Sarah Miles (born 31 December 1941) is an
English theatre and film actress.
Early life and career
She first attended
Roedean but at the age of 15 she enrolled at
RADA, the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Shortly after her completion at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Miles debuted in 1962 as Shirley Taylor in
Term of Trial (1962), co-starring with
Laurence Olivier, with whom she had a brief affair. The following year, Miles became a well-reputed actress of
British New Wave with her roles in
Joseph Losey's
The Servant (1963) and as the unsuspicious wife in
Michelangelo Antonioni's
Blowup (1966).
