HIS JULIET
Who is Maxwell Caulfield’s wife Juliet Mills and who did the actress play in Grey’s Anatomy?
Plus the young age he married his 'older' bride
HOLLYWOOD star Maxwell Caulfield has bagged several roles as a heartthrob throughout his lengthy acting career.
Beyond the flashlights, the British actor is married to Juliet Mills, but who is she?
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Who is Juliet Mills?
Juliet Maryon Mills is a seasoned actress known for various roles across television, film, and theatre.
But she is probably most known for her VERY famous family.
Her family is deeply entrenched in the arts, with her dad Sir John Mills winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1971 for Ryan's Daughter.
Her mum, Mary Hayley Bell, was a playwright and her younger sister Hayley found fame in the role of Pollyanna in 1960.
Her younger brother Jonathan is a writer and director.
Juliet was born on November 21, 1941, in London, but grew up in the US.
She began her acting journey as a child and earned a Tony Award nomination at just 18 for her role in the stage production Five Finger Exercise.
Her career blossomed throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
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The British-American star's big role came after starring in the sitcom Nanny And The Professor in the 1970s, garnering a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Her main roles came in TV, starring as Tabitha Lenox in Passions from 1999 until 2008, and Grey's Anatomy from 2023-2024.
Hayley Mills plays a loan shark in Channel 5 drama Compulsion
The Hollywood star married three times, third time to actor Maxwell Caulfield.
Are Maxwell Caulfield and Juliet Mills still married?
Maxwell and Juliet got married in 1980, two years before he bagged the leading role in the movie Grease 2.
At the time Maxwell - who was born on November 23, 1959 - was 21 and Juliet was 39.
The couple starred together in an episode of Hotel in 1987.
When asked if it was love at first sight, Juliet told : "I suppose so.
"We were instant friends, immediately attracted.
"I believe in reincarnation and I believe I'd known Maxwell in another life.
"It was like saying, 'Oh hello, there you are.'"
Their age gap is thought to have raised eyebrows at the time.
Age doesn't really matter. If you meet someone that you're really close to, someone that you love, stick with that
Juliet Mills
But Juliet insisted: "Everybody is always interested in the fact that I am married to someone who is a lot younger than I am...
"There are no rules, and that's what I believe, because age doesn't really matter.
"If you meet someone that you're really close to, someone that you love, stick with that."
Dynasty actor Maxwell said their age gap is nothing but a number.
Speaking on UK program Loose Women in 2021, he said: "Funnily enough, she's the one who keeps me young.
"It's like a reverse process going on, it's kind of spooky. It's like 'Slow down, will you?'
"I don't mean in the age department, either!"
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Do Maxwell Caulfield and Juliet Mills have children?
Although the couple have been married for over 40 years they don't have children together.
But Maxwell is stepfather to Melissa and Sean Caulfield.
Sean is Juliet's son from her first marriage to Russell Alquist, Jr.
Melissa is the daughter of Michael Miklenda, Juliet's second husband.
Melissa appeared in films Empire Records, and Smut, as well as starring in TV series Passions along with her mom.
Where do Maxwell Caulfield and Juliet Mills live?
The lovebirds chose to live in the US with Maxwell becoming a citizen in 1991.
They moved to Ojai, California, in 2019, where they have lived ever since.
Juliet said: "We moved to Ojai, an hour and a half's drive outside Los Angeles, to have a bigger garden.
Juliet Mills' famous family
JULIET Mills was born on November 2, 1941.
She is the oldest child of actor John Mills and writer Mary Hayley Bell.
Her father, John, began acting in 1929, and continued making films during World War II despite signing up to the Army in 1939.
After the war he starred as Pip in Great Expectations in 1946, and the title role in Scott of the Antarctic in 1949.
In 1954 he appeared in Hobson's Choice and the following year starred in The Colditz Story.
He appeared in Tiger Bay with daughter Hayley in 1959, which gained her recognition in her own right landing the title role in Pollyanna.
John won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1970 for his portrayal of a village idiot in Ryan's Daughter.
He also had roles in The Big Sleep (1978), The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and Gandhi (1982).
The Oscar winner also played the starring role in TV show Quatermass in 1979.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976.
Mom Mary wrote the novel Whistle Down The Wind, which was adapted into a film starring Hayley.
Born on January 22, 1911, Mary attended RADA and appeared on stage in the West End before her marriage to John in 1941.
Juliet was born the same year, followed by Hayley in 1946 and Jonathan in 1949.
Sir John died on April 23, 2005, aged 97, with wife Mary passing away just eight months later on December 1, aged 94.
After starring in Pollyanna, Juliet's sister Hayley appeared in the original version of Parent Trap in 1961, aged 15.
In 1986 she was cast in The Parent Trap II, reprising the role in the third instalment in 1989.
In 2015, Hayley, Juliet and Maxwell toured Australia in the comedy Legends.
Since 2000, she has mainly appeared in UK TV shows, including Unforgotten and Death In Paradise.
Juliet's other famous family members are:
- Brother Jonathan Mills - producer and writer who produced the 2000 documentary film Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
- Nephew Crispian Mills - singer-songwriter, guitarist, who was part of indie rock band Kula Shaker
- Aunt Annette Mills - starred in UK children's show Muffin The Mule in the 40s and 50s
- Cousin Susie Blake - played Bev Unwin in UK soap Coronation Street from 2003-2015
"We grow fruit and I have a rose garden."
Maxwell is often in the UK, having starred in British soap Emmerdale and touring with Guys And Dolls in 2016.
What role did Juliet Mills play in Grey's Anatomy?
Juliet joined the cast of popular TV soap Grey's Anatomy in 2023.
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She made her debut in March 2023 on the episode Pick Yourself Up, and returned in 2024 in season 20.
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