# Linda Miller (actress)
**Linda Miller** (Linda Mae Miller, née Gleason; born 1942, New York City) is an American film, stage, and television actress, the daughter of comedian [Jackie Gleason](https://www.edgepedia.org/jackie-gleason) and the mother of actor [Jason Patric](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-patric). Her screen work spans from the 2009 comedy *[17 Again](https://www.edgepedia.org/17-again-film)* back through a career that included a 1975 Tony Award nomination for the Broadway play *Black Picture Show*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588817/bio/) • [2](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/linda-miller/umc.cpc.4rut1aw0j8fsprku21dk99bsu) • [3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-92293/filmographie/) • [11](https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2015/08/25/susan-watson-speaks-actress-linda-miller-remembers-king-kong-escapes/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942, New York City; birth name Linda Mae Gleason[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588817/bio/) |
| Parents | Jackie Gleason and Genevieve Halford (1915–2012)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588817/bio/) |
| Marriages | Jason Miller (married March 9, 1963, divorced 1973); Robert King (married June 10, 1990)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588817/bio/) |
| Children | Jennifer (born 1964), Jason Patric (born 1966), and Jordan (born 1968), all born in New York[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588817/bio/) |
| Stage honor | Tony Award nomination, 1975, Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic), for *Black Picture Show*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588817/bio/) |
| Screen range | 26 film and television credits from 1967 to 2014[4](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/133636/) |
| Signature roles | Catherine Spages in *Alice, Sweet Alice* (1976); Ann Beaulieu in *Elvis and Me* (1988); Ronnie Spector in *Phil Spector* (2013)[2](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/linda-miller/umc.cpc.4rut1aw0j8fsprku21dk99bsu) • [3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-92293/filmographie/) • [5](https://bistroawards.com/linda-miller/) |
## Family background
Miller was born Linda Mae Gleason, the daughter of Jackie Gleason, the star of *The Honeymooners*, and Genevieve Halford. In a quoted recollection about her father, she described a private man behind the public comedian: "He wasn't 'on' all the time. He was a quiet man, actually. Very well-read, very sensitive, very shy. He was just Dad. When the door closed, he was a very private man."[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588817/bio/)
In 1963 she married the playwright and actor [Jason Miller](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-miller-playwright), who later wrote *That Championship Season* and played Father Karras in *The Exorcist*. The marriage ended in divorce in 1973 and produced three children, including the actor Jason Patric.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588817/bio/) She married [Robert King](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-king) in 1990.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588817/bio/)
## Stage work
Miller began working professionally as a child, according to her Apple TV biography, and reached Broadway in *Black Picture Show* (1975), which brought a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play.[2](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/linda-miller/umc.cpc.4rut1aw0j8fsprku21dk99bsu) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588817/bio/)
Decades later she returned to live performance with a cabaret show, *Legendary Ladies of Music*, at Stage 72 in New York, in which she impersonated figures such as [Diana Ross](https://www.edgepedia.org/diana-ross), Moms Mabley, and [Jessye Norman](https://www.edgepedia.org/jessye-norman). A Bistro Awards review singled out her soprano rendering of "Summertime" and an Italian aria as Jessye Norman, which drew a mid-show standing ovation, while noting that her voice sat slightly low for a convincing Ross.[5](https://bistroawards.com/linda-miller/)
## Screen career
Her screen work did not include the 1967 Japanese-American co-production released in France as *King Kong s'est échappé* (*King Kong Escapes*), whose character Lieutenant Susan Watson was played by a different Linda Miller, an American model living in Japan.[3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-92293/filmographie/) • [11](https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2015/08/25/susan-watson-speaks-actress-linda-miller-remembers-king-kong-escapes/) Through the 1970s she appeared in [Paul Mazursky](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-mazursky)'s *An Unmarried Woman* (1978) as Jeannette, and in the 1976 horror film *[Alice, Sweet Alice](https://www.edgepedia.org/alice-sweet-alice)* as Catherine Spages, a role that remains among her best known.[4](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/133636/) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/linda-miller/)
**Television became her steadiest outlet.** Her credits include *It's a Living* (1980, as Gloria Beebe), *The Mississippi* (1982–1984), *Highway to Heaven* (1984), *Houston Knights* and *Ohara* (1987), *Freddy's Nightmares* (1988), *Equal Justice* (1990), *Law & Order* (1990), and *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001, as Detective Morris).[7](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/linda-miller) In television movies she played Ann Beaulieu, Priscilla Presley's mother, in *Elvis and Me* (1988).[3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-92293/filmographie/)
Her later film work includes *The Claim* (2000) and a small comic part as the female janitor in *17 Again* (2009), a role she played at age 66.[4](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/133636/) • [8](https://actoragecheck.com/actor/Linda-Miller/136913) In 2013 she portrayed singer [Ronnie Spector](https://www.edgepedia.org/ronnie-spector) in the HBO film *Phil Spector*, a performance she later drew on for her cabaret work.[3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-92293/filmographie/) • [5](https://bistroawards.com/linda-miller/)
## Namesakes and disambiguation
Database listings under "Linda Miller" cover several unrelated people. Linda L. Miller, born 1961 in New Jersey, is a producer whose credits include *[The Princess Switch](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-princess-switch)* (2018) and *Alyce Kills* (2011), not the actress profiled here.[9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/linda_l_miller) A separate Linda Miller (II) on IMDb worked in the animation departments of films such as *The Secret of NIMH* (1982) and *All Dogs Go to Heaven* (1989).[10](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588818/) The actress's own credits are sometimes listed under the screen name Linda G. Miller, as in *Night of the Juggler* (1980).[4](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/133636/)
## References
1. [Linda Miller – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588817/bio/)
2. [Linda Miller – Movies, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/linda-miller/umc.cpc.4rut1aw0j8fsprku21dk99bsu)
3. [Linda Miller – Filmographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-92293/filmographie/)
4. [Линда Миллер (Linda Miller) – Кинопоиск](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/133636/)
5. [Linda Miller – Bistro Awards](https://bistroawards.com/linda-miller/)
6. [Linda Miller – Actress, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/linda-miller/)
7. [Linda Miller Movies and TV Shows – Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/linda-miller)
8. [Linda Miller Acting Credits – ActorAgeCheck](https://actoragecheck.com/actor/Linda-Miller/136913)
9. [Linda L. Miller – Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/linda_l_miller)
10. [Linda Miller (II) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588818/)
11. [SUSAN WATSON SPEAKS! Actress Linda Miller Remembers ‘King Kong Escapes’!](https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2015/08/25/susan-watson-speaks-actress-linda-miller-remembers-king-kong-escapes/)
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