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Vera Miles
Vera June Miles, born Vera June Ralston on August 23, 1929 is an American retired actress. Recognized for her roles in John Ford's Western films such as The Searchers (1956) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), she also featured prominently in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) and Richard Franklin's sequel Psycho II (1983). Miles' other film credits include Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955), The Wrong Man (1956), A Touch of Larceny (1959), Follow Me, Boys! (1966), Hellfighters (1968), Sergeant Ryker (1968), and Molly and Lawless John (1972). Born in Boise City, Oklahoma, she grew up in Kansas and later in Wichita, working nights as a Western Union operator-typist and graduating from Wichita North High School in 1947. She was crowned Miss Kansas in 1948 and came third in the Miss America contest. Commencing her acting career in the 50s, she was successful both in film and television, and has made iconic appearances in shows such as Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, The Twilight Zone, Ironside, and many more. She was hitched to a five-year personal contract with Hitchcock in 1957, and was widely publicized as the director's potential successor to Grace Kelly. In her later years, she continued to appear in TV films and series as well as in movies and her last acting role was in the film Separate Lives (1995) before her retirement.
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Given Name: Vera June Ralston
Born: Boise City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: August 23, 1929
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1950-1995
Children: 4
Spouses: Bob Miles, Gordon Scott, Keith Larsen
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Movies Featuring Vera Miles
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Searchers
The Wrong Man
Psycho II
The Psycho Legacy
BrainWaves
Mazes and Monsters
Travis McGee
The Initiation
International Airport
Into the Night
A Tiger Walks
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Runaway!
Separate Lives
A Touch of Larceny
Cannon
24 Hour Psycho
Gentle Giant
The Wild Country
One Little Indian
The Castaway Cowboy
Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle
Five Branded Women
A Howling in the Woods
Back Street
The Charge at Feather River
Autumn Leaves
For Men Only
Molly and Lawless John
Wichita
In Search of America
23 Paces to Baker Street
Kona Coast
So Big
Beau James
When Willie Comes Marching Home
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
The Hanged Man
The Spirit Is Willing
Web of Evidence
Two Tickets to Broadway
Those Calloways
The FBI Story
Live Again, Die Again
The Unknown
Baffled!
Sergeant Ryker
The Horror Show
Rookie of the Year
Follow Me, Boys!
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