--- name: "Sarah Miles" canonical: "https://film.one/person/sarah-miles" fi1m_id: "sarah-miles" imdb_id: "nm0587234" tmdb_id: 15197 wikidata_id: "Q231187" roles: ["Actor"] born: "31 December 1941" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 82 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-26T15:58:00.158098+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Sarah Miles ## Identity Sarah Miles - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sarah-miles - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** sarah-miles - **IMDb ID:** nm0587234 - **TMDB ID:** 15197 - **Wikidata ID:** Q231187 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Miles, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231187, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587234/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15197 Actor. Born 31 December 1941 in Ingatestone, Essex, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 31 December 1941, Ingatestone, Essex, England, UK - **Active:** 1963–1987 - **Also known as:** Сара Майлс - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 82 (2), 1980s 82 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 76 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Family 1, Mystery 1, Thriller 1, War 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $20m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Miles, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231187, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587234/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15197 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Servant*](https://film.one/film/the-servant.md) (89) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Sarah Miles > Sarah Miles makes strength look tiring, and that is why we value her. The sensuality of her early roles is only part of her appeal; in *Hope and Glory*, she gives an affectionate family film some necessary adult weariness. In *Hope and Glory* (1987), Sarah Miles makes keeping a family going look like work. As Grace, she gives the domestic scenes enough weight to hold our attention alongside Bill’s adventures. We were moved by the tiredness she allows into the part, because carrying on never looks quite as easy as the film’s affection might suggest. There is room for an adult’s weariness in John Boorman’s funny account of wartime childhood, and she makes sure we notice it. Her early reputation was more concerned with sensuality, particularly as Vera in Joseph Losey’s *The Servant* (1963). Patricia in Michelangelo Antonioni’s *Blow-Up* (1966) and the leading role of Rosy Ryan in David Lean’s *Ryan’s Daughter* (1970) belong to that first prominent stretch. The work that followed was uneven, with a quieter period before the later character parts. Those later parts included Alice de Janzé in *White Mischief* (1987) as well as Grace; it is the latter we would put first for anyone approaching her work. The sex-symbol typecasting was restrictive, and it remains an inadequate way of describing her usefulness on screen. Miles brings emotional intensity to a mother who has to carry on, without making strength look like an inexhaustible resource. Alongside Sammi Davis as Dawn, she sustains our interest in the family beyond the boy. These adult concerns could easily seem like interruptions in a film whose children are such good company, but the performances give them weight of their own. There is a limit to what she can repair. Boorman is fond enough of almost everyone to make their troubles seem too manageable, and even Miles’s visible effort cannot entirely prevent the nostalgia from softening the film. The children’s pleasure in wartime disruption is convincing and quietly troubling, enough to make that softness worth tolerating. Start with *Hope and Glory*, and give the adults as much attention as the children. ## Biography Sarah Miles is an English actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began her film career in the early 1960s. She is known for her roles in *The Servant* (1963), *Blow-Up* (1966), *Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines* (1965), *Ryan's Daughter* (1970), *The Big Sleep* (1978), *Venom* (1981), *White Mischief* (1987) and *Hope and Glory* (1987), in which she played Grace. She received an Academy Award nomination for *Ryan's Daughter* and a BAFTA nomination for *Hope and Glory*. Miles was married to playwright and screenwriter Robert Bolt and is the sister of film director Christopher Miles. She retired from acting after 2004. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Hope and Glory* (1987), Fi1m 82, as Grace — [page](https://film.one/film/hope-and-glory.md) - *Blow-Up* (1966), Fi1m 74, as Patricia — [page](https://film.one/film/blow-up.md) - *The Servant* (1963), Fi1m 89, as Vera — [page](https://film.one/film/the-servant.md) ## Complete filmography (35) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Accidental Detective* (2003), as Smeralda Mazzi Tinghi - *Jurij* (2001), Actor - *The Days of Rage: Cefalonia* (2001), Actor - *Dandelion Dead* (1994), series, as Catherine Armstrong - *The Silent Touch* (1992), as Helena Kesdi - *A Ghost in Monte Carlo* (1990), as Emilie / Mme. Bluet - *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Lucy Angkatell — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md) - *White Mischief* (1987), as Alice de Janzé - *Hope and Glory* (1987), as Grace — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/hope-and-glory.md) - *Queenie* (1987), series, as Lady Sybil Rumsey - *Harem* (1986), as Lady Ashley - *Harem* (1986), series, as Lady Ashley - *Steaming* (1985), as Sarah - *Ordeal by Innocence* (1984), as Mary Durant - *Walter and June* (1983), as June - *Venom* (1981), as Dr. Marion Stowe - *Priest of Love* (1981), as Film Star - *The Big Sleep* (1978), as Charlotte Sternwood - *The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea* (1976), as Anne Osborne - *Dynasty* (1976), as Jennifer Blackwood - *Bride to Be* (1975), as Pepita Jiménez - *Great Expectations* (1974), as Estella - *The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing* (1973), as Catherine Crocker - *The Hireling* (1973), as Lady Franklin - *Lady Caroline Lamb* (1972), as Lady Caroline Lamb - *Ryan's Daughter* (1970), as Rosy - *Blow-Up* (1966), as Patricia — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/blow-up.md) - *I Was Happy Here* (1966), as Cass Langdon - *Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes* (1965), as Patricia Rawnsley - *The Ceremony* (1963), as Catherine - *The Six-Sided Triangle* (1963), as The Wife - *The Servant* (1963), as Vera — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-servant.md) - *Festival* (1963), series, as Isabelle - *Term of Trial* (1962), as Shirley Taylor - *The Bride To Be*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Christopher Miles directs his sister Sarah Miles in 1980 (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/119054/gallery-cc69ae2b72be.jpg) Christopher Miles directs his sister Sarah Miles in 1980 (2013) — Merlin Energy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Christopher_Miles_directs_his_sister_Sarah_Miles_in_1980.jpg/1280px-Christopher_Miles_directs_his_sister_Sarah_Miles_in_1980.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Christopher Miles directs his sister Sarah Miles in 1980 (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/119054/gallery-32c226669ad7.jpg) Christopher Miles directs his sister Sarah Miles in 1980 (2013) — Merlin Energy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Christopher_Miles_directs_his_sister_Sarah_Miles_in_1980_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Christopher_Miles_directs_his_sister_Sarah_Miles_in_1980_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![STORMY RELATIONSHIP -- Sarah Miles and Harris Yulin play husband and wife whose stormy relationship covers a period of 30 years, as they seek their fortune on t (1976)](https://film.one/media/person/119054/gallery-4598a0de71da.jpg) STORMY RELATIONSHIP -- Sarah Miles and Harris Yulin play husband and wife whose stormy relationship covers a period of 30 years, as they seek their fortune on t (1976) — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Sarah_Miles_and_Harris_Yulin_%22Dynasty%22_%281976_NBC_press_photo%29.jpg/1280px-Sarah_Miles_and_Harris_Yulin_%22Dynasty%22_%281976_NBC_press_photo%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Sarah Miles](https://film.one/media/person/119054/gallery-4a5d523a838c.jpg) Sarah Miles — Merlin Energy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Sarah_Miles_in_1980_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Sarah Miles](https://film.one/media/person/119054/gallery-f8c018a187e0.jpg) Sarah Miles — Image via TMDB - ![Sarah Miles](https://film.one/media/person/119054/gallery-3bab5c297ebc.jpg) Sarah Miles — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 1971: Best Actress (nominated), for *Ryan's Daughter* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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