Joanna Miles facts for kids
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Joanna Miles
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Miles on All My Children, 1972
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Nice, France
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| Years active | 1963–present |
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Joanna Miles is an American actress known for her roles in movies and TV shows. She won two Emmy Awards for her amazing performance as Laura Wingfield. This was in the 1973 TV movie The Glass Menagerie.
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Early Life and Education
Joanna Miles was born in Nice, France. Her mother, Jeanne Patterson Miles, was an American painter. Her father, Johannes Schiefer, was a French painter and art curator.
In 1941, Joanna moved to the United States. She became a US citizen. She went to The Putney School in Vermont and graduated in 1958. Later, she was accepted into the famous Actors Studio. There, she studied acting alongside future stars like Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman.
Acting Career Highlights
Joanna Miles is most famous for her role in The Glass Menagerie. This was a TV movie made in 1973. She played the character of Laura Wingfield.
Her performance was so good that she won two Emmy Awards. These awards were for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama. She also won Supporting Actress of the Year.
Movies and TV Shows
Joanna Miles has appeared in many other films. Some of these include Bug (1975) and The Ultimate Warrior (1975). She also acted in Cross Creek (1983) and Judge Dredd (1995).
Star Trek: The Next Generation fans might know her as Perrin. Perrin was the wife of a character named Sarek. Joanna appeared in the episodes "Sarek" and "Unification".
In 2001, she had a role in the Western film Crossfire Trail. She also appeared in TV shows like The Incredible Hulk. Another show she was in was The Eddie Capra Mysteries.
Personal Life
Joanna Miles first married William Burns in May 1970. They later divorced in 1977.
In 1978, she married film producer Michael Brandman. They have one son together, named Miles Brandman.
Filmography
- The Way We Live Now (1970) as Amelia
- The Glass Menagerie (1973 - TV movie) as Laura Wingfield
- Born Innocent (1974 - TV movie) as Counselor Barbara Clark
- Aloha Means Goodbye (1974 - TV movie) as Pamela Crane
- The Trial of Chaplain Jensen (1975 - TV movie) as Kathleen Jensen
- Bug (1975) as Carrie Parmiter
- The Ultimate Warrior (1975) as Melinda
- Delta County, U.S.A. (1977 - TV movie) as Kate McCain Nicholas
- A Fire in the Sky (1978 - TV movie) as Jennifer Dreiser
- The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)_Episode: "Murder on the Flip Side" as Maggie Wright
- The Orphan (1979) as David's mother
- The Promise of Love (1980 - TV movie) as Toni Emilio, Kathy's mother
- The Sound of Murder (1982) as Ann Norberry
- Cross Creek (1983) as Mrs. Turner
- Dallas (1978 TV series) (1984) as Martha Randolph
- As Is (1986 - TV movie) as Lily
- Right to Die (1987 - TV movie) as Katherine
- Blackout (1988) as Eleanor Carpenter
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (1990) as Gertrude
- The Water Engine (1992 - TV movie) as Mrs. Varek
- The Habitation of Dragons (1992 - TV movie) as Evelyn Sparks
- The Heart of Justice (1992 - TV movie) as Mrs. Burgess
- Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (1992 - TV movie) as Joyce
- Cooperstown (1993 - TV movie) as Louise
- The American Clock (1993 - TV movie) as Fanny
- Above Suspicion (1995) as Laura
- Judge Dredd (1995) as Judge McGruder
- Everything to Gain (1996 - TV movie) as Jessica Jordan
- Alone (1997 - TV movie) as Jacqueline
- Spenser: Small Vices (1999 - TV movie) as Evans
- Thin Air (2000 - TV movie) as Evans
- Crossfire Trail (2001 - TV movie) as Melissa Thompson
- Monte Walsh (2003 - TV movie) as Sairy Brennan
- Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007 - TV movie) as Emily Myers
- Grave Misconduct (2008 - TV movie) as Catherine Hallow
- Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009 - TV movie) as Mrs. Steinberg
- Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer (2013 - TV movie) as Pat Spencer
