Portrait of Hayley Mills

Acting

Hayley Mills

Career

Active from 1959 to 2024, busiest in 1966 and 1989 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Flame Trees of Thika
The Flame Trees of Thika
GoodWatch score77/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Academy Honorary Award

    1961 · Won · 33rd Academy Awards

    Pollyanna

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · New Star of the Year – Actress

    1961 · Won · 18th Golden Globe Awards

    Pollyanna

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Academy Juvenile Award

    1961 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

    1960 · Won

    Tiger Bay

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

    1964 · Nominated · 21st Golden Globe Awards

    Summer Magic

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Leading Actress

    1963 · Nominated · 16th British Academy Film Awards

    Whistle Down the Wind

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Leading Actress

    1962 · Nominated · 15th British Academy Film Awards

    Pollyanna

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

    1962 · Nominated · 19th Golden Globe Awards

    The Parent Trap

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

11

The characters Hayley Mills played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hayley Mills Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Social Commentary
    3.5, average 4.9
  • Politics
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 5
  • Feel-Good Movie 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Wholesome 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Situational Humor 3
  • 1960s Setting 3
  • Wholesome Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles · average score 62
Fackham Hall
Fackham Hall (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

as Rose Davenport (voice)

Trap
Trap (2024)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dr. Josephine Grant

Arthur's Whisky
Arthur's Whisky (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

as Karen

Compulsion
Compulsion (2022)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Connie

The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Gitara Moroso

Last Train to Christmas
Last Train to Christmas (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mum

2010s

5 titles · average score 65
Pitching In
Pitching In (2019)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Iona

Unforgotten
Unforgotten (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Lady Emma Hume

Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Nancy Martin

Foster
Foster (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mrs. Lange

Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure
Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mary Elizabeth Taft

2000s

4 titles · average score 58
Moving On
Moving On (2009)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Madge

Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Caroline Du Plessis

Stricken
Stricken (2005)

as Hildy

2BPerfectlyHonest
2BPerfectlyHonest (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Terri

1990s

5 titles · average score 53
The Heaven and Earth Show
The Heaven and Earth Show (1998)

TV show

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Lizzy Thornfield

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

A Troll in Central Park
A Troll in Central Park (1994)
GoodWatch score 32

as Hilary (voice)

After Midnight
After Midnight (1990)

as Sally Ryan

1980s

10 titles · average score 63
Back Home
Back Home (1989)

as Mrs. Peggy Dickinson

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

as Susan Wyatt / Sharon Grand

Parent Trap III
Parent Trap III (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

as Susan Evers / Sharon Grand

Good Morning, Miss Bliss
Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Carrie Bliss

Appointment with Death
Appointment with Death (1988)
GoodWatch score 54

as Miss Quinton

The Parent Trap II
The Parent Trap II (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Susan Corey / Sharon Ferris

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 (1986)

as (archive footage)

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Joan Simmons

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Cynthia Tate

The Flame Trees of Thika
The Flame Trees of Thika (1981)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Tilly

1970s

10 titles · average score 59
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Claire Hawksworth

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Dianne Tipton / Leila Stanhope

What Changed Charley Farthing?
What Changed Charley Farthing? (1976)

as Jenny

Deadly Strangers
Deadly Strangers (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

as Belle Adams

The Kingfisher Caper
The Kingfisher Caper (1975)

as Tracy

Only a Scream Away
Only a Scream Away (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

as Samantha Miller

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Samantha Miller

Endless Night
Endless Night (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ellie Thomsen

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tara St. John Luke

Take a Girl Like You
Take a Girl Like You (1970)
GoodWatch score 37

as Jenny Bunn

1960s

16 titles · average score 64
Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Susan Harper

Pretty Polly
Pretty Polly (1967)
GoodWatch score 51

as Polly Barlow

The Trouble with Angels
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mary Clancy

The Family Way
The Family Way (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jenny Piper

That Darn Cat!
That Darn Cat! (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

as Patti Randall

The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nikky Ferris

The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

as Laurel

Summer Magic
Summer Magic (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Nancy Carey

In Search of the Castaways
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mary Grant

The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

as Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick

Whistle Down the Wind
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kathy Bostock

Pollyanna
Pollyanna (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

as Pollyanna

1950s

2 titles · average score 79
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as Gillie

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Pollyanna