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Donna Mills is celebrating her 82nd birthday today!

Donna Jean Miller was born on December 11, 1940, in Chicago Illinois. She attended Garvy Elementary School and Taft High School. After being double-promoted at Garvey, she graduated from Taft at an early age. From there, she attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. She completed one year of coursework, then left to pursue a dancing career, gaining some early stage experience when she danced in summer stock productions. Her first professional acting role was in a production of Come Blow Your Horn at the Drury Lane Theater in Chicago. She later was cast in a touring production of My Fair Lady, which brought her to New York City.

Today she is best known for her role as Abbey Cunningham on Knots Landing. She is also known for playing Madeline Reeves on General Hospital.

Please help us wish her a happy birthday!

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