Sylvia Miles

Sylvia Miles (born September 9, 1924) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Farewell, My Lovely (1975). 2Early life Miles was born in New York City and raised in Greenwich Village, where her father worked as a furniture maker. Her date of birth, according to an I-94 entry card from a 1962 flight that Miles took from London to New York, is September 9, 1924. Her parents, whose names she has stated, were "Reuben and Belle" but Miles' birth name has not been made public. 2Career Miles began her career on stage in 1947 and on television in the mid 50s. In the early 1960s, she played the role of "Sally" in the pilot episode of what would become The Dick Van Dyke Show, which was later taken by Rose Marie for the series. She also appeared in two 1960s episodes of Naked City, including once as a lovely barfly attempting to communicate with a psychotic Jack Warden. Miles was cast in the classic 1960s film, Midnight Cowboy, as an aging Park Avenue kept-woman who invites Joe Buck (Jon Voight) up to her penthouse apartment for sex. The role earned her an Oscar nomination in 1969 for Best Supporting Actress, despite appearing on-screen for about six minute