Lois Chiles
Lois Chiles | |
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Born | Lois Cleveland Chiles April 15, 1947 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 1972–2006 |
Spouse | |
Relatives | Eddie Chiles (uncle) |
Lois Cleveland Chiles (born April 15, 1947)
Other screen credits include The Way We Were (1973), The Great Gatsby (1974), Death on the Nile (1978), Broadcast News (1987), and the television role of Holly Harwood on Dallas (1982–1983).
Early and personal life
Chiles was born in Houston, the daughter of Marion Clay Chiles and Barbara Wayne Kirkland Chiles. Her paternal uncle was oil tycoon and Texas Rangers owner Eddie Chiles.[2][3][4] She had two brothers: Clay Kirkland Chiles (died 1979),[citation needed] and William Edmonds Chiles, president and CEO of Bristow Group, Inc. She was raised in Alice, Texas.
Chiles studied at the
Career
Chiles enjoyed a successful modeling career in the early 1970s. After her role in the independent 1972 blaxploitation film Together for Days opposite Clifton Davis, Chiles appeared in the successful 1973 studio release The Way We Were, as the college girlfriend of Robert Redford. She was then cast as Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby (1974) alongside Mia Farrow and, once again, Robert Redford. She again shared the screen with Farrow in the Agatha Christie adaptation Death on the Nile (1978).
As NASA astronaut, scientist, and Bond girl Dr. Holly Goodhead, Chiles appeared opposite Roger Moore in Moonraker (1979).
Chiles had initially been approached to star in the previous Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, but she declined the role as she was taking a break from acting at the time.[1] She also appeared in a small role in the thriller Coma (1978), one of the many films in which she played a murder victim.[9][unreliable source?]
She appeared in the music video for the Tony Powers song Odyssey in 1982.
Chiles lost her youngest brother to
She has since appeared as a stuffy high-school principal in the 1996
She has worked in television, playing
In the spring of 2002, she taught a course in film acting at the University of Houston.[5] Unlike some "Bond girls", Chiles has said that "being a Bond girl is a fun way to be remembered", although she jokes that being asked to sigh "Oh, James" is annoying because "you can't live up to people's fantasies".[11][unreliable source?]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | Together for Days | Shelley | |
1973 | The Way We Were | Carol Ann | |
1974 | The Great Gatsby | Jordan Baker | |
1978 | Coma | Nancy Greenly | |
1978 | Death on the Nile | Linnet Ridgeway | |
1979 | Moonraker | Dr. Holly Goodhead | |
1981 | Hart to Hart | Mary Scott / Scottie | TV series, Season 2 (1 episode) |
1982 | Odyssey | Unnamed | Music video for Tony Powers song |
1982–1983 | Dallas | Holly Harwood | TV series, Season 6 (22 episodes) and Season 7 (2 episodes) |
1984 | Courage | Ruth | |
1986 | Sweet Liberty | Leslie | |
1986 | Dark Mansions | Jessica Drake | TV movie |
1987 | Creepshow 2 | Annie Lansing (segment "The Hitchhiker") | |
1987 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's | Lita Nathan | TV movie |
1987 | Broadcast News | Jennifer Mack | |
1989 | Say Anything... | Diane's Mother (uncredited) | |
1989 | Twister | Virginia | |
1990 | Burning Bridges | Claire Morgan | TV movie |
1990 | In the Eye of the Snake | Claire Anzer—Marc's Mother | |
1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Millie Bingham Stafford | TV series, Season 7 (1 episode) |
1991 | Veronica Clare | TV series, Seasons 1 and 2 (1 episode each) | |
1991 | Bis ans Ende der Welt
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Elsa Farber | |
1991 | Diary of a Hitman | Sheila | |
1992 | Obsessed | Louise | TV movie |
1993 | In the Heat of the Night | Muriel Gray | TV series, Season 6 (1 episode) |
1993 | Civil Wars | Alexandra Phelps | TV series, Season 2 (1 episode) |
1993 | Crossroads | Renee | TV series, Season 1 (1 episode) |
1993 | Lush Life | Lucy | TV movie |
1994 | L.A. Law | Camilla Greer | TV series, Season 8 (1 episode) |
1995 | The Babysitter | Bernice Holsten | |
1995 | Flipper | Allison Van Rijn | TV series, Season 1 (1 episode) |
1996 | Curdled | Katrina Brandt | |
1996 | Wish Upon a Star | Principal Mary Mittermiller | TV movie |
1997 | Bliss | Eva | |
1997 | The Nanny | Elaine | TV series, Season 4 (1 episode) |
1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Steamrolled Henchman's Wife (uncredited) | |
1997 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | Celeste | |
1998 | Black Cat Run | Ada Bronnel | |
2000 | Eventual Wife | Susan's Mother | short |
2002 | Any Day Now | Judge | TV series, Season 4 (1 episode) |
2002 | Warning: Parental Advisory | Susan Baker | TV movie |
2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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Jillian Stokes | TV series, Season 5 (episode: "Grave Danger") |
2006 | Kettle of Fish | Jean |
References
- ^ a b c d Profile, entertainment.msn.com; accessed April 9, 2016. Archived September 18, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lois Chiles: biography". SuperiorPics.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Profile, Yahoo.com; accessed April 9, 2016. Archived May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "If you don't have an oil well, get one!", barrypopik.com; accessed April 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Profile, mfah.org; accessed April 9, 2016.
- ^ Lattman, Peter (November 7, 2012). "Lois Chiles Talks About Being a Bond Girl". New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Richard Gilder '50 Gives $5 Million for Financial Aid | Northfield Mount Hermon". Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ Roberts, Sam (May 14, 2020). "Richard Gilder, Donor to Parks, Museum and History, Dies at 87". The New York Times.
- ^ Profile Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Cinemorgue.com; accessed April 9, 2016.
- ^ Creepshow 2 review Archived February 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, barnesandnoble.com; accessed April 9, 2016.
- ^ Talking to Bond Girls Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, stumpedmagazine.com; accessed August 3, 2014.