Mills, Hayley 1946–

PERSONAL

Full name, Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills; born April 18, 1946, in London, England; daughter of Sir John (an actor) and Mary Hayley Bell (an actress and writer) Mills; sister of Juliet Mills (an actress) and Jonathan Mills (a producer and writer); married Roy Boulting (a producer, director, and writer), June, 1971 (divorced 1977); children: Crispian (a singer); (with Leigh Lawson, an actor) Jason Lawson (an actor). Education: Studied ballet in Camberley, Surrey, England. Avocational Interests: Swimming, tennis, riding, skiing, reading, children, cooking, scuba diving.

Career: Actress. Patron of Born to Perform, Jan de Vries Benevolent Trust, Mobility Trust, Mountview Theatre School, Only Make Believe New York, and Teddington Theatre; founding member of Ark and SOS; St. John's Ambulance Board, Ealing, Hounslow, greater London, president, 1988–89; Order of St. John, serving sister, 1999.

Member: Vegetarians International Voice for Animals (founding member).

Awards, Honors: Silver Berlin Bear, best actress, Berlin International Film Festival, 1959, and Film Award, outstanding newcomer to film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1960, both for Tiger Bay; Variety Clubs of Great Britain Award, 1960, Juvenile Academy Award, 1961, and Film Award nomination, best British actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1961, all for Pollyanna; Golden Globe Award, most promising newcomer—female, 1961; Golden Laurel Award, top female new personality, Producers Guild of America, 1961; Film Award nomination, best British actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1962, for Whistle down the Wind; Golden Laurel Award nomination, top female comedy performance, 1962, for The Parent Trap; Golden Laurel Award nominations, top female star, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, and 1967; Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actress in a musical or comedy, 1964, for Summer Magic; Golden Laurel Award nomination, top female comedy performance, 1966, for That Darn Cat!; Theatre World Award, 2000, for A Suite in Two Keys.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Infant, So Well Remembered, RKO Radio Pictures, 1947.

Gillie, Tiger Bay, Continental Films, 1959.

Pollyanna Whittier (title role), Pollyanna, Buena Vista, 1960.

Sharon McKendrick and Susan Evers, The Parent Trap, Buena Vista, 1961.

Kathy Bostock, Whistle down the Wind, Pathe-American, 1962.

Mary Grant, In Search of the Castaways, Buena Vista, 1962.

Nancy Carey, Summer Magic, Buena Vista, 1963.

Laurel, The Chalk Garden, Universal, 1964.

Nikky Ferris, The Moonspinners, Buena Vista, 1964.

Brydie White, Sky West and Crooked (also known as Gypsy Girl), Rank, 1965.

Patricia "Patti" Randall, That Darn Cat!, Buena Vista, 1965.

Spring Tyler, The Truth about Spring, Universal, 1965.

(In archive footage) The Love Goddesses (also known as The Love Goddesses: A History of Sex in the Cinema), Continental Distributing, 1965.

Jenny Fitton (some sources cite Jenny Piper), The Family Way, Warner Bros., 1966.

Mary Clancy, The Trouble with Angels, Columbia, 1966.

Voice of the Little Mermaid, The Daydreamer (animated), Embassy, 1966.

(Uncredited) Blonde girl at airport, Africa, Texas Style (also known as Cowboy in Africa), Paramount, 1967.

Polly Barlow, A Matter of Innocence (also known as Pretty Polly), Universal, 1968.

Susan Harper, Twisted Nerve, British Lion, 1968.

Jenny Bunn, Take a Girl Like You, Columbia, 1970.

Fenella "Ellie" Thomsen, Endless Night (also known as Agatha Christie's "Endless Night"), British Lion/EMI Films, 1971.

Tara St. John Luke, Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (also known as Cry of the Penguins), British Lion, 1971.

Belle Adams, Deadly Strangers, Fox-Rank/Silhouette, 1974.

