Sylvia Miles
Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
Latest News on Sylvia Miles:
An In-Depth History of the Orpheum Theatre (Feb 9, 2025)
BWW Previews: Jamie deRoy & friends Presents TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVES October 11th (Oct 11, 2020)
PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (Apr 3, 2020)
An In-Depth History of the Orpheum Theatre (Feb 9, 2025)
BWW Previews: Jamie deRoy & friends Presents TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVES October 11th (Oct 11, 2020)
PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (Apr 3, 2020)
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STAGE CREDITS
Movies
Murder, Inc.
[ 1960 ] Sadie
[ 1960 ] Sadie
Parrish
[ 1961 ] Eileen
[ 1961 ] Eileen
Terror in the City
[ 1964 ] Rose
[ 1964 ] Rose
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
[ 1971 ] Christine
[ 1971 ] Christine
The Last Movie
[ 1971 ] Script Clerk
[ 1971 ] Script Clerk
Heat
[ 1972 ] Sally
[ 1972 ] Sally
92 in the Shade
[ 1975 ] Bella
[ 1975 ] Bella
Farewell, My Lovely
[ 1975 ] Mrs. Florian
[ 1975 ] Mrs. Florian
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
[ 1976 ] Mike
[ 1976 ] Mike
The Sentinel
[ 1977 ] Gerde
[ 1977 ] Gerde
Zero to Sixty
[ 1978 ] Flo Ames
[ 1978 ] Flo Ames
The Funhouse
[ 1981 ] Madame Zena
[ 1981 ] Madame Zena
Evil Under the Sun
[ 1982 ] Myra Gardener
[ 1982 ] Myra Gardener
Wall Street
[ 1987 ] Dolores the Realtor
[ 1987 ] Dolores the Realtor
Critical Condition
[ 1987 ] Maggie
[ 1987 ] Maggie
Sleeping Beauty
[ 1987 ] Red Fairy
[ 1987 ] Red Fairy
Spike of Bensonhurst
[ 1988 ] Congresswoman
[ 1988 ] Congresswoman
Crossing Delancey
[ 1988 ] Hannah Mandelbaum
[ 1988 ] Hannah Mandelbaum
She-Devil
[ 1989 ] Mrs. Fisher
[ 1989 ] Mrs. Fisher
Denise Calls Up
[ 1995 ] Gail's Aunt Sharon
[ 1995 ] Gail's Aunt Sharon
High Times Potluck
[ 2002 ] Ma
[ 2002 ] Ma
Confessions of a Florist
[ 2003 ] Ms. P
[ 2003 ] Ms. P
Go Go Tales
[ 2007 ] Lilian Murray
[ 2007 ] Lilian Murray
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
[ 2010 ] Realtor
[ 2010 ] Realtor
Japanese Borscht
[ 2019 ] Mary Tess
[ 2019 ] Mary Tess
Awards and Nominations
Olivier Awards - 1978 - Actress of the Year in a New Play
Sylvia MilesVieux Carre
News
An In-Depth History of the Orpheum Theatre
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Feb 9, 2025
Some of the shows that the Orpheum has been best known for are Stomp, which ran there for an astounding 29 years, from 1994 to 2023, and the original production of Little Shop of Horrors which spent over five years at the theater from 1982 to 1987.
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Feb 9, 2025
Some of the shows that the Orpheum has been best known for are Stomp, which ran there for an astounding 29 years, from 1994 to 2023, and the original production of Little Shop of Horrors which spent over five years at the theater from 1982 to 1987.
BWW Previews: Jamie deRoy & friends Presents TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVES October 11th
by Stephen Mosher - Oct 11, 2020
A treasure herself, Jamie has pulled some treasures from the vault.
by Stephen Mosher - Oct 11, 2020
A treasure herself, Jamie has pulled some treasures from the vault.
PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2020
During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history.This week we will be focusing on the plays of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Tennessee Williams. Today's play, The Night of the Iguana!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2020
During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history.This week we will be focusing on the plays of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Tennessee Williams. Today's play, The Night of the Iguana!
Photo Flashback: BroadwayWorld Remembers Those We've Lost in 2019
by Walter McBride - Jan 2, 2020
2019 has come and gone, and we are reflecting on those we have lost in the Broadway and theatre communities throughout the year.
by Walter McBride - Jan 2, 2020
2019 has come and gone, and we are reflecting on those we have lost in the Broadway and theatre communities throughout the year.
