Early on in my career, I'd go into the makeup trailer, and they'd spend an hour doing my makeup, and I would hate it. I'd go into the bathroom, wash it off and start over again, which took an enormous amount of time. So I just started doing it myself.

Filmography. Prior to signing up a contract for Universal Studios in 1972 (much like her future Knots Landing co-stars Joan Van Ark and Kevin Dobson did at the same time) Mills spent much of the 1970s appearing as a guest on television shows such as The Six Million Dollar Man Hawaii Five-O The Love Boat CHiPs The Oregon Trail Quincy M. the UK's Thriller series Police Woman and Fantasy Island as well as several made-for-TV movies.