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Sylvia Miles (1924-2019) was an Oscar®-nominated American actress. She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in 1969’s Midnight Cowboy and 1975’s Farewell, My Lovely. Her IMDb page shows over 46 acting credits from 1924 to 2013. This page will rank 20 Slyvia Miles movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles, uncredited roles and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.
Sylvia Miles Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1969
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
1961
Parrish (1961)
1987
Wall Street (1987)
2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
1975
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
1988
Crossing Delancey (1988)
1982
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
1977
The Sentinel (1977)
1976
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)
1960
Murder, Inc. (1960)
1975
92 in the Shade (1975)
1971
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (1971)
1981
The Funhouse (1981)
1995
Denise Calls Up (1995)
1987
Critical Condition (1987)
1964
Pie In The Sky/Terror In The City (1964)
1971
The Last Movie (1971)
1989
She-Devil (1989)
1972
Heat (1972)
2007
Go Go Tales (2007)
1988
Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
1978
Zero To Sixty (1978)
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Midnight Cowboy (1969) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Dustin Hoffman & Jon Voight |
58.60 | 444.6 | 444.60 | 2 | 85 | 07 / 03 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | Parrish (1961) | Claudette Colbert & Karl Malden |
10.60 | 154.1 | 229.00 | 22 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 3 | Wall Street (1987) | Michael Douglas & Charlie Sheen |
43.80 | 120.9 | 120.90 | 26 | 71 | 01 / 01 | 88.2 | |
| 4 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) | Shia LaBeouf & Michael Douglas |
52.50 | 71.7 | 184.10 | 65 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 5 | Farewell, My Lovely (1975) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Sylvester Stallone & Robert Mitchum |
6.10 | 31.9 | 31.90 | 62 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 6 | Crossing Delancey (1988) | Amy Irving & Peter Riegert |
16.30 | 42.7 | 42.70 | 60 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
| 7 | Evil Under the Sun (1982) | Peter Ustinov & James Mason |
6.10 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 82 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 8 | The Sentinel (1977) | Ava Gardner & Jeff Goldblum |
10.90 | 52.8 | 52.80 | 55 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 9 | The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976) | Lee Marvin & Oliver Reed |
10.90 | 55.2 | 55.20 | 58 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 10 | Murder, Inc. (1960) | Peter Falk | 2.60 | 40.2 | 40.20 | 89 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 12 | 92 in the Shade (1975) | Warren Oates & Peter Fonda |
3.00 | 15.9 | 15.90 | 88 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 51.6 | |
| 11 | Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (1971) | Red Buttons | 1.70 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 130 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 14 | The Funhouse (1981) | Elizabeth Berridge & Shawn Carson |
7.90 | 30.6 | 30.60 | 83 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 47.6 | |
| 13 | Denise Calls Up (1995) | Tim Daly | 0.10 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 234 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 15 | Critical Condition (1987) | Richard Pryor & Rachel Ticotin |
20.20 | 55.8 | 55.80 | 55 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
| 16 | Pie In The Sky/Terror In The City (1964) | Lee Grant | 0.60 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 145 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 28.8 | |
| 16 | The Last Movie (1971) | Dennis Hopper & Dean Stockwell |
0.50 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 175 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 18 | She-Devil (1989) | Meryl Streep & Roseanne Barr |
15.40 | 41.7 | 41.70 | 64 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 24.8 | |
| 19 | Heat (1972) | Joe Dallesandro | 0.60 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 154 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 18 | Go Go Tales (2007) | Willem Dafoe | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 346 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.4 | |
| 21 | Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) | Sasha Mitchell & Ernest Borgnine |
0.60 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 205 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | |
| 22 | Zero To Sixty (1978) | Darren McGavin & Joan Collins |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 166 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 |
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IMDB credits Sylvia with just 2 acting awards and 2 noms but her career has been reasonably lucrative as she has a reported net worth of $20 million on her sad death yesterday.
I have seen 4 of her movies-
Midnight Cowboy
Parrish
Wall Street [I have not seen Wall Street 2]
Evil under the Sun.
Parrish, which along with 1959’s A Summer Place made a star for a short while of the young Troy Donahue, is particularly nostalgic for me. Sylvia had a good innings at 94 years of age but when Parrish [her second theatrical movie as faithfully noted above] was made she was just a young woman of 37.
Voted up.
Hey Bob. Thanks for checking out our tribute to Sylvia Miles. $20 million net worth is pretty impressive…she most have invested her acting money very wisely. I have seen 5 of her movies. So I am just slightly ahead of you in the tally count. Good stuff on Troy Donahue. Getting her big break in movies at 37 is pretty impressive…sounds like she beat the curse of 39….at least in a few different areas. Good stuff as always. RIP!
Even when the numbers of others are low, Ma, I can’t make it to the Top of the World of “have seen” movies! Good point about The Curse. I must confess I did not initially think of THAT myself. Of course in life in general, 36 when Sylvia made her first movie is young [especially when one is 78 oneself!].
However a woman in Hollywood starting an acting career at 36 reminds me of Wilford Brimley’s Pop Fisher saying to Redford’s ageing Roy Hobbs in 1984’s The Natural “Fella you’re starting out in baseball at an age when everybody else is retiring!”
Accordingly Sylvia could be said to have (1) proved Bob Dylan’s line that “The last one now shall later be first” (2) been brave -and talented – enough to confront The Curse head on when it is usually at the height of its powers.
Certainly almost 60 years after her debut in Murder Inc, Sylvia was still going strong at the time of her death aged 94 having been (1) 3rd billed in a short movie called ‘Old Monster’ in 2013 (2) this year filming the movie Japanese Borscht scheduled for release this July. [Her character is called Mary Tess and again Sylvia is 3rd billed.]
Therefore, albeit as a supporting actress, Mary was able to find a path through The Curse, and accordingly just as supporting actor Wallace Ford is said to have had inscribed on his tombstone “Here lies Wallace Ford. Top billing at last.” a fitting epitaph for Sylvia would perhaps be simply “I Beat IT!” Certainly an amazing lady and a great professional to the end.
Rest in peace, Ms Miles. Another one of Andy Warhol’s friends has left us.
Hey Jack. I have read some stories about Andy Warhol and his friends. They had a pretty wild life. Rest in Peace Ms. Miles.
RIP
Hey George….I agree…RIP Ms. Sylvia Miles. Sad news indeed.
R.I.P. the fabulous and flamboyant Sylvia Miles aged 94. One of my favourite films she was in has to be Agatha Christie’s “Evil Under The Sun” as Myra Gardener, what fabulous outfits!
Hey Owen….thanks for sharing your thoughts on Sylvia Miles. Evil Under The Sun is one of her career highlights for sure. Rest in Peace.
Fun Sylvia Miles fact: Her two Oscar-nominated performances add up to just under 13 total minutes of screen time, which is the shortest total for an actor with multiple nominations.
Hey Matthew……that is an excellent movie fact. Thanks for sharing it. Rest in Peace Ms. Miles.