Kathleen Miller (actress)

Kathleen Miller
Miller in 1976
Born(1945-07-01)July 1, 1945
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 2016(2016-10-07) (aged 71)
Lynwood, California, U.S.
OccupationActress

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.

Biography

Miller 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

Miller died in Lynwood, California after a protracted illness.[2]

Filmography

Film

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

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d Dawson 2009, p. 143.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Dawson 2009, p. 154.
  4. ^ a b Dawson 2009, p. 158.
  5. ^ a b c "Kathleen Miller Credits". TV Guide. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019.
  6. ^ "Kojak - Season 1 - Episode 5". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Kathleen Miller". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019.

Sources

  • Dawson, Nick (2009). Being Hal Ashby: Life of a Hollywood Rebel. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-813-17334-4.
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