.3

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

1955Movie5.3
Live Again, Die Again
7.8

Live Again, Die Again

1974Movie7.8
Five Branded Women
6.1

Five Branded Women

1960Movie6.1
For Men Only
6.3

For Men Only

1952Movie6.3
Two Tickets to Broadway
4.6

Two Tickets to Broadway

1951Movie4.6
A Howling in the Woods
5.2

A Howling in the Woods

1971Movie5.2
Man on the Ledge
7.0

Man on the Ledge

1955Movie7.0
Molly and Lawless John
3.3

Molly and Lawless John

1972Movie3.3
It Takes All Kinds
8.0

It Takes All Kinds

1969Movie8.0
Fire!
7.1

Fire!

1977Movie7.1
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
5.5

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

1976Movie5.5
The Spirit Is Willing
5.5

The Spirit Is Willing

1967Movie5.5
State Fair
7.0

State Fair

1976Movie7.0
Pride of the Blue Grass
8.0

Pride of the Blue Grass

1954Movie8.0
The Screen Writer
10.0

The Screen Writer

1950Movie10.0
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
5.9

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

1974Movie5.9
Our Family Business
9.0

Our Family Business

1981Movie9.0
Mission Batangas
8.0

Mission Batangas

1968Movie8.0
International Airport
6.0

International Airport

1985Movie6.0
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
7.5

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

1976Movie7.5
Runaway!
5.7

Runaway!

1973Movie5.7
The House Without a Name
7.0

The House Without a Name

1956Movie7.0
Beau James
5.4

Beau James

1957Movie5.4
And I Alone Survived
6.3

And I Alone Survived

1978Movie6.3
The Rose Bowl Story
4.3

The Rose Bowl Story

1952Movie4.3
Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

1969Movie
Run for the Roses
7.0

Run for the Roses

1977Movie7.0

TV Shows (70)

Columbo
8.1

Columbo

1971Series8.1
The Love Boat
6.3

The Love Boat

1977Series6.3
Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
Ironside
6.8

Ironside

1967Series6.8
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1968Series7.2
Wagon Train
6.6

Wagon Train

1957Series6.6
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962Series7.9
Magnum, P.I.
7.3

Magnum, P.I.

1980Series7.3
Little House on the Prairie
8.0

Little House on the Prairie

1974Series8.0
The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963Series7.3
The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959Series8.5
The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962Series6.5
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Series5.9
Fantasy Island
6.5

Fantasy Island

1978Series6.5
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Hotel
6.8

Hotel

1982Series6.8
Four Star Playhouse
6.8

Four Star Playhouse

1952Series6.8
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
My Three Sons
6.6

My Three Sons

1960Series6.6
Climax!
3.8

Climax!

1954Series3.8
Run for Your Life
7.1

Run for Your Life

1965Series7.1
Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.6

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969Series6.6
Route 66
6.7

Route 66

1960Series6.7
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Cannon
6.7

Cannon

1971Series6.7
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
7.0

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979Series7.0
The Outer Limits
7.8

The Outer Limits

1963Series7.8
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series6.2
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
Burke's Law
6.3

Burke's Law

1963Series6.3
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968Series7.0
The Millionaire
5.8

The Millionaire

1955Series5.8
Medical Center
6.4

Medical Center

1969Series6.4
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950Series6.9
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964Series7.2
The Streets of San Francisco
7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972Series7.1
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955Series6.0
Matt Houston
6.3

Matt Houston

1982Series6.3
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963Series6.5
The Detectives
6.7

The Detectives

1959Series6.7
Studio 57
7.5

Studio 57

1954Series7.5
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

1952Series7.8
I Spy
6.5

I Spy

1965Series6.5
Alias Smith and Jones
7.0

Alias Smith and Jones

1971Series7.0
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971Series6.5
Ellery Queen
7.5

Ellery Queen

1975Series7.5
City Detective
7.5

City Detective

1953Series7.5
Crazy like a Fox
7.2

Crazy like a Fox

1984Series7.2
How the West Was Won
7.0

How the West Was Won

1977Series7.0
Riverboat
6.5

Riverboat

1959Series6.5
Judd, for the Defense
7.7

Judd, for the Defense

1967Series7.7
Mr. Novak
7.3

Mr. Novak

1963Series7.3
Finder of Lost Loves
6.8

Finder of Lost Loves

1984Series6.8
Sam Benedict
6.7

Sam Benedict

1962Series6.7
The Dick Powell Show
5.7

The Dick Powell Show

1961Series5.7
Startime
6.8

Startime

1959Series6.8
Arrest and Trial
8.3

Arrest and Trial

1963Series8.3
ABC Stage 67
6.8

ABC Stage 67

1966Series6.8
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955Series7.0
Hollywood Squares
7.5

Hollywood Squares

1966Series7.5
Dan August
7.2

Dan August

1970Series7.2
Journey to the Unknown
7.0

Journey to the Unknown

1968Series7.0
Movin' On
6.3

Movin' On

1974Series6.3
The Asphalt Jungle
5.0

The Asphalt Jungle

1961Series5.0
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
McNaughton's Daughter
4.5

McNaughton's Daughter

1976Series4.5