milestones

Year
Milestone
1961 
London stage debut, "Dazzling Prospect"
1962 
Feature film debut, "Term of Trial", as a precocious student who accuses her schoolmaster (Laurence Olivier) of sexual misconduct
1963 
Thrust sexual appetite into British films as Vera in Joseph Losey's "The Servant", scripted by Harold Pinter
1964 
Became a member of the National Theatre Company, appearing in "The Recruiting Officer" and Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"
1965 
Portrayed Robert Morley's daughter in "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines"
1965 
Played an Irish innocent in Desmond Davis' "I Was Happy Here"
1966 
Acted in Michelangelo Antonioni's "Blow-Up"
1967 
First starred as Mary of Scotland in husband Robert Bolt's "Vivat! Vivat Regina!" at the Chichester Festival
1970 
Starred opposite Robert Mitchum in David Lean's "Ryan's Daughter", written by Bolt; earned Oscar nomination as Best Actress
1970 
Reprised Mary of Scotland for London production of "Vivat! Vivat Regina!"
1972 
Portrayed title role in Bolt's sole directorial effort, "Lady Caroline Lamb"
1972 
Broadway debut, "Vivat! Vivat Regina!"
1973 
After conducting an affair with her chauffeur (Robert Shaw) in Alan Bridges' "The Hireling", her aristocratic character terminated it, deeming love between their unequal stations impossible
1973 
Acted opposite Burt Reynolds (his first big role) in "The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing"; the death of her business manager David Whiting during filming brought her adverse publicity
1974 
American TV debut as Estella in "Great Expectations" (NBC)
1976 
As a sex-starved widow in "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea", adapted from a novel by Yukio Mishima, participated in extremely explicit love scenes with Kris Kristofferson
1976 
Headlined ABC miniseries "James Michener's 'Dynasty'"
1978 
Performed one-woman show "Sarah Miles Is Me" at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre
1980 
Acted in brother Christopher's "Priest of Love"
1982 
Reteamed with Mitchum for "The Big Sleep"
1985 
Reunited with director Davis for disappointing Agatha Christie adaptation "Ordeal by Innocence", featuring Christopher Plummer
1985 
Acted in Joseph Losey's final film, "Steaming"
1986 
Joined Omar Sharif and Ava Gardner in the cast of the ABC miniseries "Harem", playing Lady Ashley
1987 
Played the mother in John Boorman's "Hope and Glory", nominated for an Academy Award as Best Picture
1987 
Acted in and performed the song "The Alphabet Soup" for Michael Radford's "White Mischief"
1987 
Portrayed another Lady (Sybil) for ABC miniseries "Queenie"
1990 
TNT movie "A Ghost in Monte Carlo" reteamed her with co-star Christopher Plummer
1994 
Played Katherine Armstrong in "Masterpiece Theatre" presentation of "Dandelion Dead" (PBS)
1998 
Returned to the boards with the one-woman song-fest, "The Widow Smiles"
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