Hayley Mills
| Hayley Mills | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills 18 April 1946 Marylebone, London, England |
| Education | Elmhurst Ballet School |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse(s) | Roy Boulting (m. 1971; div. 1977) |
| Partner(s) |
Leigh Lawson (1975–84) Firdous Bamji (1997–present) |
| Children |
Crispian Mills Jason Lawson |
| Parent(s) | Sir John Mills Lady Mary Hayley Mills (née Bell) |
| Relatives | Juliet Mills (sister) |
Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, Mills began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising newcomer, winning the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for Tiger Bay (1959), the Academy Juvenile Award for Pollyanna (1960) and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress in 1961. During her early career, she appeared in six films for Walt Disney, including her dual role as twins Susan and Sharon in the Disney film The Parent Trap (1961).
During the late 1960s she began performing in theatrical plays, and played in more mature roles. The age of contracts with studios soon passed. Although she has not maintained the box office success or the Hollywood A-list she experienced as a child actress, she has continued to make films and TV appearances, including the title role in Good Morning, Miss Bliss and as Caroline, a main character in Wild at Heart.
Mills was born in Marylebone, London. She was 12 when she was discovered by J. Lee Thompson, who was initially looking for a boy to play the lead role in Tiger Bay, which co-starred her father, veteran British actor Sir John Mills. Bill Anderson, one of Walt Disney's producers, saw her performance and suggested that she be given the lead role in Pollyanna. The role of the orphaned "glad girl" who moves in with her aunt catapulted Mills to stardom in the United States and earned her a special Academy Award (the last person to receive the Juvenile Oscar). Because Mills was not able to be present to receive the trophy, Annette Funicello accepted it for her.
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