Alley Mills
Allison Mills (born May 9, 1951), also known as Alley Bean, is an American actress, known for her roles on television. She starred as Norma Arnold, in the coming-of-age ABC comedy series, The Wonder Years (1988–1993). In 2006 she began playing the role of Pamela Douglas, the sister of the late Forrester matriarch Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery), on the CBS soap operaThe Bold and the Beautiful. From 2022 to 2024, Mills also portrayed antagonistic Heather Webber on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series.
Alley Mills
Alley Bean
Actress
1965–present
Early life and education[edit]
Mills was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was television executive Ted Mills,[2] and her mother, Joan (née Paterson) Mills Kerr, was an author and editor for American Heritage magazine.[3] Her stepmother was actress Genevieve (Ginette Marguerite Auger), and her stepfather was Chester B. Kerr, a director of Yale University Press. She has one sister, Hilary Mills Loomis, and one brother, Tony Mills. Mills made her television debut as a child performer appearing in The Patti Page Show and later performed in Williamstown Theatre Festival.[3]
Mills received a B.A. magna cum laude in drama and art history from Yale University in 1973 (becoming one of the first female undergraduates)[3] and an M.A. from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Mills was married to author, film, television and stage actor Orson Bean from 1993 until his death in 2020.[16][17]