Donna Mills
Donna Mills
Donna Mills is an American actress and producer. She began her television career in 1966 with a recurring role on The Secret Storm, and in the same year appeared on Broadway in the Woody Allen comedy Don't Drink the Water. She made her film debut the following year in The Incident. She then starred for three years in the soap opera Love is a Many Splendored Thing, before starring as Tobie Williams, the girlfriend of Clint Eastwood's character in the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth11 December 1940
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
There were episodes where I would wear seven or eight outfits. It took a lot of time to get those together. What the character wears is very essential to how I create the character.
Even colors were important to me. If it was a somber scene, the colors were muted and dark. If it was a happy or seductive scene, the colors were brighter.
I was seventeen and the star of my high school play. I was supposed to kiss my leading man, but I couldn't stand the guy. I really didn't want to kiss him. All during rehearsals, I refused to kiss him. Then my drama teacher told me, "If you don't kiss him on opening night, you'll flunk drama class. So I kissed him, and that was my first kiss.
Be sure that the reason you are in the business is not to be a star, but because you love the craft of acting. If you have a real passion for it and acting is what you want to do every day, you are much more likely to be successful. If being a star is your primary goal, you may end up being very disappointed.
I was tired of playing the goodie-two-shoes.
I thought it was very important that femininity wasn't lost.
Scarlett O'Hara didn't think she was manipulating. That's just the way she got what she wanted.
I feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else.
I also loved musicals because I was a dancer.
I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were tall.
You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat with Andy Griffith!
I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting.
My father was a middle manager at an oil company, but I never knew anything about his work. Whatever business acumen I have just got gleaned over the years.
One of my favorite movies is The Little Foxes.