Hayley Mills

Hayley Mills is an award winning English actress best known for her role in Disney's ‘Pollyanna.’ Born in Marylebone, London, she is the daughter of the well-known English actor Sir John Mills and his wife Mary Hayley Bell, an actress and writer. She made her film debut at the age of thirteen in the British crime drama 'Tiger Bay' which starred her father in a lead role. Her performance was quite appreciated and it earned her the leading role in the Walt Disney film 'Polyanna'. Her role in the film won her the Academy Juvenile Award. Over the years, she also earned appreciation for her brilliant performances in theatrical plays and became known for her movies, such as 'The Parent Trap', 'Endless Night' and 'Appointment with Death'. Despite being born a Christian, Mills is involved with 'International Society for Krishna Consciousness' (ISKCON), a popular Hindu religious organization that is known worldwide for their spreading of bhakti yoga. Though she is a pescaterian, she promotes vegetarianism and wrote the preface for the book 'The Hare Krishna Book of Vegetarian Cooking'. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 62. She managed to beat it, for which she credits the alternative treatments that she had tried.