Donna Mills

Birth Name:

Donna Jean Mills

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

In 1979 she landed a role on the long-running soap opera "Knots Landing," staying on the show for ten years and received numerous awards for her performance, including three Soap Opera Digest Awards for her villainess role
After attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for one year, she left and went to pursue a dancing career, dancing in productions at the Summer Stock theatre
Quote: "(On her character Abby in "Knots Landing") "A lot of her has crept into me․ I think some of the ambition and some of the guts that she has as a character I've kind of taken on․ She helped me in a lot of ways․""
Made her TV debut in a small stint on "The Secret Storm" in 1966, after which she made her film debut as a main role in the 1967 film "The Incident․"
After moving to New York to pursue her acting career, she landed an understudy role in the Broadway production of Woody Allen’s "Don’t Drink the Water․"
After performing in "Come Blow Your Horn" at the Drury Lane Theater, she joined the touring cast of "My Fair Lady," which brought her to New York City
After being diagnosed with arthritis she became the spokeswoman for B․E․A․T․, helping to raise awareness about the disease

1986Soap Opera Digest Award - Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role on a Prime Time Serial:Nominated
1986Soap Opera Digest Award - Outstanding Villainess on a Prime Time Serial:Winner
1988Soap Opera Digest Award - Outstanding Villainess: Prime Time:Winner
1989Soap Opera Digest Award - Outstanding Villainess: Prime Time:Winner
2009Anniversary AwardWinner
2015Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series:Winner
2018Best Supporting Actress - Best Supporting Actress:Winner

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