milestonesYear
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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