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Key Points Hayley Mills shared a throwback photo from filming Shyamalan's movie "Trap." Mills discussed struggles after child stardom, including lost earnings and personal challenges. She later built a strong acting career and cherishes time with her family and grandsons. Legendary actress Hayley Mills sure knows how to post a throwback photo. The British beauty, 79, who rose to fame in classic children’s films like The Parent Trap and Pollyanna, took to Instagram on Wednesday to post a fun photo from her work on the M. Night Shyamalan film Trap, which came out last year. In the photo, Mills, who played an FBI profiler in the psychological thriller, can be seen surrounded by a SWAT team. “My own personal SWAT team of gorgeous men for M. Night Shyamalan’s @trapthemovie — After we wrapped, I was allowed to keep my FBI jacket and badge, but not the whole SWAT team, unfortunately,” Mills captioned the photo set. Oops! We’re unable to load this content right now. View directly on Instagram 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Mills is Still a Stunner Mills took to Instagram this August to share a sweet carousel of photos highlighting her delightful summer with friends and family. The English rose is just as beautiful as in The Parent Trap. “So good to catch up with an old friend, Susie Penhaligon, looking fantastic in Penzance! Lovely couple of days in Cornwall, @stmichaelsmount and seeing my grandsons, Keshava and Hari xx,” she shared in the caption. Oops! We’re unable to load this content right now. View directly on Instagram Mills Struggled After Her Child Actor Days While things are great for Mills these days, she struggled tremendously in the period following her significant fame as a child actor. “It did seem to kind of slow my development into being an adult,” she shared in a Los Angeles Times article in 2021. “Actors are so much braver today. You look at Daniel Radcliffe from ‘Harry Potter,’ how brave he’s been with his career. He’s really gone out on a limb, and I admire that so much.” She developed bulimia and became a people pleaser, desperately trying to satisfy the adults around her. As she got into her twenties, she found out that much of the money she earned as a child star had disappeared due to a 91% tax rate that was created to bolster England’s finances after the war.
