Hayley Mills
Biography
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 her performance in the British crime drama film Tiger Bay (1959), the Academy Juvenile Award for Disney's 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). Her performance in Whistle Down the Wind (a 1961 adaptation of the novel written by her mother) saw Mills nominated for BAFTA Award for Best British Actress.
Known For
Midsomer Murders
1997
Death in Paradise
2011
What's My Line?
1950
The Love Boat
1977
The Love Boat
1977
The Love Boat
1977
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Wheel of Time
2021
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Amazing Stories
1985
An Audience with...
1978
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
as Lizzy Thornfield · 1997
Death in Paradise
as Nancy Martin · 2011
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest · 1950
The Love Boat
as Cheryl Tyson · 1977
The Love Boat
as Leila Stanhope · 1977
The Love Boat
as Dianne Tipton · 1977
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
Murder, She Wrote
as Cynthia Tate · 1984
The Wheel of Time
as Gitara Moroso · 2021
Tales of the Unexpected
as Claire Hawksworth · 1979
Amazing Stories
as Joan Simmons · 1985
An Audience with...
as Self · 1978
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant · 2011
Unforgotten
as Lady Emma Hume · 2015
The Heaven and Earth Show
· 1998
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self · 1963
Trap
as Dr. Josephine Grant · 2024
Moving On
as Madge · 2009
Thriller
as Samantha Miller · 1973
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Pollyanna · 1954
Wild at Heart
· 2006
Wild at Heart
as Caroline Du Plessis · 2006
The Parent Trap
as Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick · 1961
Fackham Hall
as Rose Davenport (voice) · 2025
The Flame Trees of Thika
as Tilly · 1981
Good Morning, Miss Bliss
as Carrie Bliss · 1988
A Troll in Central Park
as Hilary (voice) · 1994
Appointment with Death
as Miss Quinton · 1988
E! True Hollywood Story
· 1996
That Darn Cat!
as Patti Randall · 1965
The Parent Trap II
as Susan Corey / Sharon Ferris · 1986
Endless Night
as Ellie Thomsen · 1972
The Moon-Spinners
as Nikky Ferris · 1964
Pollyanna
as Pollyanna · 1960
The Trouble with Angels
as Mary Clancy · 1966
Compulsion
as Connie · 2022
Pretty Polly
as Polly Barlow · 1967
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self · 2009
Whistle Down the Wind
as Kathy Bostock · 1961
Last Train to Christmas
as Mum · 2021
Arthur's Whisky
as Karen · 2024
Twisted Nerve
as Susan Harper · 1968
Foster
as Mrs. Lange · 2011
Summer Magic
as Nancy Carey · 1963
Pitching In
as Iona · 2019
The Family Way
as Jenny Piper · 1966
Tiger Bay
as Gillie · 1959
The Chalk Garden
as Laurel · 1964
The Truth About Spring
as Spring Tyler · 1965
In Search of the Castaways
as Mary Grant · 1962
Take a Girl Like You
as Jenny Bunn · 1970
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self · 2000
Sky West and Crooked
as Brydie White · 1966
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon
as Susan Wyatt / Sharon Grand · 1989
Angel in the House
· 2013
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
as Self · 2008
Parent Trap III
as Susan Evers / Sharon Grand · 1989
2BPerfectlyHonest
as Terri · 2004
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
as Self · 2014
Back Home
as Mrs. Peggy Dickinson · 1989
What Changed Charley Farthing?
as Jenny · 1976
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
as Self - Host · 1981
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
as Self (uncredited) · 1988
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
as Self · 1989
Recreating Pollyanna's America
as Self · 2002
Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic
as Self - Interviewee · 2015
The Daydreamer
as The Little Mermaid (voice) · 1966
Stricken
as Hildy · 2005
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
as (archive footage) · 1986
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
as Tara St. John Luke · 1971
Africa: Texas Style!
as Blonde Girl at Airport (uncredited) · 1967
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
as Self · 2004
Only a Scream Away
as Samantha Miller · 1974
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
as Self · 2002
Deadly Strangers
as Belle Adams · 1975
After Midnight
as Sally Ryan · 1990
Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure
as Mary Elizabeth Taft · 2010
The Kingfisher Caper
as Tracy · 1975