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Donna Mills Biography

Donna Jean Miller, better known as Donna Mills (born December 11, 1940), 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 (1967–70), before starring as Tobie Williams, the girlfriend of Clint Eastwood's character in the 1971 cult film Play Misty for Me.

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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.

Stars, Real, Passion, Acting, Craft, Business

I was brought up Catholic, and my family is still very religious.

Catholic, Family, My Family, Religious

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.

Age, Daughter, Investing, Money, Mother

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.

Character, Cutting, Felt, Produced, Say, Things In Life

We cannot stand by and allow the future of our country to be undermined by the reality of American children going hungry! Please join in to help the 12 million children who are malnourished in our country.

Allow, Children, Country, Future, Reality

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.

Drama, Man, Stars, Supposed, Teacher

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.

Father, Oil, Work, Years

I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting.

Against, Grain, Hat, Hate, Hats

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.

Color, Dark, Happy, Seductive, Somber

I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were tall.

Heels, High Heels, Possible, Shows, Tall

I thought it was very important that femininity wasn't lost.

Femininity, Important, Lost, Thought

You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat with Andy Griffith!

Griffith, Houseboat, Knots, Roles, Show, Shows

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.

Amount, Careers, Hate, Makeup, Time