Donna Mills
Birthday: 11 December 1940, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth Name: Donna Jean Miller
Height: 163 cm
Donna Mills was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was an oil executive and her mother was a dance instructor. Donna studied ballet throughout her teens. After spending a year studying d ...Show More
[Of the way Aussie people were very friendly]: I was really amazed that everybody in the town knew m Show more
[Of the way Aussie people were very friendly]: I was really amazed that everybody in the town knew me. They have one television station and Knots Landing (1979) was on it. Hide
Comedy is what I want to do now.
Comedy is what I want to do now.
I played so many of those. That's the reason I like to play Abby. I got tired of playing the victim. Show more
I played so many of those. That's the reason I like to play Abby. I got tired of playing the victim. You're constantly reacting to things that are happening to you rather than making things that are happening to you rather than making things happen. It's a more active role. Abby keeps things stirred up, and I like that. Hide
[About Knots Landing (1979)]: People don't tune in Knots Landing to see our gowns and jewelry. By an Show more
[About Knots Landing (1979)]: People don't tune in Knots Landing to see our gowns and jewelry. By and large our acting is overlooked because of the machinations of the plot. I have to be on guard all the time to keep Abby fresh and interesting. Hide
[on Jane Wyman] Jane was an inspiration to all and had the most amazing spirit-American icon!
[on Jane Wyman] Jane was an inspiration to all and had the most amazing spirit-American icon!
[Who created her character that became part of prime-time soap history]: Having created her and play Show more
[Who created her character that became part of prime-time soap history]: Having created her and played her all this time, there's a great deal of me in Abby, and a lot of her has crept into me. I think some of the ambition and some of the guts that she has as a character I've kind of taken on. She helped me in a lot of ways. Hide
Donna Mills's FILMOGRAPHY
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Donna Mills'S roles
