Dark Shadows - Diana Millay Interview 02.mp4

[@tomsparks6099]

I wanted to see her not be a tragic character, but to reconcile with Roger and reveal the truth about whether Burke Devlin was David's real father. She looked fabulous on screen, and nailed her role.

[@donschmidt1373]

What a great interview. These interviews are as intriguing as the show, if not more sometimes. I love hearing each actor bring their onw life experiences to the show. I love her connection with David Henesy. Being newly pregnant, she was probably being especially maternal towards him.

[@hollyb6885]

I loved the phoenix storyline and how Laura came back in different time periods.

[@FilPol-yu1es]

She's so interesting! Love her insights. And Still Beautiful & Charismatic.💫

[@tapeduk]

Diana Millay really saved Dark Shadows from cancellation--she deserves credit for that

[@11redlions]

Dream on, Barnabas [J. Frid] saved it.

[@daddy2299]

@@11redlions Look at the ratings from then. The Phoenix raised the numbers high enough for at least 26 weeks--according to A.B.C. They went to Dan and told him he had 26 weeks to up the ratings so he introduced Josette's ghost. The ratings went up a bit, Bill Malloy's ghost and the widows made them higher. Laura's appearance took them much higher and the network told Dan that they were high enough for a 52 week run and after that they'd see if the ratings were still good. Then Frid came and the ratings exploded, as we all know and the show lasted almost 4 more years but Laura actually saved it from cancellation and won D.S. 1 of those 3 years.

[@wildforthecats661]

@@daddy2299 Frid saved the series, no question.

[@user-kf8wb2cq4f]

​@@wildforthecats661...Dark Shadows might have been Cancelled BEFORE Jonathan Frid could get hired IF Diana Millay didn't buy the series..time.

[@barnclebill6333]

I was a paper boy(remember them?)in a small north west town, and those papers didn't get delivered until, Dark Shadows was over. Sorry Wenatchee. It was just bad war news anyway.

[@daddy2299]

Amazing actress, awesome lady...

[@PoGirlShines]

That's what I thought when I watched her playing Laura. She really was the character.

[@sharonlynnh.1951]

Actress Diana Millay mysterious LARA Collins character added a chiller effect to DARK SHADOWS as the fiery Phoenix coming to reclaim her son David from her husband Roger. Scary, that portrait of Lara & David surrounded by fiery flames was so haunting. Awesome, legendary Ms. Millay is a great talent and seen her often on PERRY MASON another gem Classic TV Series.

[@thomasromano9321]

That wasn't Lara Parker in the portrait of flames with David Hennessy was Diana Millay.

[@jessewarren7404]

Wow, that was great fun to watch... All of the actors were great on that television show, had to look up Ms.Millay on KZbin and discovered this interview which is a real gem, such quality, such beauty she carries with each glance of those eyes, and with each word that was spoken, enjoyed your personal perspective and all of the personal inside information Diana, thanks! A true fan of yours and the show.

[@onlyme114]

I just finished watching an episode of My three sons that she was in. I've always thought she was such a beautiful woman inside and out.

[@kjamesthomson3045]

Diana Millay was excellent in Dark Shadows and a wonderful part of my very favorite show. The first year is no less fabulous than any of the Dark Shadows sets and then of course the wonderful return of Laura in 1897 segment. In the interview I find the manner in which Diana Millay so identifies with the character of Laura Collins curious, claiming that she didn't even have to act because she "was" Laura Collins. Laura Collins was a frightening, wicked, woman who deceitfully and very frightenly connived to take her earthly children to hell. The character was certainly not designed to uplift the audience into some lofty belief in reincarnation as Millay claims, it was to be an evil archetype in the storyline. I love Dark Shadows for the way that most of the characters were inflicted with human conflict through their various curses; but the Laura Collins character, though a character with very interesting depth was yet one of the more purely comic book evil forces, such as mostly were the Humbert Allen Astredo characters and also the Count Petofi figure. Millay's excellent portrayal of the caring mother was a frightening juxtaposition to the true evil intent of the character.

