Pollyanna! (for which she won a special juvenile Academy Award) Awhile back I happened to see a clip of her on YouTube. It immediately reminded me of why she caught my eye as a teenager. Scrolling through the comments, I saw I wasn’t the only one. It turns out she has quite the fan base all these years later. While I was compiling the photos for this post I discovered two things. There’s a site called ‘Wikifeet‘ and Hayley’s are as popular as anyone’s. Don’t ask me why. Another thing I was reminded of was that she has an older sister named Juliet. What’s odd about that, is its Haley that brings the heat. Her sister doesn’t seem to generate the attention Haley does. No idea why. All I can come up with is that Haley has a wild air about her. Kind of a Bohemian personality. Juliet seems much more buttoned down. Haley seems like she has an enormous IQ, like she’s kind of snickering at the world. Oh well, here’s to remembering one fine actress!

“In the movie That Darn Cat! (1965), her habit of biting her nails precluded her from using her own hands in close-ups. A studio worker, Tricia Blain, who just happened to be hanging around the set watching the filming was selected to serve as a double in those shots that required close-ups of the actress’ hands.”

“At the age of 16, she was offered the title role in Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita (1962) but her parents decided against it because they feared that the film’s steamy subject matter might taint her wholesome image. The part went to Sue Lyon instead. In later years, Mills admitted that she regretted not taking the part.” (I regret her not taking the part!)