Alley Mills, known for her roles on The Wonder Years, The Bold and the Beautiful and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman was born in Chicago on May 9, 1951.

Mills’ acting career kicked off during college when she landed a role in the 1970 film Diary of a Mad Housewife. She graduated from Yale in 1973 and then honed her acting skills at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.  Her first television role was on a sitcom called The Associates, a short-lived show about a recent law school graduate.

Perhaps her most noteworthy role came as Norma Arnold, the mother of three on the show The Wonder Years. The show depicted a family during the countercultural 1960s dealing with the typical family crises. After its first season on the air, it won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1988.

The Wonder Years eventually ended in 1993 and Mills took a role on the drama Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Jane Seymour. In addition to these roles she has made numerous guest appearances on television series.

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Alley Mills – IMDb