Hayley Mills Biography

Fast Facts

• Given a special Academy Award for her role in "Pollyanna" at the age of 13, as she was the last person to be given a Juvenile Oscar
• Noticed at the age of 12 by Walt Disney's wife Lillian who suggested she be cast in J․ Lee Thompson's upcoming film "Tiger Bay"
• Following the end of her contract with Disney in the mid-1960s, she took on more demanding and dramatic roles in order to escape her girl-next-door image from years past
• Noted as one of the most popular child actresses of the 1960s with box office hits such as "The Parent Trap", "Whistle Down the Wind" and "The Truth About Spring", among others
• Married Roy Boulting, who was 33 years her senior, after meeting on set of "The Family Way"
• Goddaughter of Laurence Olivier and Noel Coward