Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-09-09

Deathday

2019-06-12 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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).

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Known For

7.2%

Wall Street

Dec 10, 1987

7.4%

Sex and the City

Jun 6, 1998

6.1%

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Sep 20, 2010

7.5%

Midnight Cowboy

May 25, 1969

6.9%

Evil Under the Sun

Mar 5, 1982

7.4%

Miami Vice

Sep 16, 1984

5.9%

The Funhouse

Mar 13, 1981

5.9%

She-Devil

Dec 8, 1989

6.1%

The Sentinel

Jan 7, 1977

6.6%

Farewell, My Lovely

Aug 8, 1975

7.4%

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Oct 3, 1961

6.5%

Life on Mars

Oct 9, 2008

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Acting

2020

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self

2019

Japanese Borscht as Mary Tess

2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Sally Rogers / Pilot-Head of the Family (archive footage)

2010		Con Artist as Self
2010		Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as Realtor

2008

Life on Mars as Mrs. Salvaggio

2007

Go Go Tales as Lilian Murray

2006

Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film as Self

2004		Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis as Self
2004		After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

2003		High Times Potluck as Ma
2003		Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self

2002

The Cockettes as Self

2000

The Boys Behind the Desk

1999

Confession of a Florist as Ms. P

1998

Sex and the City as Joan

1995

Denise Calls Up as Sharon, Gail's Aunt

1994		Hi Octane as Self
1994		Nelson Sullivan's World Of Wonder as Self

1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star as Self (archive footage)

1990

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self

1989		She-Devil as Mrs. Fisher
1989		Nelson Sullivan's Video Diaries as Herself
1989		Nelson Sullivan

1988		Spike of Bensonhurst as Congresswoman
1988		Tattingers
1988		Crossing Delancey as Hannah Mandelbaum

1987		Wall Street as Dolores the Realtor
1987		Sleeping Beauty as Red Fairy
1987		Andy Warhol as Self
1987		Critical Condition as Nurse Maggie Lesser

1986

The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect

1985		Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale as Sweet Susie
1985		The Equalizer as Mother

1984

Miami Vice as Muriel Goldman

1983

No Big Deal as Peincipal Bellows

1982		Evil Under the Sun as Myra Gardener
1982		The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' as Self / Myra Gardener

1981

The Funhouse as Madame Zena

1978		Shalimar as Countess Rasmussen
1978		Zero to Sixty as Flo Ames

1977

The Sentinel as Gerde Engstrom

1976

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday as Mike

1975		92 in the Shade as Bella
1975		Farewell, My Lovely as Mrs. Florian

1972		Heat as Sally Todd
1972		Andy Warhol as Self

1971		Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? as Christine
1971		The Last Movie as Script Clerk

1969

Midnight Cowboy as Cass

1964

Pie in the Sky as Rose

1963

Violent Midnight as Silvia

1961		The Dick Van Dyke Show as Sally Rogers
1961		The Defenders as Miss Constanto
1961		Parrish as Eileen

1960		Route 66
1960		Murder, Inc. as Sadie

1958		Naked City as Jenny Barr
1958		Naked City as Girl In Bar
1958		Naked City as Woman #1

1950

The Bob Hope Show as Self