Friday, October 7, 2016

Kathleen Miller obit

Kathleen Miller, Actress in Three Hal Ashby Films, Dies at 71

 

 She was not on the list.

She appeared in 'The Last Detail,' 'Shampoo' and 'Coming Home.'


Kathleen Miller, an actress who appeared in the 1970s films The Last Detail, Shampoo and Coming Home for director Hal Ashby, died Friday in a hospital in Lynwood, Calif., after a lengthy illness, her brother Andy said. She was 71.

Miller also was in the Broadway production of Butterflies Are Free, which opened in 1969, and had a regular role on the short-lived 1976-77 NBC sitcom Sirota’s Court, starring Michael Constantine.

A native of Los Angeles, the actress guest-starred on such TV shows as Kojak, Starsky and Hutch and Cannon and had roles in the movies Stay Hungry and Fighting Mad, both released in 1976.

In Shampoo (1975), her character has her hair blow-dried by Warren Beatty.

Her parents were Universal Television executive Alan Miller and Carolyn Miller, an actress.

Miller is survived by another brother, Steve.

Filmography

Film

Year       Title       Role       Director                Notes    Ref.

1969      Franchette: Les Intrigues               Kathy     Don Walters                      

1973      The Last Detail   Annette               Hal Ashby                           

1974      The Chinese Prime Minister         Roxane Brian Murray; George Turpin                      

1975      Shampoo             Anjanette            Hal Ashby                           

1975      Strange New World         Dr. Allison Crowley          Robert Butler                    

1976      Stay Hungry        Dorothy Stephens            Bob Rafelson                     

1976      Fighting Mad      Carolee Hunter Jonathan Demme                            

1978      Coming Home    Kathy Delise       Hal Ashby                           

Television

Year       Title       Role       Notes    Ref.

1973      Kojak     Fern       Episode: "Girl in the River"          

1974      Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers Sally       Episode: "Getting to First Bass"

1975      Starsky & Hutch                Joanne Mello / Linda Williams    Episode: "Death Ride"   

1976–1977          Sirota's Court     Gail Goodman   13 episodes       

Stage credits

Year       Title       Role       Notes    Ref.

1969      Butterflies Are Free         Jill Tanner            Booth Theatre  

1972      The Little Black Book       Woman                Helen Hayes Theater      

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