Kathleen Miller (July 1, 1945 – October 7, 2016) was an American actress who gained fame for her appearances in several films directed by Hal Ashby. She also had a lead role on the television series Sirota's Court from 1976 to 1977.
Kathleen Miller | |
|---|---|
 Miller in 1976 | |
| Born | July 1, 1945 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 2016 (aged 71) Lynwood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
Biography
editMiller was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Aaron Miller, an executive at Paramount Pictures, and Carolyn, an actress.[1] She was a childhood friend of Candice Bergen.[1] After appearing in stage productions in New York City (including a 1969 Broadway production of Butterflies Are Free)[2] and an episode of Kojak, she was cast in The Last Detail (1973) by director Hal Ashby, playing a prostitute.[1] Ashby subsequently cast her in Shampoo (1975), in which she portrayed a client of George Roundy (Warren Beatty).[3] From 1976 to 1977, she starred as Gail Goodman on the short-lived series Sirota's Court.[2]
In 1975, she had a large guest-starring role in the Starsky & Hutch episode "Death Ride" as an undercover police woman named Joanne pretending to be the daughter of a mobster. In 1976, she also starred as the daughter of Peter Fonda's character in Fighting Mad, a drama about an Arkansas farmer waging war on land developers. Her last film with Ashby was Coming Home (1978), a Vietnam-based war drama starring Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, and Bruce Dern.[4]
Death
editMiller died in Lynwood, California after a protracted illness.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Franchette: Les Intrigues | Kathy | Don Walters | [5] | |
| 1973 | The Last Detail | Annette | Hal Ashby | [1] | |
| 1974 | The Chinese Prime Minister | Roxane | Brian Murray; George Turpin | ||
| 1975 | Shampoo | Anjanette | Hal Ashby | [3] | |
| 1975 | Strange New World | Dr. Allison Crowley | Robert Butler | ||
| 1976 | Stay Hungry | Dorothy Stephens | Bob Rafelson | ||
| 1976 | Fighting Mad | Carolee Hunter | Jonathan Demme | ||
| 1978 | Coming Home | Kathy Delise | Hal Ashby | [4] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Kojak | Fern | Episode: "Girl in the River" | [6] |
| 1974 | Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | Sally | Episode: "Getting to First Bass" | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Joanne Mello / Linda Williams | Episode: "Death Ride" | [5] |
| 1976–1977 | Sirota's Court | Gail Goodman | 13 episodes | [5] |
Stage credits
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Butterflies Are Free | Jill Tanner | Booth Theatre | [7] |
| 1972 | The Little Black Book | Woman | Helen Hayes Theater | [7] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Dawson 2009, p. 143.
- ^ a b c Barnes, Mike (October 11, 2016). "Kathleen Miller, Actress in Three Hal Ashby Films, Dies at 71". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016.
- ^ a b Dawson 2009, p. 154.
- ^ a b Dawson 2009, p. 158.
- ^ a b c "Kathleen Miller Credits". TV Guide. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Kojak - Season 1 - Episode 5". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019.
- ^ a b "Kathleen Miller". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019.
Sources
edit- Dawson, Nick (2009). Being Hal Ashby: Life of a Hollywood Rebel. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-813-17334-4.
External links
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