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
I was always cutting dialogue out when we were rehearsing, and when I produced movies, too. I felt that people don't say things in life - they act, they do things. I always wanted my characters doing, rather than saying what they were doing - which was redundant.
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My message is - keep moving. If you do, you'll keep arthritis at bay.
You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat with Andy Griffith!
I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were tall.
I also loved musicals because I was a dancer.
I feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else.
I always wanted to know what lens they were on, how close they were. I didn't do it with a plan in mind, but I would instinctively gear what I was doing toward what lenses they were using.
If there is anything I would do differently in my life, it is that I would study business more. I'm trying to teach my daughter Chloe at an early age about investing and money so she's not afraid of it.
Early on in my career, I'd go into the makeup trailer, and they'd spend an hour doing my makeup, and I would hate it. I'd go into the bathroom, wash it off and start over again, which took an enormous amount of time. So I just started doing it myself.
Scarlett O'Hara didn't think she was manipulating. That's just the way she got what she wanted.
I thought it was very important that femininity wasn't lost.
I was tired of playing the goodie-two-shoes.
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.