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Sarah Miles

(1941-), Actress

Sitter in 14 portraits
Studied at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) and made her screen debut as a student who seduces her school master Laurence Olivier in Term of Trial (1962). Went on to become a leading star in the 1960s and 1970s in films including; The Servant (1963), I Was Happy Here (1966), Blow-Up (1966) and David Lean's Ryan's Daughter (1970) for which she received an Oscar nomination. Miles married writer-director Robert Bolt in 1967. Miles has made numerous appearances on stage, film, and television, including the film The Accidental Detective (2003) and stage play Well (2008).

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Sarah Miles, by Angela Williams (Angela Coombes) - NPG x125455

Sarah Miles

by Angela Williams (Angela Coombes)
cibachrome print, 1960s
NPG x125455

Sarah Miles, by Angela Williams (Angela Coombes) - NPG x125456

Sarah Miles

by Angela Williams (Angela Coombes)
cibachrome print, 1960s
NPG x125456

James Fox; Sarah Miles, by Sandra Lousada - NPG x135068

James Fox; Sarah Miles

by Sandra Lousada
gelatin silver print, 1961
NPG x135068

James Fox; Sarah Miles, by Sandra Lousada - NPG x135613

James Fox; Sarah Miles

by Sandra Lousada
modern contact sheet of twelve 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, 1961
NPG x135613

Sarah Miles, by Sandra Lousada - NPG x135715

Sarah Miles

by Sandra Lousada
modern bromide print from original negative, 1961
NPG x135715

Sarah Miles as Shirley Taylor in 'Term of Trial', by Unknown photographer - NPG x194295

Sarah Miles as Shirley Taylor in 'Term of Trial'

by Unknown photographer
vintage print, 1962
NPG x194295

Sarah Miles, by Michael Ward - NPG x76661

Sarah Miles

by Michael Ward
selenium-toned bromide print, 26 June 1963
NPG x76661

Sarah Miles; Christopher Miles, by Peter Rand - NPG x136002

Sarah Miles; Christopher Miles

by Peter Rand
bromide print, 11 December 1963
NPG x136002

Sarah Miles, by John d'Green - NPG x88428

Sarah Miles

by John d'Green
bromide print, 1967
NPG x88428

David Lean and Sarah Miles on the set of 'Ryan's Daughter', by Unknown photographer - NPG x184045

David Lean and Sarah Miles on the set of 'Ryan's Daughter'

by Unknown photographer
bromide press print, June 1970
NPG x184045

David Lean and Sarah Miles on the set of 'Ryan's Daughter', by Unknown photographer - NPG x184046

David Lean and Sarah Miles on the set of 'Ryan's Daughter'

by Unknown photographer
bromide press print, June 1970
NPG x184046

David Lean; Sarah Miles, by Ken Danvers - NPG x194282

David Lean; Sarah Miles

by Ken Danvers
vintage print, 1970
NPG x194282

Sarah Miles, by Joanne O'Brien, for  Format Photographers - NPG x133128

Sarah Miles

by Joanne O'Brien, for Format Photographers
modern bromide print, August 1985
NPG x133128

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