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An English actress of stage, screen and television, sister to Hayley Mills and daughter of Sir John Mills, Juliet first came to notice in films, actually after her sister Hayley started her career. Juliet, however was first plucked into the screen and signing a contract with Warner Brothers and taking small roles in comedies like "Nurse on Wheels" and "Carry on Jack". It wasn't until 1966, when Juliet Mills started getting attention in her role opposite James Stewart in the western film "The Rare Breed". She continued in televison in the seventies as a recurring guest star on "The Love Boat", "Wonder Woman" and "Fantasy Island". She got her first starring televison series "Nanny and The Professor" in 1970 co-starring Richard Long. She hit the screen again in 1974 playing the possessed Jessica Barrett in the Italian horror film "Beyond the Door" for Film Ventures International, but it was pulled from theaters because it resembled "The Exorcist" even though it was becoming a box office hit. She didn't get very many roles after that and continued in televison through the eighties. She did a small part in "Waxwork II: Lost in Time" and then played Juliette Lewis's friendly maid in the 1999 film "The Other Sister" co-starring Diane Keaton and Tom Skerrit. Juliet Mills has recently been in the televison series "Passions" playing Tabitha the witch. She is married to actor Maxwell Caulfield.
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