6816495.jpgVERA MILES
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Date of birth
23 August 1929
Boise City, Oklahoma, USA
Birth name
Vera June Ralston
Height
5' 3¾" (1.62 m)
Spouse
Bob Jones (1973 - present)
Keith Larsen (16 July 1960 - 1971) (divorced) 1 child
Gordon Scott (1954 - 1959) (divorced) 1 child
Bob Miles (1948 - 1954) (divorced) 2 children
Trivia
Daughter Debra Miles born 1950
Daughter Kelley Miles born 1952
Son Michael Scott born 1957
Was a favorite of Alfred Hitchcock after Grace Kelly retired, but pregnancy prevented her from many starring roles.
Many people, for years, have argued over what Miles' middle name is. Some people say June, while others say May.
Mother of Erik Larsen, who was born on 30 April 1961 in Burbank, California.
Was a contestant on "You Bet Your Life" (1950) on April 4, 1951. She and her partner won $8 in the quiz, guessed the secret word ("hand") and incorrectly answered the De Soto-Plymouth $5,500 Question ("Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?").
In the late 1940s, made a television commercial for Lustre Creme's shampoo campaign.
She appeared in two television episodes that each revolved around the portrait of her character, first in "The Virginian" (1962) episode "Portrait of a Widow" (episode 3.13, December 9, 1964) and over a decade later in the "Ellery Queen" (1975) episode "The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman" (episode 1.18, February 29, 1976).
Mini biography
Born in Oklahoma, Vera Miles (born Vera Ralston, she had to change her name, as Republic Pictures' resident leading lady Vera Ralston got to Hollywood first) attended school in Pratt and Wichita, Kansas. Entering the beauty pageant circuit, she became "Miss Kansas" in 1948, and went to Hollywood soon soon after. She began landing small roles in minor films and in television. After a few such parts she was cast by John Ford as the spunky ingenue in the Western classic The Searchers (1956). More leading roles quickly followed, and for a brief period she shone in a number of major films. However much of her subsequent work, both in feature films and in television movies, has been in material considerably below her abilities.
Jim Beaver
Mini Biography-2
from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:
How many actresses can claim to have been favorites of Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, and Walt Disney? The appealing actress with all-American looks got her Hollywood break via a beauty-contest win, earned a minor part in Two Tickets to Broadway (1951), posed for cheesecake photos, and married her leading man from Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955), Gordon Scott (they later split). Then John Ford cast her as Jeffrey Hunter's spirited love interest in The Searchers (1956), and her career took a dramatic turn. A year later, she showed tremendous skill and range as Henry Fonda's beleaguered wife in Hitchcock's The Wrong Man (1957). Pregnancy cost her the lead inVertigo but Hitchcock did cast her as Janet Leigh's sister in Psycho (1960), which made her the one who discovered the truth about Norman Bates' mother. Following another stint for Ford in 1962's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance she got her first parts at the Disney studio, in A Tiger Walks (1964) and Those Calloways (1965, a particularly good role), which led to a long string of Disney commitments into the 1970s. Better parts came her way in episodic TV than onscreen from that time on. In 1983 she reprised her most famous role in Psycho II vociferously protesting the proposed parole of killer Norman Bates (played, as in the original, by Anthony Perkins).
Copyright © 1994 Leonard Maltin, used by arrangement with Signet, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc.
Filmography
Actress
1. Separate Lives (1995) .... Dr. Ruth Goldin
2. "Murder, She Wrote"
- Thursday's Child (1991) TV Episode .... Nancy Landon
- See You in Court, Baby (1990) TV Episode .... Charmaine Calloway Thompson
- Jessica Behind Bars (1985) TV Episode .... Warden Elizabeth Gates
3. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989) (TV) .... Sophie Kubacki
4. "Simon & Simon"
- The Richer They Are the Harder They Fall (1988) TV Episode .... Catherine Van Alder-Vicente
5. "Hotel"
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- All the King's Horses (1987) TV Episode .... Ruth
- Imperfect Union (1985) TV Episode .... Grace Harlan
- New Beginnings (1985) TV Episode .... Millie Broom
- Wedding (1984) TV Episode .... Teresa Clayborne
6. "Crazy Like a Fox"
- Requiem for a Fox (1985) TV Episode
7. International Airport (1985/I) (TV) .... Elaine Corley
8. Into the Night (1985) .... Joan Caper
9. "Finder of Lost Loves"
- Deadly Silence (1985) TV Episode .... Joanna Shaw
10. The Initiation (1984) .... Frances Fairchild
11. "The Love Boat"
- Paying the Piper/Baby Sister/Help Wanted (1984) TV Episode
- Bricker's Boy/Lotions of Love/The Hustlers (1983) TV Episode
- His Girls Friday/A Wife for Wilfred/The Girl Who Stood Still (1982) TV Episode .... Bess Hensinger
12. "Matt Houston"
- The High Fashion Murders (1984) TV Episode .... Mary Haywood
13. Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984) (TV) .... Kate Keller
14. BrainWaves (1983) .... Marian Koonan
... aka Mind Games
... aka Shadow of Death (USA: TV title)
15. Psycho II (1983) .... Lila Loomis
... aka Psicosis 2 (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Psycose 2 (USA: Spanish title)
16. Travis McGee (1983) (TV) .... Julie Lawless
... aka Travis McGee: The Empty Copper Sea
17. "Trapper John, M.D."
