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| Kathleen Miller | |
|---|---|
 Miller in 1976 | |
| Born | (1945-07-01)July 1, 1945 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 2016(2016-10-07) (aged 71) Lynwood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
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. She was a childhood friend of Candice Bergen. After appearing in stage productions in New York City (including a 1969 Broadway production of Butterflies Are Free) and an episode of Kojak, she was cast in The Last Detail (1973) by director Hal Ashby, playing a prostitute. Ashby subsequently cast her in Shampoo (1975), in which she portrayed a client of George Roundy (Warren Beatty). From 1976 to 1977, she starred as Gail Goodman on the short-lived series Sirota's Court.
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.
Death
Miller died in Lynwood, California after a protracted illness.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Franchette: Les Intrigues | Kathy | Don Walters | ||
| 1973 | The Last Detail | Annette | Hal Ashby | ||
| 1974 | The Chinese Prime Minister | Roxane | Brian Murray; George Turpin | ||
| 1975 | Shampoo | Anjanette | Hal Ashby | ||
| 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 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Kojak | Fern | Episode: "Girl in the River" | |
| 1974 | Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | Sally | Episode: "Getting to First Bass" | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Joanne Mello / Linda Williams | Episode: "Death Ride" | |
| 1976–1977 | Sirota's Court | Gail Goodman | 13 episodes |
Stage credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Butterflies Are Free | Jill Tanner | Booth Theatre | |
| 1972 | The Little Black Book | Woman | Helen Hayes Theater |
References
- ^ Dawson 2009, p. 143.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dawson 2009, p. 154.
- ^ Dawson 2009, p. 158.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.