Filmography
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Known For
Midnight Cowboy Cass (1969) -
Wall Street Dolores the Realtor (1987) -
Evil Under the Sun Myra Gardener (1982) -
Known For
The Funhouse Madame Zena (1981) -
Actress
Japanese Borscht Mary Tess (2019) -
Old Monster Mother (2013) -
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Realtor (2010) -
Life on Mars Mrs. Salvaggio (2008) -
Go Go Tales Lilian Murray (2007) -
Confessions of a Florist Ms. P (2003) -
High Times Potluck Ma (2002) -
Sex and the City Joan (2002) -
The Boys Behind the Desk (2000) -
One Life to Live Stella (1999) -
![Denise Calls Up]( "Denise Calls Up")
Denise Calls Up Gail's Aunt Sharon (1995) -
![She-Devil]( "She-Devil")
She-Devil Mrs. Fisher (1989) -
![Tattinger's]( "Tattinger's")
Tattinger's Allison (1988) -
![Spike of Bensonhurst]( "Spike of Bensonhurst")
Spike of Bensonhurst Congresswoman (1988) -
![Crossing Delancey]( "Crossing Delancey")
Crossing Delancey Hannah Mandelbaum (1988) -
![Wall Street]( "Wall Street")
Wall Street Dolores the Realtor (1987) -
![Sleeping Beauty]( "Sleeping Beauty")
Sleeping Beauty Red Fairy (1987) -
![Critical Condition]( "Critical Condition")
Critical Condition Maggie (1987) -
![The Equalizer]( "The Equalizer")
The Equalizer Mother (1986) -
![ABC Afterschool Specials]( "ABC Afterschool Specials")
ABC Afterschool Specials Sweet Susie (1985) -
![Miami Vice]( "Miami Vice")
Miami Vice Muriel Goldman (1985) -
![No Big Deal]( "No Big Deal")
No Big Deal Principal Bellows (1983) -
![All My Children]( "All My Children")
All My Children Jackie Diamond (1982) -
![Evil Under the Sun]( "Evil Under the Sun")
Evil Under the Sun Myra Gardener (1982) -
![The Funhouse]( "The Funhouse")
The Funhouse Madame Zena (1981) -
![Shalimar]( "Shalimar")
Shalimar Countess Rasmussen (1978) -
![Zero to Sixty]( "Zero to Sixty")
Zero to Sixty Flo Ames (1978) -
![The Sentinel]( "The Sentinel")
The Sentinel Gerde (1977) -
![The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday]( "The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday")
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday Mike (1976) -
![92 in the Shade]( "92 in the Shade")
92 in the Shade Bella (1975) -
![Farewell, My Lovely]( "Farewell, My Lovely")
Farewell, My Lovely Mrs. Florian (1975) -
![Heat]( "Heat")
Heat Sally Todd (1972) -
![Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?]( "Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?")
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? Christine (1971) -
![The Last Movie]( "The Last Movie")
The Last Movie Script Clerk (1971) -
![Midnight Cowboy]( "Midnight Cowboy")
Midnight Cowboy Cass (1969) -
![N.Y.P.D.]( "N.Y.P.D.")
N.Y.P.D. Mrs. Williams (1967-1969) -
![Terror in the City]( "Terror in the City")
Terror in the City Rose (1964) -
![Violent Midnight]( "Violent Midnight")
Violent Midnight Silvia (1963) -
![Car 54, Where Are You?]( "Car 54, Where Are You?")
Car 54, Where Are You? Hair stylist (1963) -
![Naked City]( "Naked City")
Naked City Woman #1 (1961-1963) -
![The Defenders]( "The Defenders")
The Defenders Miss Constanto (1962) -
![Route 66]( "Route 66")
Route 66 Red (1961) -
![Parrish]( "Parrish")
Parrish Eileen (1961) -
![Play of the Week]( "Play of the Week")
Play of the Week Miss Phipps (1960) -
The Comedy Spot Sally Rogers (1960)
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![Murder, Inc.]( "Murder, Inc.")
Murder, Inc. Sadie (1960) -
ActressThe Mask Miss Hayes (1954)
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Archive footage
![Hollywood, No Sex Please!]( "Hollywood, No Sex Please!")
Hollywood, No Sex Please! (2018) -
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![The Agatha Christie Code]( "The Agatha Christie Code")
The Agatha Christie Code (2005) -
Archive footage
![Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star]( "Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star")
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![The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun']( "The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'")
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
A fixture on NYC's party scene, she took over colleague Andy Warhol's mantle (after his death) of appearing at seemingly every movie or gallery opening in Manhattan, prompting the quip that "Sylvia Miles would attend the opening of an envelope.".
Quotes
And let's set that she'd-go-to-the-opening-of-an-envelope story once and for all. Earl Wilson didn't say it. I said it about myself, and unfortunately, everything I say sounds like a press release. O.K., so I did once go to the opening of a ...
Star Sign
Virgo
Personal Details
Born
Sylvia Scheinwald
New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 94)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Height:
5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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