[@thomasromano9321]

Diana Millay's hero god was Ra the Egyptian Sun God. She was very frightening and evil, but when she came up against Lara Parker as Angelique she got beaten. Angelique emerged the victor in that contest.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

what an interesting and touching story about Joan Bennett and Greer Garson and their kindness to a timid young girl

[@jockboy69]

Great interview! Thanks for uploading this!

[@jamesgomez8085]

Love the interview! We love u Diana!

[@RPenta]

I wonder how the DS writers came upon the idea of the Phoenix-certainly it exists in occult literature but relatively unknown. Because of the popularity of Barnabas even many DS fans forget Laura Collins was the original evil being on the show.

[@evangriner411]

I think it came about when one of the writers decided to take Laura, who was originally supposed to be from Phoenix, Arizona, and made her an actual Phoenix when Dan Curtis decided to take the show in a more supernatural direction.

[@lucysmith8326]

@@evangriner411 You are absolutely correct 👍💯

[@erinstover195]

I really would have loved to have met the cast members, but i was only 15 when the show ended and living out of the country!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

I noticed that her clothes kept getting boxier that first year, but it never occurred to me she was pregnant... I just thought the people at Orbach's had her size wrong 🤣😂🤣

[@Solitaire401]

I rember & it looks like they kind of made her the hero in the New DS movie even though she was a ghost.

[@66collinwood]

Love this interview with Diana!

[@michaelfleming40]

Who played Megan Todd?

[@RPenta]

For that reason only I will check out the movie again-what clips I saw I did not like at all. I think the movie bombed with fans. I surmise Depp and Burton committed the "I am going to do the movie my way and to hell with the fans" fallacy.

[@RPenta]

Does anyone know how to contact Diana Millay: I understand people are looking for her to do some DS work recreating the Phoenix.

[@jasonhurd4379]

Wow. This broad has absolutely no filter. She also seems to be rather unstable. This is the first time I've heard anything negative about Louis Edmonds, for example. I think we need to take Miss Millay's statements with a grain of salt.

[@fxcamera1]

I agree. It really was a nice interview, but the part about Louis wasn't necessary..

[@jasonhurd4379]

@ OK, I get that, but jeez lady, show a little class.

[@tiamia7139]

@@fxcamera1 She does seem "a bit off" and slightly full of herself. When compared to all the other actors on DS, her acting seemed rather mediocre to me. Louis Edmonds, like Jonathan Frid, was a classically trained Shakespearean actor and could act circles around Diana Millay. He and Frid had such amazing stage presence, they didn't even have to say anything. Both phenomenal. Diana? Meh.

[@guygrip9634]

YES PUT DOWN LOUS EDMONDS I CANT BELIEVE HER. LIKE PUTTING DOWN VINCENT PRICE. THEY NEVER TALK ABOUT GRACE HALL ?

[@user-kf8wb2cq4f]

I think Diana Millay is Honest and I appreciate her forwardness. Talented lady!

[@fxcamera1]

Nice interview and such a great actress. But I don't think it really was necessary to talk about Louis in that manner. Many DS actors faced similar challenges. It would be more diplomatic to just point out the good points about someone, and just leave the rest out.

[@tiamia7139]

I tell you who I think was a great actress, the child actress Denise Nickerson. That little girl was an old soul, wise beyond her years. She was so professional and prepared. She rarely, if ever, flubbed a line and often carried a scene with several lines of dialogue. That little girl cried real tears and could emote better than most of the adult actors. I am amazed by her maturity and ease in front of a camera at such a young age. She was a natural. There are a few scenes where she and Jonathan Frid are the only ones in a scene and you can see how impressed he is by her acting. She was absolutely amazing in some scenes. So sad how her parents squandered her earnings and the sad way her life ended. RIP Denise. I hope you found peace. 🌹

[@user-kf8wb2cq4f]

When the actors are sweet..they are accused of being Phony. When they're Honest... they're accused of being Rude.

[@fxcamera1]

@@user-kf8wb2cq4f One can be honest without being rude. One can also be sweet without being phoney.