BWW Flashback: Remembering Sylvia Miles
by Walter McBride - Jun 14, 2019
Today BroadwayWorld is remembering Sylvia Miles with a peek into our photo archives.
by Walter McBride - Jun 14, 2019
Today BroadwayWorld is remembering Sylvia Miles with a peek into our photo archives.
Moving Image to Screen FUN CITY: NEW YORK IN THE MOVIES 1967-75, Begin. Today
by Movies News Desk - Aug 10, 2013
Movies filmed in New York City that tapped into the turmoil, chaos, and social and cultural energies of the late 1960s and early 1970s are the subject of the screening series Fun City: New York in the Movies 1967-75, curated by film critic and historian J. Hoberman. The series, which will be accompanied by a new monograph written by Hoberman, includes nineteen films, and will be presented by Museum of the Moving Image from August 10 through September 1. The films include established classics such as Rosemary's Baby, The French Connection, Midnight Cowboy, and Dog Day Afternoon, as well as lesser known films such as The Angel Levine, Bye Bye Braverman, and Cotton Comes to Harlem.
by Movies News Desk - Aug 10, 2013
Movies filmed in New York City that tapped into the turmoil, chaos, and social and cultural energies of the late 1960s and early 1970s are the subject of the screening series Fun City: New York in the Movies 1967-75, curated by film critic and historian J. Hoberman. The series, which will be accompanied by a new monograph written by Hoberman, includes nineteen films, and will be presented by Museum of the Moving Image from August 10 through September 1. The films include established classics such as Rosemary's Baby, The French Connection, Midnight Cowboy, and Dog Day Afternoon, as well as lesser known films such as The Angel Levine, Bye Bye Braverman, and Cotton Comes to Harlem.
Moving Image to Screen FUN CITY: NEW YORK IN THE MOVIES 1967-75, 8/10-9/1
by Movies News Desk - Jul 25, 2013
Movies filmed in New York City that tapped into the turmoil, chaos, and social and cultural energies of the late 1960s and early 1970s are the subject of the screening series Fun City: New York in the Movies 1967-75, curated by film critic and historian J. Hoberman. The series, which will be accompanied by a new monograph written by Hoberman, includes nineteen films, and will be presented by Museum of the Moving Image from August 10 through September 1. The films include established classics such as Rosemary's Baby, The French Connection, Midnight Cowboy, and Dog Day Afternoon, as well as lesser known films such as The Angel Levine, Bye Bye Braverman, and Cotton Comes to Harlem.
by Movies News Desk - Jul 25, 2013
Movies filmed in New York City that tapped into the turmoil, chaos, and social and cultural energies of the late 1960s and early 1970s are the subject of the screening series Fun City: New York in the Movies 1967-75, curated by film critic and historian J. Hoberman. The series, which will be accompanied by a new monograph written by Hoberman, includes nineteen films, and will be presented by Museum of the Moving Image from August 10 through September 1. The films include established classics such as Rosemary's Baby, The French Connection, Midnight Cowboy, and Dog Day Afternoon, as well as lesser known films such as The Angel Levine, Bye Bye Braverman, and Cotton Comes to Harlem.
PROOF Comes to Hershey Area Playhouse, 4/25-5/5
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2013
Hershey Area Playhouse will present the Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof in April. Proof is the story of a mathematician whose genius and madness wreaks havoc on his daughters and a former student. When the former student finds a revolutionary mathematical proof among the mathematician's papers, the characters become steeped in conflict as they struggle to determine who wrote the proof.
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2013
Hershey Area Playhouse will present the Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof in April. Proof is the story of a mathematician whose genius and madness wreaks havoc on his daughters and a former student. When the former student finds a revolutionary mathematical proof among the mathematician's papers, the characters become steeped in conflict as they struggle to determine who wrote the proof.
