Shirley Mills
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)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Ruth JoadTom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm...
Movie pageShadow of a Doubt
as Shirley (uncredited)Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement...
Movie pageVirginia City
as Crying Young Southern Girl (uncredited)Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million...
Movie pageNone Shall Escape
as Anna OremskaThrough flashbacks, the story of a Nazi war criminal is exposed.
Movie pageMy Six Convicts
as Blonde TillyA psychologist takes on the daunting task of getting into the mind of prisoners. He must gain...
Movie pageChild Bride
as JennieJennie is a twelve-year-old girl living with her parents in extremely rural mountain country....
Movie pageYoung People
as Mary AnnWendy Ballantine's parents decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They...
Movie pageMiss Annie Rooney
as Audrey HollisA poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she...
Movie pageReveille with Beverly
as Laura Jean Oliver (uncredited)Beverly Ross, the switchboard operator at a local radio station, jumps at the chance to be the...
Movie pageNine Girls
as "Tennessee" CollingwoodOne of the members of a sorority is found murdered. Although the police are called in to...
Movie pageIt's a Small World
as Susan Musk at Age 16Harry Musk is one in a million. That means that he's the one out of a million children who is...
Movie pageTop Man
as DancerIn this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his...
Movie pageTrue to Life
as Radio Sister (uncredited)A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he...
Movie pageAn Old-Fashioned Girl
as BelleA music teacher in 1870s Boston works hard to succeed, while her wealthy distant relatives find...
Movie pageThe Family Secret
as uncreditedWhen his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the...
Movie pageThe Under-Pup
as Cecilia LaytonA young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from...
Movie pageMister Big
as 'Jivin' Jacks and Jills' Member (uncredited)Students at the Davis School of the Theatre are assigned "Antigone" as their class play, but...
Movie pageFive Little Peppers in Trouble
as JuneThe last of the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the children having a hard time adjusting...
Movie pageBetty Co-Ed
as Gloria CampbellThe plot gets under way when Joanne, a carnival hootchy-kootchy dancer, is accepted into a...
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