Vera Miles
Vera June Miles, born in 1929 in Boise City, Oklahoma, rose to prominence as a patrician beauty crowned "Miss Kansas" in 1948, leading to Hollywood roles under directors like Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford. Hitchcock, who hailed her as his "new Grace Kelly," cast her in films like The Wrong Man and initially in Vertigo before her withdrawal due to pregnancy. Ford gave her a role in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Miles's career spanned classics like Beau James and The FBI Story, alongside television series such as The Fugitive and Bonanza, showcasing her versatile talent. Despite occasional underutilization, her enduring career, marked by both film and television successes, remains intriguing.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
44 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Separate Lives | Dr. Ruth Goldin | Film |
| 1985 | Into the Night | Joan Caper | Film |
| 1984 | The Initiation | Frances Fairchild | Film |
| 1984 | Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues | Kate Keller | Film |
| 1983 | Psycho II | Lila Loomis | Film |
| 1983 | BrainWaves | Marian Koonan | Film |
| 1982 | Mazes and Monsters | Cat | Film |
| 1978 | And I Alone Survived | Irene Elder | Film |
| 1977 | Fire! | Martha Wagner | Film |
| 1976 | Smash-Up on Interstate 5 | Erica | Film |
| 1974 | The Castaway Cowboy | Henrietta MacAvoy | Film |
| 1974 | The Strange and Deadly Occurrence | Christine Rhodes | Film |
| 1973 | One Little Indian | Doris | Film |
| 1973 | Baffled! | Andrea Glenn | Film |
| 1972 | A Great American Tragedy | Gloria Wilkes | Film |
| 1971 | In Search of America | Jenny Olson | Film |
| 1968 | Hellfighters | Madelyn Buckman | Film |
| 1968 | Kona Coast | Melissa Hyde | Film |
| 1967 | The Spirit Is Willing | Kate Powell | Film |
| 1967 | Gentle Giant | Ellen Wedloe | Film |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys! | Vida Downey | Film |
| 1966 | One of Our Spies Is Missing | Madame Raine De Sala | Film |
| 1964 | A Tiger Walks | Dorothy Williams | Film |
| 1964 | Those Calloways | Lydia (Liddy) Calloway | Film |
| 1964 | The Hanged Man | Lois Seeger | Film |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Hallie Stoddard | Film |
| 1961 | Back Street | Liz Saxon | Film |
| 1960 | Psycho | Lila Crane | Film |
| 1960 | A Touch of Larceny | Virginia Killain | Film |
| 1960 | Five Branded Women | Daniza | Film |
| 1959 | The FBI Story | Lucy Ann Hardesty | Film |
| 1959 | Web of Evidence | Lena Anderson | Film |
| 1957 | Beau James | Betty Compton | Film |
| 1956 | Autumn Leaves | Virginia Hanson | Film |
| 1956 | 23 Paces to Baker Street | Jean Lennox | Film |
| 1956 | The Wrong Man | Rose Balestrero | Film |
| 1956 | The Searchers | Laurie Jorgensen | Film |
| 1955 | Tarzan's Hidden Jungle | Jill Hardy | Film |
| 1955 | Wichita | Laurie McCoy | Film |
| 1954 | Pride of the Blue Grass | Linda | Film |
| 1953 | So Big | Girl (uncredited) | Film |
| 1953 | The Charge at Feather River | Jennie McKeever | Film |
| 1951 | Two Tickets to Broadway | Showgirl (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | When Willie Comes Marching Home | Laughing Sergeant's Date (uncredited) | Film |
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