Millie Perkins
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| Millie Perkins | |
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.jpg/200px-Millie_Perkins(DoAF-1959).jpg) Millie Perkins, as Anne Frank in the 1959 film The Diary of Anne Frank |
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| Born | May 12, 1938 Passaic, New Jersey |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Thom Dean Stockwell (1960-1962) |
Millie Perkins (born May 12, 1938 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an American film and television actress.
Born in Passaic, New Jersey[1], Perkins grew up in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, and began her career as a model.[2] However, in 1959 with much fanfare she was selected to appear in her first film, as the title role of The Diary of Anne Frank. She was then signed to appear in the 1961 Elvis Presley film, Wild in the Country, in which she played the girlfriend of Presley's character. For a short time she was one of the bright young stars of Hollywood but left film-making in the latter part of the 1960s, returning only several years later.
On April 15, 1960, she married actor Dean Stockwell. They divorced on July 30, 1962. She later married writer and director Robert Thom, who wrote the script for the popular 1968 movie Wild in the Streets, in which she appeared. Thom died in 1979.
In 1986, Perkins costarred as Sean Penn's mother in the fact-based film At Close Range which starred Christopher Walken. She played the mother of Charlie Sheen's character in the 1987 movie Wall Street. She was also cast as Andy Garcia's mother in The Lost City (2005).
She has worked on a variety of television shows, including seven episodes of Knots Landing (over the period 1983-1990) and four episodes of Any Day Now (from 1998-2002).
Perkins continues to perform both in film and on television. She began appearing on The Young and the Restless in July 2006, but left after less than a month. Her character was recast with another actress.
[edit] Filmography
- The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
- Wild in the Country (1961)
- Dulcinea (1963)
- Ensign Pulver (1964)
- Ride in the Whirlwind (1965)
- The Shooting (1967)
- Wild in the Streets (1968)
- Cockfighter (1974)
- Lady Cocoa (1975)
- The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976)
- The Trouble with Grandpa (1981 TV Movie)
- MacBeth (1981)
- A Gun in the House (1981 TV Movie)
- Love in the Present Tense (1982 TV Movie)
- Table for Five (1983)
- The Haunting Passions (1983 TV Movie)
- License to Kill (1984 TV Movie)
- Anatomy of Illness (1984 TV Movie)
- Shattered Vows (1984 TV Movie)
- A.D. (1985 TV Mini-series)
- The Other Lover (1985 TV Movie)
- Penalty Phase (1986 TV Movie)
- At Close Range (1986)
- God, the Universe & Hot Fudge Sundaes (1986 TV Movie)
- Jake Speed (1986)
- The Thanksgiving Promise (1986 TV Movie)
- Slam Dance (1987)
- Strange Voices (1987 TV Movie)
- Wall Street (1987)
- Broken Angel (1988 TV Movie)
- Two Moon Junction (1988)
- Elvis (1990 Mini-Series)
- Call Me Anna (1990 TV Movie)
- Pistol: The Birth of a Legend (1991)
- Murder of Innocence (1993 TV Movie)
- Necronomicon (1994)
- Midnight Run for Your Life (1994 TV Movie)
- Bodily Harm (1995)
- Harvest of Fire (1996 TV Movie)
- The Chamber (1996)
- The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996 TV Movie)
- A Woman's a Helluva Thing (2001 TV Movie)
- Yesterday's Dream (2005)
- The Lost City (2005)
- Though None Go with Me (2006 TV Movie)
[edit] References
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K. "Anne Frank's Role Settled: Millie Perkins, 18, Winner; Brynner's Schedule Busiest", Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1958. Accessed June 2, 2008. "Diary has its Anne Frank. She is Millie Perkins, magazine cover-girl who was born in Passaic, N.J., 18 years ago and educated in Fairlawn, N.J.
- ^ "New Picture", Time (magazine), March 30, 1959. Accessed March 30, 2008. "His choice was an 18-year-old model from Fair Lawn, N.J. named Millie Perkins."