Jenny, What Changed Charley Farthing? (also known as The Bananas Boat, What Changed Charley?, and El tramposo), Patina-Hidalgo Films, 1975.

Tracy, The Kingfisher Caper (also known as The Diamond Hunters, Diamond Lust, and The Kingfish Caper), Cinema Shares, 1975.

Miss Quinton, Appointment with Death, Cannon, 1988.

Sally Ryan, After Midnight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989.

Voice of Hilary, A Troll in Central Park (animated), Warner Bros., 1993.

Terri, 2BPerfectly Honest, New Films International, 2004.

Hildy, Stricken (short film), Red Sky Pictures/Vinyl Foote Productions, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Grimm's Fairy Tales and Storybook Series (animated), beginning 1984.

Miss Carrie Bliss, Good Morning, Miss Bliss (also known as Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years), The Disney Channel, 1988–89.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Tilly Grant, The Flame Trees of Thika, Euston Films, 1981, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1982.

The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows, Channel 4 (England), 2001.

The 100 Greatest Family Films, Channel 4, 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

The Spiral Staircase, 1961.

Sharon Ferris and Susan Corey, The Parent Trap II, The Disney Channel, 1986.

Sharon Grand and Susan Evers, "Parent Trap III," The Magical World of Disney (also known as Disneyland, Disney's Wonderful World, The Disney Sunday Movie, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, and The Wonderful World of Disney), NBC, 1989.

Sharon Evers and Susan Evers Wyatt, "Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon" (also known as "Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon"), The Magical World of Disney (also known as Disneyland, Disne's Wonderful World, The Disney Sunday Movie, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, and The Wonderful World of Disney), NBC, 1989.

Mrs. Peggy Dickinson, Back Home, The Disney Channel, 1990.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Host, Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life, NBC, 1981.

Herself, One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage (also known as One More Audience with Dame Edna), Independent Television (England), c. 1988.

The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, ABC, 1989.

When We Were Young … Growing Up on the Silver Screen, PBS, 1989.

Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre: A 20th Anniversary Special, PBS, 1991.

The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic, ABC, 1994.

Narrator, Child Stars: Their Story, Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Narrator of the documentary Vrindavan Land of Krishna, Independent Television.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Hayley Mills," This Is Your Life, Independent Television (England), 1973.

Samantha Miller, "Only a Scream Away," Thriller (also known as Thriller: Only a Scream Away), Associated Television, 1974, also broadcast on ABC.

"The Secret Life of Burl Smith," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979.

"Haven't We Met Before?," The Love Boat, ABC, 1980.

Claire Hawksworth, "A Sad Loss," Tales of the Unexpected (also known as Roald Dahl's "Tales of the Unexpected"), Anglia Television, 1983, also broadcast on NBC.

"The Perfect Divorce," The Love Boat, ABC, 1985.

Cynthia Tate, "Unfinished Business," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986.

Joan Simmons, "The Greibble," Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories"), NBC, 1986.

Herself, "Hayley Mills," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Hayley Mills), Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Herself, "Deborah Kerr: Getting to Know Her," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Deborah Kerr), Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Herself, The E! True Hollywood Story: Saved by the Bell, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Herself, "Whistle down the Wind," Big Screen Britain, BBC, 2003.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

The Ed Sullivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town and You're the Top), CBS, 1960.

The Danny Kaye Show, CBS, 1964.

Mystery guest, What's My Line?, CBS, 1965.

The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1965.

The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated, 1967.

Countdown (also known as Calendar Countdown), Channel 4 (England), multiple appearances, 1991.

"Malcolm Arnold: Toward the Unknown Region, Part 1," The South Bank Show, Independent Television (England), 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Miss Carrie Bliss, Good Morning, Miss Bliss, NBC and The Disney Channel, 1987.

Television Appearances; Other:

Walk of Life, 1990.

Stage Appearances:

Title role, Peter Pan, New Victoria Theatre, London, 1969.

Hedvig, The Wild Duck, Criterion Theatre, London, 1970.

