1. Diana Millay primarily worked in television, guest starring in nearly 100 prime time shows, and played continuing roles on two daytime soap operas, Dark Shadows and The Secret Storm.
11 Facts About Diana Millay
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In 1957, Broadway came calling and Diana Millay starred opposite Sam Levene and Ellen Burstyn in Fair Game.
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Diana Millay has appeared in other "live" productions such as Robert Montgomery Presents, Kraft Television Theatre, Studio One, US Steel Hour, Omnibus, Pond's Theatre, The Philco Television Playhouse, Playhouse 90, and many others.
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Diana Millay made three guest appearances on the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr.
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Diana Millay made three television pilots for prospective new television series, Slezak and Son, Boston Terrier, and Las Vegas Beat.
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Diana Millay went on to appear in sixty-two episodes, and became the show's first supernatural character, playing an immortal phoenix-woman who is burned in a fire and reborn to spend another century on Earth.
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Diana Millay appeared in a feature film inspired by the series, MGM's 1971 Night of Dark Shadows opposite David Selby.
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In 1970, Diana Millay was offered a daytime role as "Kitty Styles" on the CBS soap The Secret Storm.
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Diana Millay's run on this show gave her the opportunity to work with former Dark Shadows alumni Robert Costello, who was a producer on both shows, and Joel Crothers who played "Joe Haskell" on Dark Shadows and "Ken Stevens" on The Secret Storm.
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Diana Millay's interests shifted from acting to writing and she published several books, including I'd Rather Eat Than Act, The Power of Halloween, and How to Create Good Luck.
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Diana Millay was married to Broadway producer Geoffrey Jones, but they separated shortly after the birth of their son, Kiley Christopher.