- Blue Genes (1983) TV Episode .... Liz Waleska
18. "Little House on the Prairie"
... aka Little House: A New Beginning (last season title)
- The Last Summer (1983) TV Episode .... Ruthy Leland
19. Mazes and Monsters (1982) (TV) .... Cat
... aka Dungeons and Dragons (USA: video box title)
... aka Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters
20. "Magnum, P.I."
- Mad Buck Gibson (1981) TV Episode .... Joan Gibson
21. Our Family Business (1981) (TV) .... Patricia
22. "Disneyland"
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- Follow Me, Boys!: Part 2 (1981) TV Episode .... Vida Downey
- Follow Me, Boys!: Part 1 (1981) TV Episode .... Vida Downey
- The Castaway Cowboy (1977) TV Episode .... Henrietta MacAvoy
- One Little Indian: Part 2 (1976) TV Episode .... Doris McIver
- One Little Indian: Part 1 (1976) TV Episode .... Doris McIver
(7 more)
23. Roughnecks (1980) (TV) .... Ida McBride
24. "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century"
- Flight of the War Witch: Part 1 (1980) TV Episode .... Tora
- Flight of the War Witch: Part 2 (1980) TV Episode .... Tora
25. And I Alone Survived (1978) (TV) .... Irene Elder
26. "Fantasy Island"
- Superstar/Salem (1978) TV Episode .... Martha Tate
27. "How the West Was Won" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... Beth
28. "Barnaby Jones"
- The Reincarnation (1977) TV Episode .... Diane Magnus
29. Run for the Roses (1977) .... Clarissa Stewart
... aka The Thoroughbreds
... aka Thoroughbred
30. Fire! (1977) (TV) .... Martha Wagner
31. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) .... Victoria Stevens
... aka Nuclear Countdown
... aka Ultimatum, Das (West Germany)
32. Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976) (TV) .... Erica
33. Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976) (TV) .... Mrs. Horton
34. McNaughton's Daughter (1976) (TV) .... Grace Coventry
... aka Try to Catch a Saint
35. "Movin' On"
- Sing It Again, Sonny (1976) TV Episode .... Sheila Powers
36. "Ellery Queen"
... aka The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman (1976) TV Episode .... Celeste Wakefield
37. State Fair (1976) (TV)
38. "Cannon"
- Fall Guy (1975) TV Episode .... Vivian Kaid
- To Kill a Guinea Pig (1972) TV Episode .... Dr. Gena Adams
39. "The Streets of San Francisco"
- Men Will Die (1975) TV Episode .... Catherine Wyatt
40. "Medical Center"
- The Bribe (1974) TV Episode .... Eva
- Shock!: Part 2 (1972) TV Episode .... Nora Crayton
- Shock!: Part 1 (1971) TV Episode .... Nora Crayton
- The Clash (1970) TV Episode .... Dr. Gloria Howell
41. The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974) (TV) .... Christine Rhodes
42. The Castaway Cowboy (1974) .... Henrietta MacAvoy
43. The Underground Man (1974) (TV) .... Eleanor Strom
44. Live Again, Die Again (1974) (TV) .... Marcia Carmichael
45. "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law"
- N Is for Nightmare (1973) TV Episode .... Nancy Hodges
46. Runaway! (1973) (TV) .... Ellen
... aka The Frozen Passage (UK: theatrical title)
... aka The Runaway Train (UK)
47. Columbo: Lovely But Lethal (1973) (TV) .... Viveca Scott
48. "Marcus Welby, M.D."
... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
- The Panic Path (1973) TV Episode .... Janet Devaney
- The Merely Syndrome (1970) TV Episode .... Helen Wagner
49. One Little Indian (1973) .... Doris McIver
50. Baffled! (1973) (TV) .... Andrea Glenn
51. Molly and Lawless John (1972) .... Molly Parker
52. A Great American Tragedy (1972) (TV) .... Gloria Wilkes
53. "Insight"
- Why Sparrows Fall (1972) TV Episode .... Marion
- Prometheus Bound (1970) TV Episode .... Lucy
- Madam (1968) TV Episode .... Mme Bernice
54. Jigsaw (1972) (TV) .... Lilah Beth Cummings
... aka Man on the Move (USA: reissue title)
55. A Howling in the Woods (1971) (TV) .... Rose Saines
56. "Ironside"
... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
- In the Line of Duty (1971) TV Episode
- Goodbye to Yesterday: Part 1 (1969) TV Episode .... Barbara Jones
- Barbara Who (1968) TV Episode .... Barbara Jones/Lois Richards
57. "Alias Smith and Jones"
- The Posse That Wouldn't Quit (1971) TV Episode .... Belle Jordan
58. Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law (1971) (TV) .... Joan Baldwin
... aka A Pattern of Morality (USA)
59. Cannon (1971) (TV) .... Diane Langston
60. In Search of America (1971) (TV) .... Jenny Olson
61. "Bonanza"
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- A Time to Die (1971) TV Episode .... Mrs. April Christopher
- Four Sisters from Boston (1966) TV Episode .... Sarah Lowell
62. "Hawaii Five-O"
... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
- Dear Enemy (1971) TV Episode .... Flora Whiting
63. The Wild Country (1971) .... Kate Tannen
... aka The Newcomers
64. The Last Generation (1971)
65. "Dan August"
- When the Shouting Dies (1970) TV Episode .... Carla
66. "The Virginian"
... aka The Men from Shiloh (new title)
- Experiment at New Life (1970) TV Episode .... Amelia Ballard
- Portrait of a Widow (1964) TV Episode .... Maggie Menken
- The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1963) TV Episode .... Miss Wallace
67. "Gunsmoke"
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- Sam McTavish, M.D. (1970) TV Episode .... Dr. Samuel McTavish
68. "The Name of the Game"
- Man of the People (1970) TV Episode .... Hilary Vanderman
- Keep the Doctor Away (1969) TV Episode .... Tracy Cannon
- The Revolutionary (1968) TV Episode .... Marisa Cummings
69. "Mannix"
- Return to Summer Grove (1969) TV Episode .... Jean McBride
70. "The F.B.I."
- The Swindler (1969) TV Episode .... Kate Burke
71. It Takes All Kinds (1969) .... Laura Ring
72. Journey to the Unknown (1969) (TV) .... June Wiley (episode 'Matakitas Is Coming')
73. "Journey to the Unknown"
... aka Out of the Unknown
- Matakitas Is Coming (1969) TV Episode .... June Wiley
74. Mission Batangas (1968) .... Joan Barnes
... aka Batangas (USA)
75. Hellfighters (1968) .... Madelyn Buckman
76. The Green Berets (1968) (scenes deleted) .... Mrs. Kirby
77. Kona Coast (1968) .... Melissa Hyde
78. Sergeant Ryker (1968) .... Ann Ryker
... aka The Case Against Paul Ryker
... aka The Case Against Sergeant Ryker
... aka Torn Between Two Values
79. "Judd for the Defense"
- Everybody Loved Harlan Except His Wife (1967) TV Episode .... Lydia Gray
80. Gentle Giant (1967) .... Ellen Wedloe
81. "Run for Your Life"
- The Inhuman Predicament (1967) TV Episode .... Rachel Pike
82. The Spirit Is Willing (1967) .... Kate Powell
83. "ABC Stage 67"
- The People Trap (1966) TV Episode .... Adele
84. Follow Me, Boys! (1966) .... Vida Downey
85. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
- The Bridge of Lions Affair: Part 2 (1966) TV Episode .... Madame De Sala
- The Bridge of Lions Affair: Part 1 (1966) TV Episode .... Madame De Sala
86. "I Spy"
- Affair in T'Sien Cha (1965) TV Episode .... Rachel Wilson
87. "My Three Sons"
- Brother, Ernie (1965) TV Episode .... Ernestine Coulter
- Red Tape Romance (1965) TV Episode .... Ernestine Coulter