Irene, Three Sisters, Phoenix Theatre, London, c. 1970.

Rose Trelawny, Trelawny of the "Wells" (also known as Trelawny), Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1972, some sources cite production at the Theatre Royal Bristol, England, c. 1972.

Alison Ames, A Touch of Spring, Comedy Theatre, London, 1975–76.

Mrs. de Winter, Rebecca, Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, 1977.

My Fat Friend, 1978.

Hush and Hide, Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton, England, c. 1978.

Gwendolyn Fairfax, The Importance of Being Earnest, Chichester Festival, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1979.

The Summer Party, the Crucible, Sheffield, England, 1980.

Sally, Talley's Folly, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1982.

The Secretary Bird, 1983.

Dial M for Murder, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1983–84, Grand Theatre, 1984.

Carrie, Toys in the Attic, Palace Theatre, Watford, England, 1986.

The Kidnap Game, Theatre Royal, Windsor, England, 1991.

Countess of Chell, The Card, Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London, 1994.

Margaret, Dead Guilty, Apollo Theatre, London, 1995–96.

Brief Encounter, Tyne Theatre and Opera House, Newcastle, England, 1996.

Anne Hilgay/Hilda Latymer, A Suite in Two Keys (also known as Noel Coward's "A Suite in Two Keys"; consists of the one-act plays Shadows of the Evening and A Song at Midnight), Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 2000.

Desiree Armfeldt, A Little Night Music (musical), A Contemporary Theatre, Fifth Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA, 2001.

The Vagina Monologues, Westside Theatre, New York City, 2001.

An Evening of Alan Bennett (reading of select scenes), New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York City, 2002.

Susy Hendrix, Wait until Dark, Cape Playhouse, Dennis, MA, 2003.

Humble Boy, 2003.

A Rare Pattern, Stamford Center for the Arts, Rich Forum, Stamford, CT, 2004.

Marianne, The Bird Sanctuary, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, 2005.

Two Can Play, New Theatre Restaurant, Overland Park, KS, 2005.

Appeared in other productions.

Major Tours:

Anna Leonowens, The King and I (musical), Australian cities, 1991, and U.S. cities, c. 1997–98.

Fallen Angels, British, Australian, and New Zealand cities, 1992.

Ethel, On Golden Pond, U.S. cities, beginning 2006.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

(In archive footage) Sharon and Susan, Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Friend Like Me, 1996.

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (also known as Moving Memories), Carlton, 2000.

Pollyanna: Making of a Masterpiece, Walt Disney Home Video, 2002.

Albums; with Others:

In Search of the Castaways (soundtrack; also known as Walt Disney Presents "In Search of the Castaways"), Disneyland, 1962.

Let's Get Together with Hayley Mills, Buena Vista, 1962.

Alcoa Wrap Presents Music from Walt Disney's "Summer Magic" (soundtrack; also known as Summer Magic), Wonderland Music, 1963.

The Daydreamer (soundtrack), Columbia/Cademon, c. 1966.

"Let's Get Together," Family Friendship: Most Memorable Songs from Film, Atlantic/Rhino, 1998.

Singles:

"Let's Get Together," Buena Vista, 1961.

"Castaway," Buena Vista, 1962.

"Ding Ding Ding'VSide by Side," Buena Vista, 1962.

"Johnny Jingo," Buena Vista, 1962.

(With Maurice Chevalier) "Let's Climb," Buena Vista, 1962.

"Gypsy Girl"/"Younger Than 17," Mainstream, c. 1966.

Other recordings include "Teen Street."

WRITINGS

Nonfiction:

(Editor and compiler with Marcus Maclaine) My God: Letters from the Famous on God and the Life Hereafter, Pelham Books, 1988.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Cosmopolitan, February, 2000, p. 169.

Interview, August, 1997, pp. 106-109.

Parade, June 4, 2000, p. 26.

People Weekly, March 10, 1997, pp. 61-62; April 7, 1997, pp. 141-44.