Alley Mills Biography

Fast Facts

• Father was an NBC television exec, mother an art editor at American Heritage magazine
• Made TV debut on The Patti Page Show in 1959
• Performed as a child at the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts
• Was one of the first female undergraduates at Yale University, and while studying there, she once found a lost painting by Frederick Church in a school cellar
• The artwork later sold for $1
• 5 million
• While attending drama school in London, went to see Vanessa Redgrave in seven plays in a row
• Practiced Buddhism before becoming a Christian
• Cohost of the short-lived daytime program, The Home Show, on ABC in 1989, and occasionally filled in for Vicki Lawrence as host of Vicki!
• Husband was a regular on Dr
• Quinn, Medicine Woman, while she had a recurring role on the series
• Along with her husband, is a collector of Americana folk art; classic restaurant and retail signs decorate the couple's backyard