Irene Miracle is an American film and television actress and director.
Early life Miracle was raised in Oklahoma of "French Acadian ... Scots-Irish, Russian, French and Osage" descent.
Acting career Her first film appearance was as a murder victim in Night Train Murders (1975), an Italian Last House on the Left-clone. Her most prestigious role was in Alan Parker's Midnight Express (1978), a worldwide box office success. For her role as the girlfriend of the incarcerated protagonist, she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Female. Miracle followed that film with another major role in Dario Argento's Inferno (1980), as a woman who comes to believe the New York City apartment building she lives in also houses a centuries-old witch. 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 NBC television crime drama series The Eddie Capra Mysteries.tvguide.com The Eddie Capra Mysteries 1978 TV Show Episode Guide
Directing career In 2009, Miracle wrote and directed the short drama film Changeling ( Dawnland).
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes1975 Night Train Murders Margaret Hoffenbach 1976 La portiera nuda (The Naked Doorwoman) Gianna 1978 Midnight Express Susan 1980 Inferno Rose Elliot 1986 In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro Lee Ringtree 1986 The Last of Philip Banter Elizabeth Banter 1986 Laughing Horse TV movie1988 From Hollywood to Deadwood Marcia Diamond 1989 Nick Knight Nurse TV movie1989 Veiled Threat Fran 1989 Puppet Master Dana Hadley 1990 Shattered Dreams Elaine TV movie1990 Watchers II Sarah Ferguson 1994 One Plus Two Equals Four Helen 1996 2090 Stone 1997 Walking Thunder Emma McKay (final film role)2009 Changeling (a.k.a. Dawnland) Writing and Directing
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