Irene Miracle is an American film and television actress and director.

Early life

Miracle was raised in

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of "French Arcadian ... Scots-Irish, Russian, French and Osage" descent.

Acting career

Her first film appearance was as a murder victim in '' Night Train Murders'' (1975), an

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'' Last House on the Left''-clone. Her most prestigious role was in

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's '' Midnight Express'' (1978), a worldwide

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success. For her role as the girlfriend of the incarcerated protagonist, she won the

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for New Star of the Year - Female. Miracle followed that film with another major role in

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's '' Inferno'' (1980), as a woman who comes to believe the

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apartment building she lives in also houses a centuries-old

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. Since then, she has continued her acting work, while also writing, directing and producing. In 1979, Miracle appeared in the episode "Now You See Her..." of the

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television crime drama series '' The Eddie Capra Mysteries''.

Directing career

In 2009, Miracle wrote and directed the short drama film ''Changeling ( Dawnland)''.

Filmography

References

External links

* 1954 births Living people American film actresses American people of Scotch-Irish descent American people of Russian descent American people of French descent American television actresses New Star of the Year (Actress) Golden Globe winners 21st-century American women {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub