Colleen Miller

Actor

Colleen Miller

Born November 10, 1932 in Yakima, Washington, U.S.12 films

Colleen Joy Miller is an American former actress. She starred in several films, such as the Westerns Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) and Four Guns to the Border (1954).

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The daughter of Elias and Lillian Miller, she was born in Yakima, Washington, and raised in Portland, Oregon. Miller attended Lincoln High School in Portland and graduated at age fifteen. In 1949, she was chosen "Miss Portland". Her mother named her after actress Colleen Moore. As a child, Miller studied ballet, but when she was older she changed to popular dancing. After graduating, she worked as a professional dancer in a San Francisco ballet company, and relocated to Las Vegas after three seasons to work at the Flamingo.

While dancing in Las Vegas, Miller was spotted by a talent agent who signed her to a contract with Howard Hughes for his RKO Pictures company. She was 19 when she made her first film appearance in The Las Vegas Story, starring Jane Russell.

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Man in the Shadow posterFirst watchMan in the Shadow19576.7as Skippy RenchlerA leading role in one of the best-rated films of their career.In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition.View film

Filmography

12 films as actor
  1. 1972Stand Up and Be CountedNun
  2. 1963Gunfight at Comanche CreekAbbie Stevens
  3. 1958Step Down to TerrorHelen Walters
  4. 1957Man in the ShadowSkippy Renchler
  5. 1957The Night RunnerSusan Mayes
  6. 1957Hot Summer NightIrene Partain
  7. 1956The Rawhide YearsZoe Fontaine
  8. 1955The Purple MaskLaurette de Latour
  9. 1954Four Guns to the BorderLolly Bhumer
  10. 1954PlaygirlPhyllis Matthews
  11. 1953Man CrazyJudy Bassett
  12. 1952The Las Vegas StoryMary