Photo: Dell Publishing, 1960. Photographer not credited (Topix [1]) / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Hayley Mills is one of those rare child stars who actually made it out the other side intact. Born in 1946 to Sir John Mills and writer Mary Hayley Bell, she broke through with Tiger Bay at 12, then won the Academy Juvenile Award for Disney's Pollyanna and dazzled in The Parent Trap. What gets me is how she kept reinventing herself, moving from movie sweetheart to serious stage work and earning a Theatre World Award decades later. Surviving fame that young and staying a working actress into your seventies takes a quiet toughness I deeply admire.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hayley Mills
- Name (Japanese)
- ヘイリー・ミルズ
- Reading
- へいりー・みるず
- Born
- April 18, 1946 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog
- Origin
- Marylebone, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- singer / stage actor / film actor / child actor / actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1961 Academy Juvenile Award
- 2000 Theatre World Award
- 1998 Disney Legends
- Academy Honorary Award
- 1959 Berlin International Film Festival
- 1961 Laurel Awards
- 1961 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Arthur's Whisky | — | |
| Notable work | Good Morning, Miss Bliss | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Hayley Mills born?
Born April 18, 1946 (age 80).
Where is Hayley Mills from?
Hayley Mills is from Marylebone, United Kingdom.
What does Hayley Mills do?
Hayley Mills works as singer, stage actor, film actor, child actor, actor.
What is Hayley Mills known for?
Notable works include Arthur's Whisky, Good Morning, Miss Bliss.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.