Donna Mills reacted to going viral, at 85, last month for clapping back at an internet troll who .
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Donna Mills Claps Back at Troll, Goes Viral!
Donna Mills reacted to going viral, at 85, last month for clapping back at an internet troll who accused her of 'wearing too much make-up' for her age.It all we...
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It all went down on April 5 when the Daytime winner donned a traditional old lady costume and responded: 'Did you want me to look like this?'
'Sorry not sorry,' Mills said.
'I like the way I look. This is my style, and style doesn't have an expiration date. Does it?'
The We're Knot Done Yet podcaster's Instagram skit got 124,000 likes and happy comments from celebrities like , Star Jones, Elizabeth Berkley, , Laura Benanti and Finola Hughes.
'I was just grateful that people were hearing, because I really feel like I have something to say to women,' Mills said Tuesday on the Tamron Hall Show of the impact.
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Donna Mills reacted to going viral, at 85, last month for clapping back at an internet troll who accused her of 'wearing too much make-up' for her age (pictured Tuesday)
'It's not just about me. It's about women in general and the way women feel about themselves, right?'
The Chicago-born grandmother continued: 'It's a new age now. It's a new time. We're living longer. We can be healthier. So, this isn't like the end. You don't hit 70 or 75 or 80 and it's over.'
It all went down on April 5 when the Daytime Emmy winner donned a traditional old lady costume and responded: 'Did you want me to look like this?'
'Sorry not sorry,' Mills said. 'I like the way I look. This is my style, and style doesn't have an expiration date. Does it?'
The We're Knot Done Yet podcaster's Instagram skit got 124,000 likes and happy comments from celebrities like Viola Davis, Star Jones, Elizabeth Berkley, Jennifer Aydin, Laura Benanti and Finola Hughes
'I was just grateful that people were hearing, because I've really feel like I have something to say to women,' Mills said Tuesday on Tamron Hall Show of the impact. 'It's not just about me. It's about women in general and the way women feel about themselves, right?'
The Chicago-born grandmother continued: 'It's a new age now. It's a new time. We're living longer. We can be healthier. So, this isn't like the end. You don't hit 70 or 75 or 80 and it's over'
Mills said she feels good when she knows she looks good, but then admitted: 'When I look in the mirror, I see everything that's wrong...Well, I fix it!'
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Mills will next portray Dr. Karen Carden in Terrance Tykeem's psychological thriller Abused - coming out this summer - about six survivors of abuse being re-traumatized by a madman
The Mandeville Vineyards co-founder previously appeared in feature films like Ava DuVernay's biopic Origin (2023), Jordan Peele's alien flick Nope (2022), David O. Russell's biopic Joy (2015) and Clint Eastwood's psychological thriller Play Misty for Me (pictured in 1971)
Mills is best known for playing the villainous Abby Cunningham on CBS' Dallas spin-off soap Knots Landing from 1980-1993 (pictured in 1982), as well as the 1997 miniseries Back to the Cul-de-Sac
Last year, the former soap star guest starred as Olivia in an episode of ABC's Doctor Odyssey titled 'Sophisticated Ladies Week.'
Mills previously appeared in feature films like Ava DuVernay's biopic Origin (2023), Jordan Peele's alien flick Nope (2022), David O. Russell's biopic Joy (2015) and Clint Eastwood's psychological thriller Play Misty for Me (1971).
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The eighties bombshell is best known for playing the villainous Abby Cunningham on CBS' Dallas spin-off soap Knots Landing from 1980-1993, as well as the 1997 miniseries Back to the Cul-de-Sac.
Mills' other soap opera credits include ABC's General Hospital (2014-2022) and CBS' Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1967-1973).
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