Sarah Miles
Sarah Miles (born December 31, 1941 in Ingatestone , Essex ) is a British actress.
Life
Sarah Miles began studying acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London at the age of 15 . She made her film debut at the side of Laurence Olivier and Simone Signoret in 1962 in Play with Destiny , directed by Peter Glenville . For her acting performance, she received a nomination for the British Film Academy Award in the category "Most Promising Newcomer in a Leading Role" in 1963 ; the award went to Tom Courtenay .
As a stage actress, she only took selected film roles in the following years.
In 1964 she received another nomination for the British Film Awards for her role in Joseph Losey's The Servant . In 1971 she was nominated for an Oscar for her impersonation of Ryan's daughter in David Lean 's melodrama of the same name . In 1973 she played the title role in Embassy for Lady Franklin ; the film won the main prize at the Cannes International Film Festival that same year . In the 1978 crime film Dead Sleep Better , a remake of Dead Sleep tight , she again played the female lead alongside Robert Mitchum .
Sarah Miles was married twice to British playwright and screenwriter Robert Bolt , from 1967 to 1975 and from 1988 until his death in 1995.
Filmography
- 1962: Playing with destiny (Term of Trial) - Director: Peter Glenville
- 1963: The Servant (The Servant) - Director: Joseph Losey
- 1963: Breakfast on Death Row (The Ceremony) directed by Laurence Harvey
- 1963: The Six-Sided Triangle (short film)
- 1965: I Was Happy Here (I Was Happy Here) - Director: Desmond Davis
- 1965: Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew in 25 hours and 11 minutes from London to Paris (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11) - Director: Ken Annakin
- 1966: Blow Up (Blowup) - Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
- 1970: Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter) - Director: David Lean
- 1972: The great love of Lady Caroline (Lady Caroline Lamb) - Director: Robert Bolt
- 1973: Message for Lady Franklin (The Hireling) - Director: Alan Bridges
- 1973: The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing - Director: Richard C. Sarafian
- 1974: Great Expectations - Director: Joseph Hardy
- 1975: Bride to Be (Pepita Jiménez - Promessa sposa) - Director: Rafael Moreno Alba
- 1976: The Way of All Flesh - Jonathans Rache (The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea) - Director: Lewis John Carlino
- 1976: Dynasty (TV) - Director: Lee Philips
- 1978: Dead Sleep Better (The Big Sleep) - Director: Michael Winner
- 1981: The Black Mamba (Venom) - Director: Piers Haggard
- 1981: Priest of Love - Director: Christopher Miles
- 1983: Staying Alive (Staying Alive) - Director: Sylvester Stallone
- 1984: Agatha Christie's Tödlicher Errtum (Ordeal by Innocence) - Director: Desmond Davies
- 1985: Steaming - Directed by Joseph Losey
- 1986: Harem - The Loss of Innocence (TV) - Director: William Hale
- 1987: Queenie - Directed by Larry Peerce
- 1987: Hope and Glory - The Children's War (Hope and Glory) - Director: John Boorman
- 1988: The Last Days in Kenya (White Mischief) - Director: Michael Radford
- 1990: A Ghost in Monte Carlo - Director: John Hough
- 1992: The Sound of Silence (The Silent Touch - Dotkniecie reki) - Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
- 1994: Dandelion Dead (TV) - Director: Mike Hodges
- 2001: Jurij - Director: Stefano Gabrini
- 2001: Days of Grace (The Days of Rage: Cefalonia) - Director: Claver Salizzato
- 2003: The Accidental Detective - Directed by Vanna Paoli
- 2004: The Owl House (Agatha Christie: Poirot - The Hollow) - Director: Simon Langton
Web links
- Sarah Miles in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miles, Sarah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ingatestone , Essex , United Kingdom |