During an interview with The Daily Beast, TV legend Donna Mills discussed resuming her career at the age of 81. When asked about her involvement in Jordan Peele’s upcoming film Nope, the actress expressed optimism that the production would represent a fresh beginning in her career:
“When I was a youngster, all I could imagine was the curtain opening and someone bringing me a flower as I took my bow.” So far, my career has been fantastic. I do not intend to retire. “I want to work as long as I possibly can.”
Mills said that she originally wanted to take a long sabbatical from acting in order to concentrate on raising her adoptive daughter Chloe:
“I stepped away from the company for 18 years to raise Chloe.” I didn’t want to work while she was little and be gone for two months at a time.”
The actress, on the other hand, said that she is now ready to face the future:
“I’d want to look forward.” “I’m not finished yet.”
Donna Mills also acknowledged her breakout role as Abby Cunningham in the iconic TV drama Knots Landing, admitting that she would love to reprise the role:
“I’d do everything to play her again.” I’d do Knots Landing again in a heartbeat. Absolutely. The plot I’d want to play is Abby being destitute, then battling her way back to the top to reclaim control of everything. Oh, the makeup would still look fantastic.”
Furthermore, the actress discussed her choice to rehire her former manager, Larry Thompson, who worked with Mills when she rose to popularity in the 1980s:
“I rehired Larry because I wanted to raise awareness of myself as an actor who was acting again.” I don’t want to come to a halt. Absolutely not. I really like acting. “I like developing a character and apart.”
Donna Mills also discussed her ambitions to re-enter the limelight given the chances open to ladies her age:
“Now I’m attempting to return to a ‘network’ level, whatever that means these days.” There are several possibilities available to ladies my age. ‘We have to pull you back into the dialogue,’ Larry replies. That’s what we’re aiming now: to have people think of me while casting.”
The Emmy Award winner went on to say that her job has provided her with “greater fulfillment” than she could have anticipated, but she does not “want to be living in the past.” She is now “living in the moment” while “seeing forward.”
Donna Mills Net Worth & Career
Donna Mills is a producer and one of the most well-known American television actresses of all time. She has an estimated net worth of $9 million as of February 2024, according to Celebrity Net Worth. The bulk of her money stems from her decades-long acting career. Mills made her acting debut in 1966 on the CBS soap opera The Secret Storm, and she later appeared in series such as Love is a Many Splendored Thing and The Good Life.
She also made her cinematic debut in 1967 with The Incident and later appeared in the 1971 picture Play Misty for Me. Meanwhile, Mills kept working onstage and made her Broadway debut as the Sultan of Bashir’s wife in Woody Allen’s comedy Don’t Drink the Water. Donna Mills made her primetime television debut in an episode of Lancer in 1970 and then appeared on The Love Boat, Hawaii Five-O, The Six Million Dollar Man, The F.B.I., Quincy, M.E., CHiPs, Police Woman, and Fantasy Island, among other series.
In 1972, she got a deal with Universal Studios and appeared in films such as Night of Terror, Haunts of the Very Rich, and Rolling Man. Donna Mills had her breakthrough role after being selected as a series regular on Knots Landing. Her depiction of Abby Cunningham brought her international acclaim and a plethora of new job prospects. She made a fortune while appearing in almost 200 episodes of the program over nearly nine years.
Other Projects and Work
Mills, on the other hand, opted to leave the soap opera and take a break from acting in 1989. Following the news, the actress shifted her concentration to TV movies, appearing in False Arrest, The President’s Child, The Stepford Husbands, Moonlight Becomes You, and Remember.
She also earned money as a co-producer on films such as The World’s Oldest Living Bridesmaid, Runaway Father, In My Daughter’s Name, and My Name Is Kate. Donna Mills also had a recurring role on Melrose Place between 1995 and 1997. Throughout the 2000s, she continued to feature in films and TV series. Love is a Four-Letter Word and Ladies of the House were two of her most notable roles at the time.
Donna Mills appeared as a guest on Cold Case, Nip/Tuck, and GCB before becoming a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag U in 2012. She subsequently returned to soap opera in 2014 with General Hospital, where she won an Emmy for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series. She continues to take up minor parts in films such as Joy, Deadly Revenge When Life Gets in the Way, and Sharknado: The 4th Awakens. Driving Miss Daisy, Alfred Uhry’s renowned 2017 play, also included her.
The actress starred in the 2018 show Hilton Head Island and will participate in the 2019 comedy series Mood Swings. Prior to the epidemic, she acted in small films such as Best Mom, Turnover, and A Beauty & the Beast Christmas, and eventually landed a part in Jordan Peele’s Nope. Despite her break, Donna Mills remains a significant person in Hollywood, with a million-dollar net worth that she has successfully maintained over the years.
