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{{Short description|American pin-up model, singer, and actress (1934–2019)}}
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'''Meg Myles''' (born '''Billie Jean Jones'''; November 14, 1934 {{spaced ndash}}November 12, 2019) was a [[pin-up model]], singer, and actress on stage and screen, active mostly in the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/51634/Meg-Myles/biography |title=Meg Myles{{Snd}} Biography{{Snd}} Movies & TV |accessdate=2020-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828062637/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/51634/Meg-Myles/biography |archive-date=2015-08-28 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |author=Bruce Eder |date=2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Meg Myles''' (born '''Billie Jean Jones'''; November 14, 1934 – November 12, 2019) was an American [[pin-up model]], singer, and actress on stage and screen, active mostly in the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/51634/Meg-Myles/biography |title=Meg Myles{{Snd}} Biography{{Snd}} Movies & TV |accessdate=2020-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828062637/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/51634/Meg-Myles/biography |archive-date=2015-08-28 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |author=Bruce Eder |date=2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Myles was born in [[Seattle]]. She was a popular model in men's magazines, having purported measurements of 42-24-36.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020|reason=Original source was a blog, not a reliable source}}<!--<ref>{{cite web|author=Jason Croft |url=http://javasbachelorpad.com/megmyles.html |title=Java's Bachelor Pad: Meg Myles |website=Java's Bachelor Pad |date=2008 |accessdate=2015-11-01}}</ref>--> Her best known major film role is as the lead in ''[[Satan in High Heels]]''.<ref name="nytimes1"/> Meg had a short, but important role in the film noir, ''[[The Phenix City Story]]'', 1955. She also had a featured role in the musical film ''[[Calypso Heat Wave]]''. She had an uncredited role as the singer at the talent agency in the theatrical release of [[Dragnet (1954 film)]] opposite [[Jack Webb]]. Her last film role was in ''Delinquent'' (1995).
Myles was born in [[Seattle]]. She was a popular model in men's magazines, having purported measurements of 42-24-36.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020|reason=Original source was a blog, not a reliable source}}<!--<ref>{{cite web|author=Jason Croft |url=http://javasbachelorpad.com/megmyles.html |title=Java's Bachelor Pad: Meg Myles |website=Java's Bachelor Pad |date=2008 |accessdate=2015-11-01}}</ref>--> Her best known major film role is as the lead in ''[[Satan in High Heels]]''.<ref name="nytimes1"/> Meg had a short but important role in the [[film noir]] ''[[The Phenix City Story]]'' (1955). She also had a featured role in the musical film ''[[Calypso Heat Wave]]''. She had an uncredited role as the singer at the talent agency in the theatrical release of ''[[Dragnet (1954 film)|Dragnet]]'' opposite [[Jack Webb]]. Her last film role was in ''Delinquent'' (1995).


In 1966, she played possessive mother Harriett Wilson on the daytime soap opera ''[[The Doctors (soap opera)|The Doctors]]'', and in 1970 appeared on another soap, ''[[Where the Heart Is (1969 TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]''. In the 1980s she was regular on the daytime television mystery serial ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' as restaurant owner Sid Brennan, and had a year-long role on ''[[All My Children]]'' as Joanna Yeager, Stuart Chandler's secret wife.
In 1966, she played possessive mother Harriett Wilson on the daytime soap opera ''[[The Doctors (soap opera)|The Doctors]]'', and in 1970 appeared on another soap, ''[[Where the Heart Is (1969 TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]''. In the 1980s she was regular on the daytime television mystery serial ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' as restaurant owner Sid Brennan, and had a year-long role on ''[[All My Children]]'' as Joanna Yeager, Stuart Chandler's secret wife.


After a year on ''[[Search For Tomorrow]]'' as the kindly Maevis Stone (mother of heroine Evie Stone), she returned to ''All My Children'' for a stint as Joanna, coming back to Pine Valley in the spring of 1987 to try to extort money from Adam Chandler and hold Erica Kane hostage.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020|reason=IMDB is not a reliable source}}<!-- <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065272/?ref_=nm_flmg_aict_3|title=All My Children (1970–2011)|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=2015-11-01}}</ref> -->
After a year on ''[[Search For Tomorrow]]'' as the kindly Maevis Stone (mother of heroine Evie Stone), she returned to ''All My Children'' for a stint as Joanna, coming back to Pine Valley in the spring of 1987 to try to extort money from Adam Chandler and hold Erica Kane hostage.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020|reason=IMDB is not a reliable source}}<!-- <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065272/?ref_=nm_flmg_aict_3|title=All My Children (1970–2011)|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=2015-11-01}}</ref> -->
According to [[IMDb]], Meg Myles died at the age of 84 on November 12, 2019.


Myle's name is featured on the [[Tony Award]]s' "In Memoriam 2020" list.<ref name="TonyIM-2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/news/memoriam-2020 |title=In Memoriam 2020 |date=May 18, 2020 |website=[[Tony Award]] |accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref>
According to [[IMDb]], Myles died at the age of 84 on November 12, 2019, and was featured on the [[Tony Award]]s' "In Memoriam 2020" list.<ref name="TonyIM-2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/news/memoriam-2020 |title=In Memoriam 2020 |date=May 18, 2020 |website=[[Tony Award]] |accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:57, 18 July 2024

Meg Myles
Born
Billie Jean Jones

(1934-11-14)November 14, 1934
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
DiedNovember 12, 2019(2019-11-12) (aged 84)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • pin-up model
Years activec. 1955–1995

Meg Myles (born Billie Jean Jones; November 14, 1934 – November 12, 2019) was an American pin-up model, singer, and actress on stage and screen, active mostly in the 1950s and 1960s.[1]

Biography

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Myles was born in Seattle. She was a popular model in men's magazines, having purported measurements of 42-24-36.[citation needed] Her best known major film role is as the lead in Satan in High Heels.[1] Meg had a short but important role in the film noir The Phenix City Story (1955). She also had a featured role in the musical film Calypso Heat Wave. She had an uncredited role as the singer at the talent agency in the theatrical release of Dragnet opposite Jack Webb. Her last film role was in Delinquent (1995).

In 1966, she played possessive mother Harriett Wilson on the daytime soap opera The Doctors, and in 1970 appeared on another soap, Where the Heart Is. In the 1980s she was regular on the daytime television mystery serial The Edge of Night as restaurant owner Sid Brennan, and had a year-long role on All My Children as Joanna Yeager, Stuart Chandler's secret wife.

After a year on Search For Tomorrow as the kindly Maevis Stone (mother of heroine Evie Stone), she returned to All My Children for a stint as Joanna, coming back to Pine Valley in the spring of 1987 to try to extort money from Adam Chandler and hold Erica Kane hostage.[citation needed]

According to IMDb, Myles died at the age of 84 on November 12, 2019, and was featured on the Tony Awards' "In Memoriam 2020" list.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bruce Eder (2015). "Meg Myles – Biography – Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "In Memoriam 2020". Tony Award. May 18, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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