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Elaine Miles Biography
Most well known for her portrayal of Marilyn Whirlwind in the 1990s CBS series Northern Exposure, she is also notable for her appearances in the films Tortilla Heaven (2007) and Fishing Naked (2015). In addition, she pursued careers as a dancer and stand-up comedienne.
She spent her childhood learning the traditional tribal arts of dance and storytelling and the crafts of weaving, beading, and pottery. She auditioned for and was cast in Northern Exposure by accident; she had never acted before and was at the audition site only because she had driven her mother to the casting call.
Her accurate portrayal, in Northern Exposure, of a character of the Pacific Northwestern Tlingit indigenous group earned her a 1993 Native American Woman of the Year honor.
A native of Pendleton, Oregon, and a descendant of members of the Cayuse and Nez Perce Native American tribes, Miles spent the first three years of her life on the Umatilla Reservation in Oregon and the remainder of her childhood in Renton, Washington.
She and Sheila Tousey are both well known Native American actresses.
Elaine Miles (born April 7, 1960, in Pendleton, Oregon) is an American actress known for her role as Marilyn Whirlwind in the television series Northern Exposure.
In 1995, Miles was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Northern Exposure cast in the category, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Miles was offered the role of Marilyn Whirlwind when she was spotted in the waiting room at an audition. This came as a surprise as she had not come with any intent to audition—she was only there to give her mother, Armenia Miles, a ride. She had no previous acting experience. However, Elaine (“Choppie”) Miles, in her teens, used to work summers, portraying Sacajawea at the Fort Vancouver Historic Site, in Vancouver, Washington. She gained respect in the American Indian community, not only for portraying a Tlingit woman, but for her efforts to make sure the character was a culturally accurate representation. Miles was named Native American Woman of the Year in 1993, and America’s Celebrity Indian of the Year in 1995.
Elaine Miles was born in Pendleton, Oregon, of Cayuse/Nez Perce ancestry, and lived to the age of three on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in eastern Oregon. Her family then moved to Renton, Washington, where her father was a Boeing machinist. She learned many of the traditional skills in her youth—storytelling, beading, pottery and weaving—and is a prize-winning traditional dancer.
What's Elaine Miles Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Elaine Miles Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
