Sylvia Miles

Sylvia Miles

1932-09-09 New York City, New York, USA 48 Credits

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.

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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020

as Self

6.6
Acting

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that ...

Japanese Borscht

Japanese Borscht

2019

as Mary Tess

3.5
Acting

Davis Loses his Girl and step daughter to gangster Brother n Law but gets unlikely help from the Phantom of the Opera and his newly found Yakuza famil...

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015

as Sally Rogers / Pilot-Head of the Family (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared, she also influenced a generation of women to beco...

Con Artist

Con Artist

2010

as Self

6.7
Acting

A docu-comedy feature film about a once-famous millionaire "business artist" forced to confront his own legendarily obnoxious behavior, while trying t...

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

2010

as Realtor

6.1
Acting

As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon ...

Go Go Tales

Go Go Tales

2007

as Lilian Murray

5.7
Acting

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

Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

2006

as Self

Acting

Documentary featuring the contentious news surrounding the movie "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), including its Oscar win for feature film.

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

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

2004

as Self

3.0
Acting

Andy Warhol described Jackie Curtis as “A pioneer without a frontier.” In this biographical documentary, Curtis’s co-workers and friends speak of her ...

After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

2004

Acting

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

High Times Potluck

High Times Potluck

2003

as Ma

4.0
Acting

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

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

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

2003

as Self

7.1
Acting

The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cine...

The Cockettes

The Cockettes

2002

as Self

6.7
Acting

Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.

The Boys Behind the Desk

2000

Acting

Confession of a Florist

1999

as Ms. P

Acting

She loves him. She loves him not.

Denise Calls Up

Denise Calls Up

1995

as Sharon, Gail's Aunt

6.2
Acting

A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax. They are all too busy to meet face ...

Nelson Sullivan's World Of Wonder

Nelson Sullivan's World Of Wonder

1994

as Self

Acting

Tells the story of Nelson Sullivan who was the unofficial video documentary filmmaker of the late 1980s downtown New York nightlife and LGBTQ+ communi...

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990

as Self

7.3
Acting

Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture. Th...

She-Devil

She-Devil

1989

as Mrs. Fisher

5.9
Acting

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.

Nelson Sullivan

Nelson Sullivan

1989

Acting

Nelson Sullivan, a videographer in Manhattan circa 1983 to 1989, documented a large chunk of the final six years of his life, capturing his days and n...

Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries

Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries

1989

as Herself

1.0
Acting

From 1983 to 1989, New Yorker Nelson Sullivan captured more than 1,900 hours of video footage and saved most of it on VHS tapes, making a collection o...

Spike of Bensonhurst

Spike of Bensonhurst

1988

as Congresswoman

5.6
Acting

Spike Fumo is an Italian kid apsiring to be a boxer. He falls in love with a rich girl, who turns out to be the daughter of a Mafia boss. Spike is thr...

Crossing Delancey

Crossing Delancey

1988

as Hannah Mandelbaum

5.9
Acting

Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While h...

Wall Street

Wall Street

1987

as Dolores the Realtor

7.2
Acting

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthles...

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

1987

as Red Fairy

7.2
Acting

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

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

1987

as Self

5.7
Acting

The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole of his life and work through interviews, clips fr...

Critical Condition

Critical Condition

1987

as Nurse Maggie Lesser

5.5
Acting

Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital ...

The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect

The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect

1986

Acting

The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect uses the interviewer/interviewee format in which Todd Rundgren answers numerous questions about his life, his ...

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

1985

as Sweet Susie

Acting

A contemporary remake of "Cinderella"

No Big Deal

1983

as Peincipal Bellows

Acting

A school takes on a troublesome boy from juvenile hall, in order to try to help him settle back in to normal life. But everything seems to be mounted ...

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982

as Myra Gardener

6.9
Acting

An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangli...

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

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

1982

as Self / Myra Gardener

8.5
Acting

Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk you through the making of the film.

The Funhouse

The Funhouse

1981

as Madame Zena

5.9
Acting

Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz ...

Shalimar

Shalimar

1978

as Countess Rasmussen

5.9
Acting

Kumar, a thief by profession poses as the son of Raja Bahadur Singh to accept an invitation to the island of Sir John Locksley. The guests include K.P...

Zero to Sixty

Zero to Sixty

1978

as Flo Ames

4.7
Acting

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

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

as Gerde Engstrom

6.1
Acting

As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a B...

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976

as Mike

5.0
Acting

Sam Longwood, a frontiersman who has seen better days, spies the gold-mine partner, Jack Colby, who ran off with all the gold from a mine they were pr...

92 in the Shade

92 in the Shade

1975

as Bella

5.4
Acting

A young drifter returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with a rival fish...

Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

1975

as Mrs. Florian

6.6
Acting

Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a cl...

Heat

Heat

1972

as Sally Todd

6.0
Acting

Former child star Joe Davis, reduced to living in a cheap Hollywood motel while struggling for acting jobs, is lusted after by nearly every woman he m...

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

1972

as Self

7.0
Acting

With a rambling, unstructured style that echoes Andy Warhol’s own approach to filmmaking, this documentary profiles his career, showing him to be a br...

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

1971

as Christine

4.6
Acting

A prostitute is murdered on the streets of a tough, low-income neighborhood. A diabetic retired boxer who knew her is appalled by the lack of interest...

The Last Movie

The Last Movie

1971

as Script Clerk

5.7
Acting

After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing how filmmaking affects the locals.

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

1969

as Cass

7.5
Acting

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an aili...

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

1964

as Rose

Acting

Rural runaway finds himself in Manhattan.

Violent Midnight

Violent Midnight

1963

as Silvia

5.2
Acting

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

Parrish

Parrish

1961

as Eileen

5.4
Acting

Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley. His mother winds up marrying Sala's riva...

Murder, Inc.

Murder, Inc.

1960

as Sadie

6.4
Acting

Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man Reles...