Elaine Miles
Biography
Elaine Miles is a Native American actress who is an enrolled member of the Umatilla Indian Reservation's Confederated Tribes and is best known for playing Marilyn Whirlwind on the television series Northern Exposure. Born in Pendleton, Oregon, she lived on the Umatilla reservation until age three before her family moved to Renton, Washington. She landed the role of Marilyn after being spotted in an audition waiting room while giving her mother a ride. In 1995 she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination as part of the Northern Exposure ensemble. Her later credits include independent films such as Smoke Signals (1998), Skins, and The Business of Fancydancing, plus tours with dancing and stand-up comedy, powwow emceeing, and an exercise video called RezRobics that blends powwow dancing, martial arts, and aerobics with nutritional tips.
66years old
Turns 67 on April 7in 176 days
- Born Pendleton
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 24 years1995 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019JuanitaIMDb rating 6.1
- 2015Fishing NakedIMDb rating 4.0
- 2009WyvernIMDb rating 4.8
- 1998Smoke SignalsIMDb rating 7.2
- 1995Mad LoveIMDb rating 5.4
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Worked with
Elaine Miles shares two films with Adam Beach, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Chris Eyre
Antonia BirdDirector, 1 film, 1995
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All films by Clark Johnson
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