{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person | name = Minnie Mills | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|2002}} | birth_place = London, England | occupation = Actress, Model | years_active = 2022–present | known_for = ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' | notable_works = }}
'''Minnie Mills''' (born 2002)<ref name=":0" /> is a British-born American model and actress best known for her role as Shayla in the television series ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'', based on the novel of the same name by Jenny Han.
== Early life == Mills was born in London and currently resides in New York. She attended Columbia University, majoring in Behavioral and Biomedical Neuroscience.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Wonderland |date=2022-07-13 |title=Minnie Mills Offers Insight Into The Life Of A Gen-Z Breakout Talent |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/07/13/minnie-mills-interview/ |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=Wonderland |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Since an early age, Mills has been a strong advocate for the human rights of North Korean citizens and has worked closely with the organization Liberty in North Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2025-04-16 |title=Acting and Activism with Minnie Mills |url=https://www.koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/1987-acting-and-activism-with-minnie-mills |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=www.koreasociety.org |language=en-gb}}</ref>
==Career== In 2021, Mills landed her first role in television, starring in the Amazon Prime Video series ''The Summer I Turned Pretty''.<ref name="Petski">{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='The Summer I Turned Pretty': Seven Cast In Amazon's TV Adaptation Of Jenny Han's YA Novel |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-amazon-tv-adaptation-jenny-hans-ya-novel-sean-kaufman-alfredo-narciso-david-iacono-1234799971/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |publisher=Deadline |date=July 26, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Strout">{{cite news |last1=Strout |first1=Paige |title=The Summer I Turned Pretty's Minnie Mills Shares How The Show Turned Her into a Huge Swiftie |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1341735/the-summer-i-turned-prettys-minnie-mills-shares-how-the-show-turned-her-into-a-huge-swiftie |access-date=19 June 2024 |publisher=E! News |date=August 11, 2024}}</ref><ref name="West">{{cite news |last1=West |first1=Ella |title=Minnie Mills: From majoring in Biomedical Neuroscience to starring in The Summer I Turned Pretty, we get an insight into the life of a Gen-Z breakout talent. |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/07/13/minnie-mills-interview/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |publisher=Wonderland |date=July 13, 2022}}</ref> Mills' character, Shayla, did not appear in the book trilogy upon which the television series was based, and the role was written exclusively for Mills.<ref name="West"/><ref name="Harrington">{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Jessica |title=Minnie Mills Shares How "The Summer I Turned Pretty" Impacted Her Confidence |url=https://www.popsugar.com/beauty/minnie-mills-beauty-interview-49009133 |access-date=19 June 2024 |publisher=PopSugar |date=November 10, 2022}}</ref> The series premiered in 2022.<ref name="Petski1">{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Renewed For Season 2 By Amazon |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-renewed-season-2-am-1235040754/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |publisher=Deadline |date=June 8, 2022}}</ref> In April 2023, Mills announced that she would not be returning to the series for season two.<ref name="Burke">{{cite news |last1=Burke |first1=Sammi |title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Announces Exit Ahead of Season 2 |url=https://parade.com/tv/summer-i-turned-pretty-minnie-mills-exits-season-2 |access-date=19 June 2024 |publisher=Parade |date=April 20, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Prance">{{cite news |last1=Prance |first1=Sam |title=The Summer I Turned Pretty fans are furious that Shayla won't be in season 2 |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/summer-turned-pretty/season-2-shayla-minnie-mills-left-why/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |publisher=UK Capital |date=April 24, 2023}}</ref> Jenny Han, the show creator and author of the book series later stated that Mill's character was written out of the show because the timeline in season two did not allow them to keep all of the characters from season one.<ref name="Baxter-Wright">{{cite news |last1=Baxter-Wright |first1=Dusty |title=The Summer I Turned Pretty: Why isn't Shayla in season 2? |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a44559090/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-why-isnt-shayla-season-2/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |publisher=Cosmopolitan |date=July 17, 2023}}</ref>
In October 2022, Mills was cast as Jen Yung in the Netflix series ''Obliterated''.<ref name="Cordero">{{cite news |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |title='Obliterated': Carl Lumbly, David Costabile, Virginia Madsen & Minnie Mills Among 11 New Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/obliterated-carl-lumbly-david-costabile-virginia-madsen-minnie-mills-cast-1235135906/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |publisher=Deadline |date=October 5, 2022}}</ref> The series was cancelled after one season.
In February 2023, Mills starred in an audio rom-com series titled ''Dump Him!''.<ref name="White">{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Peter |title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Minnie Mills To Lead Meet Cute's Audio Rom-Com 'Dump Him!' |url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/news/summer-turned-pretty-star-minnie-220600826.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHnbzKPmFrpTVA0NVRmMt8EP1FIp4eVHoSOIeTkd17bL26zyCX8z3EMt2UQOEut-uob05wga4LWMubF5fUf8nLbSgCgQFeRD8dgx7U2okSA8M3rUGwh_xYlhOjzyC0pLQw_TsBiJLjqGAxLK9tP1sxwiGcGo1CoQdbDmfubs7T_w |access-date=19 June 2024 |publisher=Yahoo! |date=January 16, 2023}}</ref>
==Filmography== === Television === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role |- | 2022 | ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' | Shayla |- | 2023 | ''Obliterated'' | Jen Yung |} === Film === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role |- | 2025 | ''Wait, Your Car?'' (short) | |- |- | 2026 | ''California Scenario'' | Lexi |- |}
=== Audio === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role |- | 2025 | ''Dump Him!'' | Ruby |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|12634707}}
{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Minnie}}
Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American actresses Category:American actresses of Korean descent