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.
Filmography
all 140
Movies 76
TV Shows 64
self 3
Psychos (2014)
The Psycho Legacy (2010)
Separate Lives (1995)
24 Hour Psycho (1993)
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989)
International Airport (1985)
Into the Night (1985)
Crazy like a Fox (1984)
The Initiation (1984)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Finder of Lost Loves (1984)
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984)
BrainWaves (1983)
Psycho II (1983)
Travis McGee (1983)
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
Matt Houston (1982)
Hotel (1982)
Our Family Business (1981)
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Roughnecks (1980)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
The Horror Show (1979)
And I Alone Survived (1978)
The Love Boat (1977)
Run for the Roses (1977)
Fire! (1977)
State Fair (1976)
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976)
McNaughton's Daughter (1976)
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976)
Ellery Queen (1975)
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
The Castaway Cowboy (1974)
Movin' On (1974)
The Underground Man (1974)
Live Again, Die Again (1974)
Runaway! (1973)
One Little Indian (1973)
Baffled! (1972)
Molly and Lawless John (1972)
A Great American Tragedy (1972)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Jigsaw (1972)
A Howling in the Woods (1971)
Columbo (1971)
Cannon (1971)
Cannon (1971)
In Search of America (1971)
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
The Wild Country (1970)
Medical Center (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Journey to the Unknown (1969)
It Takes All Kinds (1969)
Hellfighters (1968)
Mission Batangas (1968)
Journey to the Unknown (1968)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
The Name of the Game (1968)
Kona Coast (1968)
Sergeant Ryker (1968)
Gentle Giant (1967)
Mannix (1967)
Judd for the Defense (1967)
The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
Ironside (1967)
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
Run for Your Life (1965)
I'll Bet (1965)
Those Calloways (1965)
The Hanged Man (1964)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Unknown (1964)
A Tiger Walks (1964)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Mr. Novak (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
The Fugitive (1963)
The Outer Limits (1963)
Arrest and Trial (1963)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
Sam Benedict (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Back Street (1961)
The Dick Powell Show (1961)
The Lawbreakers (1961)
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
My Three Sons (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Five Branded Women (1960)
A Touch of Larceny (1960)
The Detectives (1959)
Startime (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The FBI Story (1959)
Riverboat (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
Web of Evidence (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Colgate Theatre (1958)
Wagon Train (1957)
Beau James (1957)
The Wrong Man (1956)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Autumn Leaves (1956)
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
The Searchers (1956)
The House Without a Name (1956)
Man on the Ledge (1955)
Rookie of the Year (1955)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Wichita (1955)
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Climax! (1954)
Pride of the Blue Grass (1954)
So Big (1953)
City Detective (1953)
The Charge at Feather River (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
For Men Only (1952)
Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
The Screen Writer (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1929-08-23 (94 years old)
Birth PlaceBoise City, United States of America
RelationshipsGordon Scott (1956-01-01 - 1960-01-01), Keith Larsen (1960-01-01 - 1971-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesWichita, United States of America
Also Known As Vera June Ralston, Vera June Miles
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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