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 196...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Arthur's Whisky
2024
as Karen
When Joan’s husband dies, she is shocked to discover he had invented an elixir which makes the drinker look young again. Sharing it with her two frien...
Trap
2024
as Dr. Josephine Grant
A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and sinister event.
Last Train to Christmas
2021
as Mum
When successful 80s nightclub manager Tony Towers boards a magical train at Christmas, he discovers that each carriage harbours a different stage of h...
Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic
2015
as Self - Interviewee
Jonathan Ross takes you behind the scenes to Britain's famous film studio, revealing behind the scenes magic of some of the most popular movies of all...
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
as Self
The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinema: Lord Richard Attenborough.
Foster
2011
as Mrs. Lange
Some years after their son is killed in an accident, a married couple decide to adopt a child. One day a 7-year-old boy, Eli, unexpectedly arrives on ...
Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure
2010
as Mary Elizabeth Taft
Reunited with the mother she never knew, Mandie Shaw (Lexi Johnson) finally has the family she always dreamed of, until Uncle John threatens to tear i...
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famou...
Stricken
2005
as Hildy
A quirky, short drama about three very different women who only happen to be related.
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
2004
as Self
A documentary portrait of composer Malcolm Arnold. Broadcast in two parts on The South Bank Show but premiered in its entirety at the Royal Festival H...
2BPerfectlyHonest
2004
as Terri
Business partners Frank and Josh go bankrupt after their dot-com start-up collapses before it goes online. Frank, a bachelor and broke, reluctantly mo...
Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
2002
as Self
Interviews with cast and crew members detail the making of the Disney classic.
Recreating Pollyanna's America
2002
as Self
Members of the cast and crew of Disney's Pollyanna, look back on location shooting in Santa Rosa.
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self
A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britain's most distinguished actors. Compiled from inter...
A Troll in Central Park
1994
as Hilary (voice)
A friendly troll with a magic green thumb grows one flower too many for the queen, whose laws require all trolls to be mean ugly and scare humans when...
After Midnight
1990
as Sally Ryan
An alcoholic night watchman in a Dublin hotel redeems himself with the help of a new assistant.
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self
A documentary about the careers of child stars of the '40s in Hollywood, featuring movie clips with Shirley Temple, Margaret O'Brien, and numerous oth...
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon
1989
as Susan Wyatt / Sharon Evers
Inheriting a family resort in Hawaii, the Wyatts find it in such a run-down condition that they decide to sell it after trying to fix it up. Amidst co...
Back Home
1989
as Mrs. Peggy Dickinson
During World War II, young Rusty was sent to America for safety. It's now five years later and the spunky redhead returns to her native England. From ...
Parent Trap III
1989
as Susan Evers / Sharon Grand
When Jeff plans to marry again, his triplet daughters Megan, Lisa and Jessie try to bring him together with Susan.
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988
as Self (uncredited)
The gloriously glamorous Dame Edna entertains a celebrity audience in this 1988 special.
Appointment with Death
1988
as Miss Quinton
Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed ...
The Parent Trap II
1986
as Susan Corey / Sharon Ferris
Two best friends plot to get their single parents together to stop one of them from moving to New York.
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
1986
as (archive footage)
What better way to say goodnight than with Disney's Greatest Lullabies? Soothing refrains from masterfully crafted shorts and features you come to kn...
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
1981
as Self - Host
Former Disney child star Hayley Mills returns to the Walt Disney Studio for a look at the techniques of animated film production, with various veteran...
What Changed Charley Farthing?
1976
as Jenny
Charley Farthing is on the run. Chased by an irate husband with murder on his mind, Charley finds himself hopping on a ship, chased by authorities on ...
The Kingfisher Caper
1975
as Tracy
Two young lovers are placed at odds with each other after reigniting a feud between their families over a valuable South African diamond mine. Power, ...
Deadly Strangers
1975
as Belle Adams
After she misses her train, a young woman is forced to hitch a ride back to town. After managing to get away from a lecherous trucker, she is given a ...
Only a Scream Away
1974
Newlyweds Samantha and Robert Miller emerge from the church to the sound of cheers. However, the happy scene is disturbed by a cruel practical joke, s...
Endless Night
1972
as Ellie Thomsen
Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famo...
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
1971
as Tara St. John Luke
Life for Richard Forbush, brilliant biology student and conceited philanderer, is one long round of eat, drink and be merry. But his decision to accep...
Take a Girl Like You
1970
as Jenny Bunn
Young Jenny heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even before she has had a chance to settle in she meets Patrick, ...
Twisted Nerve
1968
as Susan Harper
Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he re...
Pretty Polly
1967
as Polly Barlow
Miss Polly decides to spend a few months with her wealthy spinster aunt as a traveling companion. While in Singapore her aunt's demise leaves her alon...
Africa: Texas Style!
1967
as Blonde Girl at Airport (uncredited)
Two American cowboys are hired by a British rancher to oversee his estate in Kenya. Shot on location in Africa, this film led to the TV show Cowboy in...
The Family Way
1966
as Jenny Piper
Young newlyweds Arthur and Jenny Fitton want nothing more than to get their marriage started on the right foot. But before they can depart for their h...
The Daydreamer
1966
as The Little Mermaid (voice)
A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, ...
The Trouble with Angels
1966
as Mary Clancy
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens gr...
Sky West and Crooked
1966
as Brydie White
A young, lonely, emotionally challenged teenage girl finds solace in burying dead animals after the sudden traumatic death of a childhood friend 10 ye...
That Darn Cat!
1965
as Patti Randall
A young woman suspects foul play when her cat comes home wearing a wristwatch. Convincing the FBI, though, and catching the bad guys is tougher than s...
The Truth About Spring
1965
as Spring Tyler
Tommy Tyler, a lazy Caribbean sailor, and his tom-boy daughter, Spring, are out to search for a buried treasure. Tommy brings aboard William Ashton, a...
The Moon-Spinners
1964
as Nikky Ferris
Young English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. The coolness of the owner is...
The Chalk Garden
1964
as Laurel
The peculiar antics of Laurel, an emotionally troubled young girl, are the focus of The Chalk Garden – a stately household drama set on the cliffs of ...
Summer Magic
1963
as Nancy Carey
Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up...
In Search of the Castaways
1962
as Mary Grant
Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the childr...
Whistle Down the Wind
1961
as Kathy Bostock
When an injured wife-murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the farmer’s three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of ...
The Parent Trap
1961
as Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick
Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their ...
Pollyanna
1960
as Pollyanna
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Tiger Bay
1959
as Gillie
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting P...