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Alley Mills

アーレイ・ミルズ　/　あーれい・みるず

American television actor

May 9, 1951 (age 75)　・　Chicago, Illinois, United States

Illinois
television actor
actor
film actor

My Take

For my money, Alley Mills will always be Norma Arnold, the warm, steady heart of The Wonder Years. That role demanded an actress who could embody ordinary maternal decency without ever turning saccharine, and she nailed it. Her pivot to The Bold and the Beautiful years later shows the kind of durability I deeply respect in a working actor. Bennington-trained and Chicago-born, she has the grounded quality that lets audiences trust her instantly. I value performers who radiate genuine humanity over flashy reinvention, and Mills is a quiet master of exactly that.

Overview

Allison Mills (born May 9, 1951), also known as Alley Bean, is an American actress known for her roles on television. She starred as Norma Arnold in the coming-of-age ABC comedy series The Wonder Years (1988–1993). In 2006, she began playing the role of Pamela Douglas, the sister of the late Forrester matriarch Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery), on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Alley Mills
Name (Japanese): アーレイ・ミルズ
Reading: あーれい・みるず
Born: May 9, 1951 (age 75)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rabbit
Origin: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television actor / actor / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Bennington College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

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