Linda Miller (actress)

Linda Miller
Born Linda Mae Gleason
(1942-09-16) September 16, 1942
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1967–present
Spouse(s) Jason Miller (m. 1963; div. 1973)
Children Jason Patric

Linda Miller (née Gleason; born September 16, 1942) is an American film and television actress.

Career

Miller was nominated for a Tony Award in 1975 as best supporting actress for her role in the Broadway play "Black Picture Show."[1] She had a regular role in the 1983 TV series The Mississippi,[2] and her film credits include roles in One Summer Love (1976), Alice, Sweet Alice (1976), An Unmarried Woman (1978), Night of the Juggler (1980) and 2 Little, 2 Late (1999). She also played Ann Beaulieu in the 1988 television movie Elvis and Me.

She is often confused with another actress with the same name, who appeared in the 1967 film King Kong Escapes. The other Linda Miller was an American model living in Japan prior to acting in films.

Personal life

Miller is the daughter of Genevieve Halford and actor and comedian Jackie Gleason, and the mother of actor Jason Patric.[3] Her husband was the playwright/actor Jason Miller.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1967 Strange Rampage Janis Payne
1976 Dragonfly Willa
1976 Alice, Sweet Alice Catherine Spages
1977 Husbands and Wives Helene Cutler Television film
1978 An Unmarried Woman Jeannette
1980 Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris Lili Connought Television film
1980 Night of the Juggler Barbara Boyd
1988 Elvis and Me Ann Beaulieu Television film
1989 Private Debts Rhetta Francis Short film
1990Dark Romances Vol. 2 Marley's Mother
1999 2 Little, 2 Late Molly White
2000 The Claim Tobacco Chippie #2
2009 17 Again Female Janitor
2014 Too Many Cooks Veronica Van Cook Short film

References

  1. "96 Candidates Picked for Tony Awards", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 27 March 1975, retrieved 2010-02-03
  2. 1 2 Erickson, Hal Linda Miller profile, Allmovie.com; retrieved 2010-02-03.
  3. Cedrone, Lou (1992) "Patric an articulate actor, until you ask about Julia", Kitchener-Waterloo Record, January 8, 1992, retrieved 2010-02-03

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