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Sylvia Miles

Date of birth: 1932-09-09

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Silvia Miles, Sylvia Scheinwald, Сильвия Майлз

Sylvia Miles

Biography

Sylvia Miles (September 9, 1924 – June 12, 2019) was an American actress. She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Farewell, My Lovely (1975). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sylvia Miles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Midnight Cowboy
3.8

Midnight Cowboy

1969-05-25

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he

Farewell, My Lovely
3.3

Farewell, My Lovely

1975-08-08

Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge d

Wall Street
3.6

Wall Street

1987-12-10

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on

Evil Under the Sun
3.4

Evil Under the Sun

1982-03-05

An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to

Heat
2.9

Heat

1972-10-06

Former child star Joe Davis, reduced to living in a cheap Hollywood motel while struggling for actin

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
4.3

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982-01-01

Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk you th

Critical Condition
2.7

Critical Condition

1987-01-16

Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by cl

Shalimar
3

Shalimar

1978-12-08

Kumar, a thief by profession poses as the son of Raja Bahadur Singh to accept an invitation to the i

Crossing Delancey
2.9

Crossing Delancey

1988-08-17

Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that

The Funhouse
2.9

The Funhouse

1981-03-13

Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In t

Parrish
2.5

Parrish

1961-05-04

Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut Rive

Denise Calls Up
3

Denise Calls Up

1995-05-17

A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by

The Sentinel
3

The Sentinel

1977-01-07

As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual expl

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale
0

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

1985-10-09

A contemporary remake of "Cinderella"

Violent Midnight
2.4

Violent Midnight

1963-05-22

An axe murderer is loose in a small New England town.

She-Devil
3

She-Devil

1989-12-08

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a weal

The Boys Behind the Desk
0

The Boys Behind the Desk

2000-01-01

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
2.5

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976-06-23

Sam Longwood, a frontiersman who has seen better days, spies the gold-mine partner, Jack Colby, who

Andy Warhol
3.5

Andy Warhol

1972-01-02

With a rambling, unstructured style that echoes Andy Warhol’s own approach to filmmaking, this docum

Nelson Sullivan's World Of Wonder
0

Nelson Sullivan's World Of Wonder

1994-01-01

Tells the story of Nelson Sullivan who was the unofficial video documentary filmmaker of the late 19

No Big Deal
0

No Big Deal

1983-06-15

A school takes on a troublesome boy from juvenile hall, in order to try to help him settle back in t

Confession of a Florist
0

Confession of a Florist

1999-01-01

She loves him. She loves him not.

Japanese Borscht
1.8

Japanese Borscht

2019-07-30

Davis Loses his Girl and step daughter to gangster Brother n Law but gets unlikely help from the Pha

Go Go Tales
2.8

Go Go Tales

2008-06-20

A financial struggle between owners of a go-go club threatens its future.

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
2

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

1971-12-11

A prostitute is murdered on the streets of a tough, low-income neighborhood. A diabetic retired boxe

The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
0

The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect

1986-01-01

The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect uses the interviewer/interviewee format in which Todd Rundgr

Sleeping Beauty
3.8

Sleeping Beauty

1987-06-12

Feature-length, live-action musical version of the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault.

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
3.3

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020-08-18

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to t

Spike of Bensonhurst
2.6

Spike of Bensonhurst

1988-11-11

Spike Fumo is an Italian kid apsiring to be a boxer. He falls in love with a rich girl, who turns ou

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
3.8

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991-03-10

A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scen

Zero to Sixty
2.1

Zero to Sixty

1978-06-23

A divorced man hooks up with a street-smart 16-year-old who makes her living by repossessing cars fr

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
5

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015-10-13

Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared,

92 in the Shade
2.8

92 in the Shade

1975-08-22

A young drifter returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter busi

Nelson Sullivan
0

Nelson Sullivan

1989-07-03

Nelson Sullivan, a videographer in Manhattan circa 1983 to 1989, documented a large chunk of the fin

Pie in the Sky
0

Pie in the Sky

1964-01-01

Rural runaway finds himself in Manhattan.

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
1.3

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis

2004-05-05

Andy Warhol described Jackie Curtis as “A pioneer without a frontier.” In this biographical document

Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
0

Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

2006-02-21

Documentary featuring the contentious news surrounding the movie "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), including

High Times Potluck
1.8

High Times Potluck

2003-10-17

High Times' Pot Luck is an upbeat pot caper that centers around a mobster who discovers the magic of

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
3

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

2010-09-20

As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with dis

Andy Warhol
2.9

Andy Warhol

1987-06-09

The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole

The Cockettes
3.3

The Cockettes

2002-01-16

Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenom

Con Artist
3.4

Con Artist

2010-11-12

A docu-comedy feature film about a once-famous millionaire "business artist" forced to confront his

Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries
0.5

Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries

1989-07-03

From 1983 to 1989, New Yorker Nelson Sullivan captured more than 1,900 hours of video footage and sa

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
3.6

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990-07-18

Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at

The Last Movie
2.9

The Last Movie

1971-09-29

After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing how f

Murder, Inc.
3.2

Murder, Inc.

1960-06-28

Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusin

After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
0

After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

2004-01-01

Documents the casting process and development of characters for the movie Midnight Cowboy.

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
3.6

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003-03-09

The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and grip

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2.8

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

2018-03-01

Deep rooted religious beliefs seemingly going back to the Pilgrim Fathers' puritanism dominate a soc