Donna Mills played Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner.
She was born on the 11TH of December, 1942.
In the last episode of Knots Landing, Abby moved back into the cul-de-sac, but when the series finished, Donna’s career was just taking off….
Since 1992, when the series was once and truly over, Donna Mills had lots to look forward to in her career, and still does, she’s a very talented actress, she has the beauty and the brains, to make any script come to life.
In her many films she has played them all, abused women, mothers on the run, she has even tackled alcohol issues in one of her own films she directed called “My Name Is Kate”.
Donna Mills is more than just an actress, she has directed and starred in many of her own films. Donna was diagnosed with Arthritis several years ago, and in 2000 she became a spokeswoman for B.E.A.T – which is an awareness group for the medical diagnosis.
Donna has no kids of her own, but she adopted her daughter Chloe in 1995, and to this day she loves being a mum as well as an actress.
As for future projects regarding film and tv heading Donna’s way – who knows, but I’m sure we haven’t seen the last of this wonderful actress. Donna tries to keep her private life private, so she doesn’t appear in papers or magazines much, but she currently sells her own beauty products range, entitled “The Eyes Have It”.
Actress – Filmography
1. Intimate Portrait: Genie Francis (2001) (TV) …. Herself
2. Cursed Part 3 (2000)
3. Intimate Portrait: Michele Lee (1999) (TV) …. Narrator
4. Moonlight Becomes You (1998) (TV) …. Maggie Holloway
5. “Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac” (1997) (mini) TV Series …. Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner
6. Stepford Husbands, The (1996) (TV) …. Jodi Davison
7. Element of Truth, An (1995) (TV) …. Vanessa Graves
8. Dangerous Intentions (1995) …. Beth Williamson
9. My Name Is Kate (1994) (TV) …. Kate
10. Remember (1993) (TV) …. Nicky Wells
… aka Barbara Taylor Bradford’s ‘Remember’ (1993) (TV) (USA: complete title)
11. President’s Child, The (1992) (TV) …. Elizabeth Hemming
12. In My Daughter’s Name (1992) (TV) …. Laura Elias
13. False Arrest (1991) (TV) …. Joyce Lukezic
14. Runaway Father (1991) (TV) …. Pat Bennett
15. World’s Oldest Living Bridesmaid, The (1990) (TV) …. Brenda Morgan
16. Lady Forgets, The (1989) (TV) …. Rebecca Simms/Julie Black
17. Outback Bound (1988) (TV) …. Samantha Hollings
18. Intimate Encounters (1986) (TV) …. Julie Atkins
… aka Encounters in the Night (1986) (TV)
19. Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) …. Rose
… aka Alice Through the Looking Glass (1985) (TV) (video title)
20. He’s Not Your Son (1984) (TV) …. Kathy Saunders
21. Bare Essence (1982) (TV) …. Barbara Fisher
22. Waikiki (1980) (TV) …. Cassie
23. “Knots Landing” (1979) TV Series …. Abby Cunningham Ewing Sumner (1980-1989)
24. Hanging by a Thread (1979) (TV) …. Ellen Craig
25. Doctors’ Private Lives (1978) (TV) …. Dr. Beth Demery
26. Superdome (1978) (TV) …. Lainie
27. Bunco (1977) (TV) …. Frankie
28. Hunted Lady, The (1977) (TV) …. Susan Reilly
29. Curse of the Black Widow (1977) (TV) …. Leigh Lockwood
… aka Love Trap (1977/II) (TV) (USA: reissue title)
30. Fire! (1977) (TV) …. Harriett Malone
31. Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976) (TV) …. Laureen
32. Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby (1976) (TV) …. Ellen
… aka Rosemary’s Baby II (1976) (TV)
33. Murph the Surf (1975) …. Ginny Eaton
… aka Live a Little, Steal a Lot (1975) (USA: reissue title)
… aka You Can’t Steal Love (1975) (USA: reissue title)
34. Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (1975) (TV) …. Claudia
… aka Beyond This Place There Be Dragons (1975) (TV) (USA)
35. Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975) (TV) …. Susan Winters
36. Killer with Two Faces (1975) (TV)
… aka Thriller: Killer with Two Faces (1975) (TV) (UK: series title)
37. Live Again, Die Again (1974) (TV) …. Caroline Carmichael
38. One Deadly Owner (1974) (TV) …. Helen Cook
… aka Thriller: One Deadly Owner (1974) (TV) (UK: series title)
39. Someone at the Top of the Stairs (1973) (TV) …. Chrissie (1)
… aka Thriller: Someone at the Top of the Stairs (1973) (TV) (UK: series title)
40. Bait, The (1973) (TV) …. Tracy Fleming
41. Night of Terror (1972) (TV) …. Linda Daniel
42. Rolling Man (1972) (TV) …. Bebe Lotter
43. Haunts of the Very Rich (1972) (TV) …. Laurie
44. Play Misty for Me (1971) …. Tobie Williams
45. “Good Life, The” (1971) TV Series …. Jane Miller
46. Incident, The (1967) …. Alice Keenan
47. “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” (1967) TV Series …. Laura Donnelly Elliott #1 (1967-1970)(original cast)