PROOF Comes to Hershey Area Playhouse, 4/25-5/5
by BWW News Desk - Mar 24, 2013
Hershey Area Playhouse will present the Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof in April. Proof is the story of a mathematician whose genius and madness wreaks havoc on his daughters and a former student. When the former student finds a revolutionary mathematical proof among the mathematician's papers, the characters become steeped in conflict as they struggle to determine who wrote the proof.
by BWW News Desk - Mar 24, 2013
Hershey Area Playhouse will present the Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof in April. Proof is the story of a mathematician whose genius and madness wreaks havoc on his daughters and a former student. When the former student finds a revolutionary mathematical proof among the mathematician's papers, the characters become steeped in conflict as they struggle to determine who wrote the proof.
Photo Coverage: WAR HORSE Film Premieres in NYC
by Peter James Zielinski - Dec 5, 2011
Steven Spielberg has adapted War Horse into a feature length film, which is set to be released in movie theaters on December 25. The filmed premiered in New York City yesterday, December 3, and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the red carpet!
by Peter James Zielinski - Dec 5, 2011
Steven Spielberg has adapted War Horse into a feature length film, which is set to be released in movie theaters on December 25. The filmed premiered in New York City yesterday, December 3, and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the red carpet!
Photo Coverage: HBO Documentary Screening Of Dark Light
by Robert Diamond - Nov 9, 2010
The HBO Documentary Screening Of 'Dark Light' at Lighthouse Internation Conference Center on November 8, 2010 in New York City.
by Robert Diamond - Nov 9, 2010
The HBO Documentary Screening Of 'Dark Light' at Lighthouse Internation Conference Center on November 8, 2010 in New York City.
2011 Sexy in the City Calendar Hosts The End of the Wife Beater 10/28
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2010
Hunky men from the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar will host "The End of the Wife Beater," an event to celebrate the launch of the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar which will raise money for Beauty Cares (BeautyCares.org), an organization founded to end the cycle of domestic violence.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2010
Hunky men from the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar will host "The End of the Wife Beater," an event to celebrate the launch of the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar which will raise money for Beauty Cares (BeautyCares.org), an organization founded to end the cycle of domestic violence.
2011 Sexy in the City Calendar Hosts The End of the Wife Beater 10/28
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 27, 2010
Hunky men from the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar will host "The End of the Wife Beater," an event to celebrate the launch of the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar which will raise money for Beauty Cares (BeautyCares.org), an organization founded to end the cycle of domestic violence.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 27, 2010
Hunky men from the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar will host "The End of the Wife Beater," an event to celebrate the launch of the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar which will raise money for Beauty Cares (BeautyCares.org), an organization founded to end the cycle of domestic violence.
2011 Sexy in the City Calendar Hosts The End of the Wife Beater 10/23
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 22, 2010
Hunky men from the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar will host "The End of the Wife Beater," an event to celebrate the launch of the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar which will raise money for Beauty Cares (BeautyCares.org), an organization founded to end the cycle of domestic violence.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 22, 2010
Hunky men from the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar will host "The End of the Wife Beater," an event to celebrate the launch of the 2011 Sexy in the City calendar which will raise money for Beauty Cares (BeautyCares.org), an organization founded to end the cycle of domestic violence.
Photo Coverage: 2009 New York Film Critic's Circle Awards Arrivals
by Robert Diamond - Jan 12, 2010
The New York Film Critics Circle, is an organization of film reviewers from New York-based publications that exists to honor excellence in U.S. and world cinema.
by Robert Diamond - Jan 12, 2010
The New York Film Critics Circle, is an organization of film reviewers from New York-based publications that exists to honor excellence in U.S. and world cinema.
LuPone, Peters, Rivers, Madonna, & Other Stars Of The Screen and Stage Donate Items For BID 2 BEAT AIDS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 17, 2009
Bidding begins at noon EST on eBay for the 5th annual BID 2 BEAT AIDS, a massive auction of rare and autographed items from stars in music, film, Broadway, sports, and television.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 17, 2009
Bidding begins at noon EST on eBay for the 5th annual BID 2 BEAT AIDS, a massive auction of rare and autographed items from stars in music, film, Broadway, sports, and television.
Dukakis, Guare, Shanley, Redgrave and More Participate in Tennessee Williams' Poet's Corner Induction, 11/5
by BWW News Desk - Nov 5, 2009
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in association with the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, is pleased to present an evening of poetry, theater and reminiscences in honor of the induction of Tennessee Williams into the Cathedral's Poets' Corner.
by BWW News Desk - Nov 5, 2009
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in association with the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, is pleased to present an evening of poetry, theater and reminiscences in honor of the induction of Tennessee Williams into the Cathedral's Poets' Corner.
