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.
Filmography
Separate Lives
as Dr. Ruth Goldin
Separate Lives
as Dr. Ruth Goldin
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
as Sophie Kubacki
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
as Sophie Kubacki
International Airport
as Elaine Corley
International Airport
as Elaine Corley
Into the Night
as Joan Caper
Into the Night
as Joan Caper
The Initiation
as Frances Fairchild
The Initiation
as Frances Fairchild
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as Kate Keller
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as Kate Keller
BrainWaves
as Marian Koonan
BrainWaves
as Marian Koonan
Psycho II
as Lila Loomis
Psycho II
as Lila Loomis
Travis McGee
as Julie Lawless
Travis McGee
as Julie Lawless
Mazes and Monsters
as Cat
Mazes and Monsters
as Cat
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Our Family Business
as Patricia
Our Family Business
as Patricia
Roughnecks
as Ida McBride
Roughnecks
as Ida McBride
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
And I Alone Survived
as Irene Elder
And I Alone Survived
as Irene Elder
Run for the Roses
as Clarissa Stewart
Run for the Roses
as Clarissa Stewart
Fire!
as Martha Wagner
Fire!
as Martha Wagner
State Fair
as Melissa Bryant
State Fair
as Melissa Bryant
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
as Mrs. Horton
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
as Mrs. Horton
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
as Erica
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
as Erica
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
as Christine Rhodes
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
as Christine Rhodes
The Castaway Cowboy
as Henrietta MacAvoy
The Castaway Cowboy
as Henrietta MacAvoy
The Underground Man
as Eleanor Strom
The Underground Man
as Eleanor Strom
Live Again, Die Again
as Marcia Carmichael
Live Again, Die Again
as Marcia Carmichael
Runaway!
as Ellen Staffo
Runaway!
as Ellen Staffo
One Little Indian
as Doris
One Little Indian
as Doris
Baffled!
as Andrea Glenn
Baffled!
as Andrea Glenn
Molly and Lawless John
as Molly Parker
Molly and Lawless John
as Molly Parker
A Great American Tragedy
as Gloria Wilkes
A Great American Tragedy
as Gloria Wilkes
Jigsaw
as Lilah Beth Cummings
Jigsaw
as Lilah Beth Cummings
A Howling in the Woods
as Rose Staines
A Howling in the Woods
as Rose Staines
Cannon
as Diana Langston
Cannon
as Diana Langston
In Search of America
as Jenny Olson
In Search of America
as Jenny Olson
The Wild Country
as Kate Tanner
The Wild Country
as Kate Tanner
Journey to the Unknown
as June Wiley
Journey to the Unknown
as June Wiley
It Takes All Kinds
as Laura Ring
It Takes All Kinds
as Laura Ring
Hellfighters
as Madelyn Buckman
Hellfighters
as Madelyn Buckman
Mission Batangas
as Joan Barnes
Mission Batangas
as Joan Barnes
Kona Coast
as Melissa Hyde
Kona Coast
as Melissa Hyde
Sergeant Ryker
as Ann Ryker
Sergeant Ryker
as Ann Ryker
Gentle Giant
as Ellen Wedloe
Gentle Giant
as Ellen Wedloe
The Spirit Is Willing
as Kate Powell
The Spirit Is Willing
as Kate Powell
Follow Me, Boys!
as Vida Downey
Follow Me, Boys!
as Vida Downey
One of Our Spies Is Missing
as Madame Raine De Sala
One of Our Spies Is Missing
as Madame Raine De Sala
The Hanged Man
as Lois Seeger
The Hanged Man
as Lois Seeger
Those Calloways
as Lydia (Liddy) Calloway
Those Calloways
as Lydia (Liddy) Calloway
The Unknown
as Kassia Paine
The Unknown
as Kassia Paine
A Tiger Walks
as Dorothy Williams
A Tiger Walks
as Dorothy Williams
Recoil
as Lucy
Recoil
as Lucy
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Hallie Stoddard
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Hallie Stoddard
Back Street
as Liz Saxon
Back Street
as Liz Saxon
The Lawbreakers
as Angela Walsh
The Lawbreakers
as Angela Walsh
Psycho
as Lila Crane
Psycho
as Lila Crane
Five Branded Women
as Daniza
Five Branded Women
as Daniza
A Touch of Larceny
as Virginia Killain
A Touch of Larceny
as Virginia Killain
The FBI Story
as Lucy Ann Hardesty
The FBI Story
as Lucy Ann Hardesty
Web of Evidence
as Lena Anderson
Web of Evidence
as Lena Anderson
Beau James
as Betty Compton
Beau James
as Betty Compton
The Wrong Man
as Rose Balestrero
The Wrong Man
as Rose Balestrero
Autumn Leaves
as Virginia Hanson
Autumn Leaves
as Virginia Hanson
23 Paces to Baker Street
as Jean Lennox
23 Paces to Baker Street
as Jean Lennox
The Searchers
as Laurie Jorgensen
The Searchers
as Laurie Jorgensen
The House Without a Name
The House Without a Name
Man on the Ledge
as Virginia
Man on the Ledge
as Virginia
Wichita
as Laurie McCoy
Wichita
as Laurie McCoy
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
as Jill Hardy
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
as Jill Hardy
Pride of the Blue Grass
as Linda
Pride of the Blue Grass
as Linda
So Big
as Girl (uncredited)
So Big
as Girl (uncredited)
The Charge at Feather River
as Jennie McKeever
The Charge at Feather River
as Jennie McKeever
The Rose Bowl Story
as Denny Burke
The Rose Bowl Story
as Denny Burke
For Men Only
as Kathy
For Men Only
as Kathy
Two Tickets to Broadway
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Two Tickets to Broadway
as Showgirl (uncredited)
The Screen Writer
as Young Actress (uncredited)
The Screen Writer
as Young Actress (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Laughing Sergeant's Date (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Laughing Sergeant's Date (uncredited)