- The First Marriage (1965) TV Episode .... Ernestine Coulter
88. "Wagon Train"
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Silver Lady (1965) TV Episode .... Anne Reed
- The Bob Stuart Story (1964) TV Episode .... Janice Stuart
- The Sister Rita Story (1959) TV Episode .... Sister Rita
89. "Mr. Novak"
- There's a Penguin in My Garden (1965) TV Episode .... Sister Gervaise
90. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"
- Death Scene (1965) TV Episode .... Nick Revere
- Don't Look Behind You (1962) TV Episode .... Daphne
91. Those Calloways (1965) .... Lydia (Liddy) Calloway
92. "Slattery's People"
- Question: How Long Is the Shadow of a Man? (1965) TV Episode .... Lucy Hampton
93. The Hanged Man (1964) (TV) .... Lois Seeger
94. "Burke's Law"
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- Who Killed the Horne of Plenty? (1964) TV Episode .... Claudia Sutton
95. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- The Sojourner (1964) TV Episode .... Beth
96. The Unknown (1964) (TV) .... Kassia Paine
97. "The Outer Limits"
- The Forms of Things Unknown (1964) TV Episode .... Kasha Paine
98. A Tiger Walks (1964) .... Dorothy Williams
99. "Kraft Suspense Theatre"
- The Case Against Paul Ryker: Part 2 (1963) TV Episode .... Ann Ryker
- The Case Against Paul Ryker: Part 1 (1963) TV Episode .... Ann Ryker
100. "Arrest and Trial"
- Isn't It a Lovely View (1963) TV Episode .... Jean Forbes
101. "The Fugitive"
- Fear in a Desert City (1963) TV Episode .... Monica Welles
102. "The Eleventh Hour"
- Beauty Playing a Mandolin Underneath a Willow Tree (1963) TV Episode .... Kate Sommers
- Ann Costigan: A Duel on a Field of White (1962) TV Episode .... Ann Costigan
103. "The Dick Powell Show"
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (new title)
- Crazy Sunday (1962) TV Episode .... Stella Calman
104. "Route 66"
- Where Is Chick Lorrimer? Where Has He Gone? (1962) TV Episode .... Ellen Barnes
105. "Sam Benedict"
- Maddon's Folly (1962) TV Episode .... Midge Maddon
106. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) .... Hallie Stoddard
107. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor"
... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
... aka The Detectives
... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
- Three Blind Mice: Part 2 (1962) TV Episode .... Lucy Forrest
- Three Blind Mice: Part 1 (1962) TV Episode .... Lucy Forrest
108. "Checkmate"
- The Crimson Pool (1961) TV Episode .... Zoe Kamens
109. "Frontier Circus"
- Lippizan (1961) TV Episode .... Maureen McBride
110. Back Street (1961) .... Liz Saxon
111. "The Asphalt Jungle"
- The Lady and the Lawyer (1961) TV Episode .... Angela Walsh
112. "General Electric Theater"
... aka G.E. Theatre (USA)
- The Camel's Foot (1960) TV Episode .... Debra Stone
- Nora (1959) TV Episode .... Nora Douglas
- Emergency Call (1956) TV Episode
- Walking John Stopped Here (1954) TV Episode .... Terry
113. "Laramie"
- Three Roads West (1960) TV Episode .... Anne Andrews
114. Psycho (1960) .... Lila Crane
115. "Startime"
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- Incident at a Corner (1960) TV Episode .... Jean Medwick
116. 5 Branded Women (1960) .... Daniza
... aka Jovanka e le altre (Italy)
117. "The Twilight Zone"
- Mirror Image (1960) TV Episode .... Millicent Barnes
118. "Zane Grey Theater"
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- Miss Jenny (1960) TV Episode .... Jenny Breckenridge
119. The Lawbreakers (1960) .... Angela Walsh
120. The FBI Story (1959) .... Lucy Ann Hardesty
121. "Rawhide"
- Incident at the Buffalo Smokehouse (1959) TV Episode .... Helen Walsh
122. Beyond This Place (1959) .... Lena Anderson
... aka Web of Evidence (USA)
123. "Riverboat"
- About Roger Mowbray (1959) TV Episode .... Jeanette Mowbray
124. A Touch of Larceny (1959) .... Virginia Killain
125. "Colgate Theatre"
- Mr. Tutt (1958) TV Episode .... Judy Gregory
126. "Climax!"
