Sarah Miles Biography

Fast Facts

• Won second place for Best Dramatic Performance by a Female at the 1971 Laurel Awards for "Ryan's Daughter․"
• Enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art when she was only 15
• Gained fame with her smolderingly sensual performances in a number of films
• Known for the emotional quality of her performances
• When Queen Elizabeth II visited her boarding school, an 11-year-old Miles told her that she hated the school, much to the amusement of the monarch and the ire of her head mistress, who expelled her shortly after
• Had such a bad stammer that she was unable to speak until the age of nine