Elaine Miles Biography
Elaine Miles is a well-known American actress who played Marilyn Whirlwind on the television series Northern Exposure.
How old is Elaine Miles? – Age
She is 63 years old as of 7 April 2023. She was born in 1960 in Pendleton, Oregon, United States.
Elaine Miles Family – Education
Miles was born of Cayuse/Nez Perce heritage and spent his childhood on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in eastern Oregon. Her family subsequently relocated to Renton, Washington, where her father worked as a machinist for Boeing. She studied numerous traditional talents as a child, including storytelling, jewelry, pottery, and weaving, and she is a prize-winning traditional dancer.
Elaine Miles Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Elaine Miles The Last of Us
She appeared as Florence in HBO’s The Last of Us. She is a survivor living alone in the wilderness of post-apocalyptic Wyoming with her spouse, Marlon. Florence had survived an outbreak of Cordyceps brain illness. She married Marlon and resided with him near Cody, Wyoming, at some point. Marlon and Florence abandoned their home at Marlon’s request and settled in the wilderness, living off the land in a modest hut near the Yellowstone River.
Because of their distant location, they were able to survive the outbreak without being moved to a quarantine zone by FEDRA. Florence let Marlon handle the hunting, tending to the cabin when he was away. Marlon and Florence eventually learnt another group was living across the river but never ventured approaching them, fearing they were hostile given the frequent discovery of corpses—infected and human—by the riverbank.
Elaine Miles Juanita
She appeared as Mountain, Deputy sheriff in the 2019 American drama film Juanita.A woman from Columbus, Ohio, is fed up with her life and her dead-end job caring for patients in a nursing home, so she boards a Greyhound bus to Butte, Montana, where she reinvents herself and meets a fascinating cast of characters at a French-cuisine restaurant.
Elaine Miles Northern Exposure
She appeared as Marilyn Whirlwind, Joel’s Alaska Native receptionist in the American Northern comedy-drama television series Northern Exposure. Her few words and extraordinarily calm demeanor stand in stark contrast to her boss’s chattiness and high-strung temperament.
The show was a mid-season replacement summer series on CBS in 1990, created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey. It was one of the top ten shows watched by 18- to 49-year-olds and was part of the network’s schedules in 1992-93 and 1993-94. Sandy Veith, a writer, won a jury lawsuit against Universal in 1994, arguing that the series was based on his idea but he received no credit or money. On appeal, Veith was awarded $10 million in damages and legal fees. In 1994, Brand and Falsey quit, and David Chase was hired as executive producer. The show was canceled in 1995 due to a schedule change from Monday to Wednesday, as well as Morrow and his representatives lobbying for a better deal.
Elaine Miles Skins
She appeared as Rondella Roubaix in the 2002 American feature film Skins.Rudy and Mogie Yellow Lodge are Lakota Sioux brothers who live on South Dakota’s Beaver Creek Indian Reservation. Rudy, a police officer, is struggling to provide for his family and his adolescent son. After discovering a dead body and overhearing a young kid dispose of a pair of boots linked to the crime, he becomes a vigilante. Rudy sets fire to a booze store, forcing Mogie to survive but suffer terrible burns. Mogie learns of the Wounded Knee Massacre while in the hospital and chooses to memorialize his brother by splashing paint up George Washington’s nose.
Elaine Miles Movies and TV Shows
♦ 2023 – The Last of Us
♦ 2019 – Juanita
♦ 2015 – Fishing Naked
♦ 2014 – Four Quarters
♦ 2012 – Universal VIP
♦ 2012 – By the Salish Sea
♦ 2009 – Wyvern
♦ 2008 – Fry Bread Babes
♦ 2007 – Tortilla Heaven
♦ 2003 – Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American
♦ 2002 – The Business of Fancydancing
♦ 2002 – Skins
♦ 1998 – Scattering Dad
♦ 1998 – Smoke Signals
♦ 1996 – The Rez – Mad Etta
♦ 1996 – Pandora’s Clock
♦ 1995 – Mad Love
♦ 1994 – Bill Nye, the Science Guy
♦ 1990-1995 – Northern Exposure