Sarah Miles (born 31 December 1941) is an English theatre and film actress.
Sarah Miles was born in the small town of Ingatestone, Essex, in South East England. She first attended Roedean, but at the age of 15 she enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Shortly after finishing at RADA, Miles debuted as Shirley Taylor in Term of Trial (1962), co-starring with Laurence Olivier. Soon afterwards, Miles became a well-reputed actress of t...
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Sarah Miles (born 31 December 1941) is an English theatre and film actress.
Sarah Miles was born in the small town of Ingatestone, Essex, in South East England. She first attended Roedean, but at the age of 15 she enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Shortly after finishing at RADA, Miles debuted as Shirley Taylor in Term of Trial (1962), co-starring with Laurence Olivier. Soon afterwards, Miles became a well-reputed actress of the British New Wave with her roles in Joseph Losey's The Servant (1963) and Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup (1966).
After acting in a variety of plays from 1966 to 1969, Miles was cast as Rosy in the title role of David Lean's 1970 film, Ryan's Daughter. Her performance gained a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Since 1973, Miles has gone through periods of semi-retirement. She most recently appeared in Well at the Trafalgar Studios and the Apollo Theatre opposite Natalie Casey.
Miles is a practitioner of urine therapy. Citing...
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