Among the many actresses to have worked with Alfred Hitchcock, Vera Miles lacked the startling beauty of Grace Kelly, the mystique of Ingrid Bergman or the capacity for shrieking of Janet Leigh.

Vera Miles was supposed to star in “Vertigo.” Hitchcock had spotted her in an impressive television performance and was, according to Christopher McKittrick, “positioning Ms. Miles as his favored ...

Jessica Biel has been cast as Vera Miles, the actress who played Lila Crane in the 1960 Hitchcock horror film Psycho. Lila Crane is the sister of Marion Crane, who in 1960 was played by Janet Leigh.