b. Enid, Oklahoma
Sharron Miller, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer. A native of Enid, Oklahoma, Miller began writing and directing short films as a teenager. After graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1971 she attended graduate school at Northwestern University, majoring in film. In 1972, she went to Hollywood and worked as a script supervisor and film editor before becoming a professional director, producer and screenwriter in 1976. She has written and directed several short films, but the majority of her work has been in television, where she has had a long and prolific career directing television movies and series. She is known for her ability to elicit strong performances from actors. Sharon Gless, Cloris Leachman and Peggy McCay all won Emmy Awards under her direction and James Stacy received an Emmy nomination.
In 1988, Miller was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award and an Emmy Award for directing two different episodes of the series, Cagney & Lacey.
Some of her filmography include:
The District (2000) TV Series (episode 3.03 "Explicit Activities" 2002) That's Life (2000) TV Series (multiple episodes 2001-2002) Hyperion Bay (1998) TV Series (1998-99) (multiple episodes) Any Day Now (1998) TV Series Fame L.A. (1997) TV Series (multiple episodes) Mr and Mrs Smith(1996) TV Series The Client(1995) TV Series ... aka John Grisham's The Client Hotel Malibu (1994) TV Series (pilot) Christy (1994) TV Series ... aka Catherine Marshall's Christy (USA: complete title) Second Chances (1993) TV Series (pilot and multiple episodes 1993-94) Home Front (1991) TV Series (1992-1993, multiple episodes) etc..for a complete list.