48. “Secret Storm, The” (1954) TV Series …. Rocket (1966)
Producer – Filmography
1. My Name Is Kate (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
2. In My Daughter’s Name (1992) (TV) (executive producer)
3. Runaway Father (1991) (TV) (executive producer)
4. World’s Oldest Living Bridesmaid, The (1990) (TV) (executive producer)
Notable TV guest appearances
1. “Rude Awakening” (1998) playing “Linda” in episode: “Star 80 Proof” (episode # 2.20) 3/4/2000
2. “Twice In a Lifetime” (1999) playing “Linda Mackenzie” in episode: “What She Did For Love” (episode # 1.12) 11/24/1999
3. “Melrose Place” (1992) playing “Sherry Doucette” in episode: “Escape From L.A.” (episode # 5.15) 1/13/1997
4. “Melrose Place” (1992) playing “Sherry Doucette” in episode: “Accidental Doctor, The” (episode # 5.14) 1/6/1997
5. “Melrose Place” (1992) playing “Sherry Doucette” in episode: “Crazy Love” (episode # 5.13) 12/16/1996
6. “Melrose Place” (1992) playing “Sherry Doucette” in episode: “Quest for Mother” (episode # 5.12) 12/9/1996
7. “High Society” (1995) playing “Jacelyn Seymore Winters/Lucinda” in episode: “We Ought to be in Pictures” (episode # 1.8) 12/18/1995
8. “Dream On” (1990) playing “Ashlyn” in episode: “Martin Tupper in ‘Magnum Farce’” (episode # 4.18) 2/16/1994
9. “John Larroquette Show, The” (1993) playing “Carol” in episode: “John and Carol” (episode # 1.20) 2/8/1994
10. “John Larroquette Show, The” (1993) playing “Carol” in episode: “Amends” (episode # 1.10) 11/23/1993
11. “CHiPs” (1977) playing “Herself”(uncredited) in episode: “Great 5k Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (Part 2), The” (episode # 4.6) 12/7/1980
12. “Young Maverick” (1979) in episode: “Dead Man’s Hand: Part 2” (episode # 1.5) 1/2/1980
13. “Young Maverick” (1979) in episode: “Dead Man’s Hand: Part 1” (episode # 1.4) 12/26/1979
14. “Fantasy Island” (1978) in episode: “Chain Gang/The Boss, The” 10/20/1979
15. “Love Boat, The” (1977) playing “Beautiful Young Woman” in episode: “Marooned (Part Two)” (episode # 2.27) 9/16/1978
16. “Love Boat, The” (1977) playing “Beautiful Young Woman” in episode: “Marooned (Part One)” (episode # 2.26) 9/16/1978
17. “Love Boat, The” (1977) playing “Lila Barton” in episode: “Lonely At The Top/Divorce Me, Please/Silent Night” (episode # 1.11) 12/10/1977
18. “Oregon Trail, The” (1977) in episode: “Scarlet Ribbon, The” (episode # 1.6) 11/30/1977
19. “Quincy” (1976) in episode: “Star is Dead, A” (episode # 1.3) 11/28/1976
20. “City of Angels” (1976) in episode: “Parting Shot, The” (episode # 1.4) 2/24/1976
21. “S.W.A.T.” (1975) in episode: “Running Man, The: Part 2” (episode # 2.17) 1/31/1976
22. “S.W.A.T.” (1975) in episode: “Running Man, The: Part 1” (episode # 2.16) 1/24/1976
23. “Barnaby Jones” (1973) in episode: “Portrait of Evil” (episode # 4.14) 12/18/1975
24. “Medical Story” (1975) in episode: “Us Against the World, Parts I and II” (episode # 1.10) 12/4/1975
25. “Cannon” (1971) playing “Lena Michaels” in episode: “Victim, The” (episode # 5.5) 10/8/1975
26. “Hawaii Five-O” (1968) playing “Marcia Bissell” in episode: “Murder – Eyes Only” (episode # 8.169) 9/12/1975
27. “Police Story” (1973) in episode: “Officer Needs Help” (episode # 3.1) 9/9/1975
28. “Medical Center” (1969) in episode: “If Mine Eye Offends Me” (episode # 6.20) 2/24/1975
29. “Six Million Dollar Man, The” (1974) playing “Liza Leitman” in episode: “Cross-Country Kidnap, The” 1/10/1975
30. “Police Story” (1973) in episode: “Explosion” (episode # 2.10) 12/3/1974
31. “McMillan and Wife” (1971) in episode: “Buried Alive” 11/10/1974
32. “Marcus Welby, M.D.” (1969) in episode: “Fevered Angel, A” (episode # 6.7) 10/22/1974
33. “Love, American Style” (1969) 11/23/1973
34. “Gunsmoke” (1955) playing “Paula Sanderson” in episode: “Game of Death…An Act of Love, A: Part Two” (episode # 19.9) 11/12/1973
35. “Gunsmoke” (1955) playing “Paula Sanderson” in episode: “Game of Death…An Act of Love, A: Part One” (episode # 19.8) 11/5/1973
36. “Banyon” (1972) in episode: “Time Lapse” (episode # 1.15) 1/12/1973
37. “F.B.I., The” (1965) in episode: “Break-Up, The” (episode # 7.182) 1/16/1972
38. “F.B.I., The” (1965) in episode: “Hitchhiker, The” (episode # 6.162) 2/28/1971
39. “Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law” (1971)
40. “Lancer” (1968) in episode: “Lion and the Lamb, The” 1/13/1970
41. “Bold Ones: The New Doctors, The” (1969) in episode: “Very Strange, A”
42. “Insight” (1960) in episode: “Mr. and Mrs. Bliss”
43. “Police Woman” (1974/I) in episode: “Mother Love” 2/1924
44. “Dan August” (1970) in episode: “In the Eyes of God” 10/1921
45. “Rookies, The” (1972) in episode: “S.W.A.T.” 2/1917
