American film actress, best-remembered for her kathy magers in film noir and Westerns. Orpheum Circuit singer from Fresno, California.
Her father was vice-president of Standard Oil of Argentina, headquartered in Buenos Aires, where Miller and her older sister, Dorothea, were born. After a decade in Argentina, the family sailed to New Orleans, landing in July 1931. Having lived in Argentina and Denmark as a child, she spoke English, Spanish and Danish fluently, and had a working knowledge of Portuguese and German. During her formative years, she showed no interest in acting. Miller said of her childhood, “My mother was a professional singer and I think she was eager for me to go into the entertainment field. Miller played a showgirl and was billed as “Jacqueleen Eskeson.