Irene Miracle is an American

United States

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 film and television actress and director.

Early life

Irene Miracle was born in Stillwater

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Stillwater is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical...

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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 and is of Scots-Irish

Scots-Irish

Scotch-Irish or Scots-Irish may refer to;* Ulster Scots people, an ethnic group in the Ulster province of Ireland which ultimately traces its roots back to settlers from Scotland and northern England....

, Russian, French

French people

The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 and Osage

Osage Nation

The Osage Nation is a Native American Siouan-language tribe in the United States that originated in the Ohio River valley in present-day Kentucky. After years of war with invading Iroquois, the Osage migrated west of the Mississippi River to their historic lands in present-day Arkansas, Missouri,...

 descent.

Acting career

Her first film appearance was as a murder victim in Night Train Murders

L'ultimo treno della notte

L'ultimo treno della notte is a 1975 Italian revenge thriller...

(1975), an Italian

Cinema of Italy

The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...

 Last House on the Left

The Last House on the Left (1972 film)

The Last House on the Left is a 1972 horror film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Sean S. Cunningham.The story is inspired by the 1960 Swedish film The Virgin Spring, directed by Ingmar Bergman, which in turn is based on the 13th century Swedish ballad "Töres döttrar i Wänge"...

-clone. Her most prestigious role was in Alan Parker

Alan Parker

Sir Alan William Parker, CBE is an English film director, producer, writer and actor. He has been active in both the British cinema and American cinema and was a founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain.-Life and career:...

's Midnight Express

Midnight Express (film)

Released on October 6, 1978, the soundtrack to Midnight Express was composed by Italian synth-pioneer Giorgio Moroder. The score won the Academy Award for Best Original Score of 1978.Side A:#Chase – Giorgio Moroder...

(1978), a worldwide box office

Box office

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 success. For her role as the girlfriend of the incarcerated protagonist, she won the Golden Globe Award

Golden Globe Award

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 for New Star of the Year - Female. Miracle followed that film with another major role in Dario Argento

Dario Argento

Dario Argento is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies....

's Inferno

Inferno (1980 film)

Inferno is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film written and directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, and Alida Valli. The cinematography was by Romano Albani, and Keith Emerson composed the film's thunderous musical score...

(1980), as a woman who comes to believe the New York City

New York City

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 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.

Directing career

In 2009, Miracle wrote and directed the short drama film Changeling (aka Dawnland). In August, 2010, Miracle is set to direct The Baggage Claim, a 20 minute short romantic fantasy film starring Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni is an American actress, musician, and artist.-Early life:She was born in Manhattan; she and her parents moved to Rome, Italy when she was four years old...

 and Tom Savini

Tom Savini

Thomas Vincent "Tom" Savini is an American actor, stuntman, director, award-winning special effects and makeup artist. He is known for his work on the Living Dead films directed by George A. Romero, as well as Creepshow, The Burning, Friday the 13th, The Prowler, and Maniac. He directed the 1990...

, who also created the special effects for the film.

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