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival and St. John The Divine Celebrate Tennessee Williams' Induction into Cathedral's Poets' Corner, 11/5
by BWW News Desk - Nov 5, 2009
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in association with the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, is pleased to present an evening of poetry, theater and reminiscences in honor of the induction of Tennessee Williams into the Cathedral's Poets' Corner. On Thursday, November 5th at 7:00pm, theatre luminaries, friends of Mr. Williams and people who were inspired by his life work, will take part in the historic celebration. Participants include Eli Wallach & Anne Jackson, Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, John Guare, Olympia Dukakis, John Patrick Shanley, Gregory Mosher, Sylvia Miles, William Jay Smith, Lenya Rideout, Jeremy Lawrence, Wyatt Prunty, David Kaplan, Thomas Keith, Mitch Douglas, and current Cathedral Poet-in-Residence Charles F. Martin. It is expected that additional friends and colleagues of Mr. Williams will also be taking part in the evening.
by BWW News Desk - Nov 5, 2009
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in association with the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, is pleased to present an evening of poetry, theater and reminiscences in honor of the induction of Tennessee Williams into the Cathedral's Poets' Corner. On Thursday, November 5th at 7:00pm, theatre luminaries, friends of Mr. Williams and people who were inspired by his life work, will take part in the historic celebration. Participants include Eli Wallach & Anne Jackson, Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, John Guare, Olympia Dukakis, John Patrick Shanley, Gregory Mosher, Sylvia Miles, William Jay Smith, Lenya Rideout, Jeremy Lawrence, Wyatt Prunty, David Kaplan, Thomas Keith, Mitch Douglas, and current Cathedral Poet-in-Residence Charles F. Martin. It is expected that additional friends and colleagues of Mr. Williams will also be taking part in the evening.
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival and St. John The Divine Celebrate Tennessee Williams' Induction into Cathedral's Poets' Corner, 11/5
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 14, 2009
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in association with the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, is pleased to present an evening of poetry, theater and reminiscences in honor of the induction of Tennessee Williams into the Cathedral's Poets' Corner. On Thursday, November 5th at 7:00pm, theatre luminaries, friends of Mr. Williams and people who were inspired by his life work, will take part in the historic celebration. Participants include Eli Wallach & Anne Jackson, Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, John Guare, Olympia Dukakis, John Patrick Shanley, Gregory Mosher, Sylvia Miles, William Jay Smith, Lenya Rideout, Jeremy Lawrence, Wyatt Prunty, David Kaplan, Thomas Keith, Mitch Douglas, and current Cathedral Poet-in-Residence Charles F. Martin. It is expected that additional friends and colleagues of Mr. Williams will also be taking part in the evening.
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 14, 2009
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in association with the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, is pleased to present an evening of poetry, theater and reminiscences in honor of the induction of Tennessee Williams into the Cathedral's Poets' Corner. On Thursday, November 5th at 7:00pm, theatre luminaries, friends of Mr. Williams and people who were inspired by his life work, will take part in the historic celebration. Participants include Eli Wallach & Anne Jackson, Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, John Guare, Olympia Dukakis, John Patrick Shanley, Gregory Mosher, Sylvia Miles, William Jay Smith, Lenya Rideout, Jeremy Lawrence, Wyatt Prunty, David Kaplan, Thomas Keith, Mitch Douglas, and current Cathedral Poet-in-Residence Charles F. Martin. It is expected that additional friends and colleagues of Mr. Williams will also be taking part in the evening.
Dukakis, Guare, Shanley, Redgrave and More Participate in Tennessee Williams' Poet's Corner Induction, 11/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 14, 2009
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in association with the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, is pleased to present an evening of poetry, theater and reminiscences in honor of the induction of Tennessee Williams into the Cathedral's Poets' Corner.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 14, 2009
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in association with the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, is pleased to present an evening of poetry, theater and reminiscences in honor of the induction of Tennessee Williams into the Cathedral's Poets' Corner.
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How many Broadway shows has Sylvia Miles been in?
Sylvia Miles has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
How many West End shows has Sylvia Miles been in?
Sylvia Miles has not appeared in the West End.
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