Meg Myles

Meg Myles

Actor

Seattle, Washington, USA
November 14, 1934

Biography

Meg Myles was born Billy Jean Jones on November 14, 1934 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Her best known major film role was as the lead in Satan in High Heels. She 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. A popular men's magazine model and pinup girl in the '50s, she had a singing career that included the Mercury LP "At the Living Room" (liner notes by Johnny Carson), one on the Liberty label with jazzman Jimmie Rowles, "Just Meg and Me" (liner notes by Steve Allen), and a post-apocalyptic 45 on Liberty, "13 Men". She died on November 12, 2019.

Photo

Meg Myles 1

Representative Works

Coogan's Bluff
Coogan's Bluff
6.3
/ English
The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes
6.1
/ English
Touched
Touched
7.8
/ English
A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die
4.8
/ English
Dragnet
Dragnet
6.1
/ English
Delinquent
Delinquent
8.0
/ English
Satan in High Heels
Satan in High Heels
5.6
/ English
Calypso Heat Wave
Calypso Heat Wave
9.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Coogan's Bluff
1968Nominee

Best Performance

Coogan's Bluff

The Anderson Tapes
1971Nominee

Best Performance

The Anderson Tapes

Touched
1983Winner

Best Performance

Touched

Career Highlights

A Lovely Way to Die
1968Highlight

Best Performance

A Lovely Way to Die

Dragnet
1954Highlight

Best Performance

Dragnet