Shirley Mills

Shirley Mills

Actor

Tacoma, Washington, USA
April 8, 1926

Biography

Shirley Olivia Mills was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1926 and moved to southern California while still a child. She became the star of an independent movie which achieved great fame titled Child Bride (1938)when she was 12 years old which she describes in detail on her "official" website on a separate page devoted to memories of that movie along with still photos of it. Other pages on the site are devoted to The Grapes Of Wrath (1940) and also Nine Girls (1944), additional movies where she was a movie actress in featured roles. Mills appeared in major Hollywood studio movies through the 1940s and into the 1950s, during which decade she also appeared on major network television programs. Date of Birth 8 April 1926, Tacoma, Washington Date of Death 31 March 2010, Arcadia, California  (complications of pneumonia)

Photo

Shirley Mills 1
Shirley Mills 2

Representative Works

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
7.5
/ English
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
/ English
Young People
Young People
5.3
/ English
Virginia City
Virginia City
6.3
/ English
Nine Girls
Nine Girls
5.8
/ English
True to Life
True to Life
8.0
/ English
The Family Secret
The Family Secret
6.1
/ English
My Six Convicts
My Six Convicts
6.5
/ English
Top Man
Top Man
9.0
/ English
Miss Annie Rooney
Miss Annie Rooney
6.3
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Shadow of a Doubt
1943Winner

Best Performance

Shadow of a Doubt

The Grapes of Wrath
1940Winner

Best Performance

The Grapes of Wrath

Young People
1940Nominee

Best Performance

Young People

Career Highlights

Virginia City
1940Highlight

Best Performance

Virginia City

Nine Girls
1944Highlight

Best Performance

Nine Girls