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
- House of Doubt (1958) TV Episode .... Janet Reese
- Sound of the Moon (1958) TV Episode .... Jan Michaels
- The Hand of Evil (1957) TV Episode .... Sally Jordan
127. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars"
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- Penny Wise (1958) TV Episode
- The Letter (1956) TV Episode
- The Great Lady (1954) TV Episode
- The Sail (1953) TV Episode
128. "Studio 57"
... aka Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
- Emergency Call (1958) TV Episode
129. "Playhouse 90"
- Panic Button (1957) TV Episode .... Carolyn Cook
130. Beau James (1957) .... Betty Compton
131. "Lux Video Theatre"
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Taggart Light (1957) TV Episode
- Because of You (1956) TV Episode
- The Inside Story (1955) TV Episode .... Audrey O'Connor
- The Exposure of Michael O'Reilly (1954) TV Episode .... Maureen O'Reilly
- Shall Not Perish (1954) TV Episode .... Intermission Guest
(1 more)
132. The Wrong Man (1956) .... Rose Balestrero
133. "General Electric Summer Originals"
- Great Lady (1956) TV Episode
134. Autumn Leaves (1956) .... Virginia Hanson
135. 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) .... Jean Lennox
136. "Strange Stories"
- Such a Nice Little Girl (1956) TV Episode
137. The Searchers (1956) .... Laurie Jorgensen
138. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour"
... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: new title) (USA: rerun title)
- Man on the Ledge (1955) TV Episode .... Virginia
139. "Screen Directors Playhouse"
- Rookie of the Year (1955) TV Episode .... Ruth Dahlberg
140. Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) .... Jill Hardy
141. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
- Revenge (1955) TV Episode .... Elsa Span
142. Wichita (1955) .... Laurie McCoy
143. "The Ford Television Theatre"
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- P.J. and the Lady (1955) TV Episode .... Angela
- The Tryst (1954) TV Episode .... Nancy Carr
144. "The Millionaire"
... aka If You Had a Million
- The Merle Roberts Story (1955) TV Episode .... Merle Roberts
145. "Science Fiction Theater"
- No Food for Thought (1955) TV Episode .... Dr. Jan Corey
146. "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse"
... aka Action Tonight (USA: syndication title)
- The House Where Time Stopped (1955) TV Episode
- The Grey and Gold Dress (1954) TV Episode .... Nancy
147. "City Detective"
- Goodbye Old Paint (1955) TV Episode
148. "Four Star Playhouse"
... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
- A Championship Affair (1954) TV Episode .... Julie Tolin
- My Own Dear Dragon (1954) TV Episode .... Maggie Bernard
149. "Medic"
- The Wild Intruder (1954) TV Episode
150. Pride of the Blue Grass (1954) .... Linda
... aka Prince of the Blue Grass (UK)
151. "Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson"
... aka The Gloria Swanson Show
- This Day Is Yours (1954) TV Episode .... Lois Wheeler
152. So Big (1953) (uncredited) .... Girl
153. The Charge at Feather River (1953) .... Jennie McKeever, abductee
154. The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953) (scenes deleted) .... Announcer in trailer
155. The Rose Bowl Story (1952) .... Denny Burke
156. For Men Only (1952) .... Kathy
... aka The Tall Lie
157. Two Tickets to Broadway (1951) (uncredited) .... Chorus girl
158. When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) (uncredited) .... Girl next to laughing sergeant
Herself
1. "Password"
... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 19 November 1971 (1971) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 18 November 1971 (1971) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 17 November 1971 (1971) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 16 November 1971 (1971) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 15 November 1971 (1971) TV Episode .... Herself
2. "The Hollywood Squares"
- Episode dated 5 June 1967 (1967) TV Episode .... Panelist
- Episode dated 21 April 1965 (1965) TV Episode .... Panelist
3. "Dream Girl of '67"
- Episode dated 5 June 1967 (1967) TV Episode .... Herself
4. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show"
... aka The Ford Show
- Episode #2.16 (1958) TV Episode .... Herself
5. "The Steve Allen Show"
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 30 June 1957 (1957) TV Episode .... Herself
6. "The Colgate Comedy Hour"
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (new title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode dated 19 December 1954 (1954) TV Episode .... Herself
7. "You Bet Your Life"
... aka The Groucho Show (USA: last season title)
- Episode #1.2 (1951) TV Episode .... Herself - Contestant
Archive Footage
1. Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001) (V) .... Lila Cran
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