"My Only Ever Nude Scene with Clint Eastwood" in "Play Misty for Me" - Donna Mills
It was her first movie — and the only nude scene of her career. 🎬
In this episode of Still Here Hollywood, Donna Mills sits down with Steve Kmetko to share the extraordinary story of how she landed her role in Play Misty for Me without an audition — and the surprising way Clint Eastwood personally convinced her to film the now-famous romantic montage.
Donna reveals how Eastwood spotted her in unseen Dan August dailies after a tip from Burt Reynolds, how the nude scene wasn’t even in the script, and why she trusted Clint when he promised it would be beautiful, not exploitative. He played her “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” to show his vision — and when she saw the finished scene, she agreed it was pure movie magic.
This is Hollywood history told firsthand — how one of TV’s most beloved actresses made her big-screen debut, worked with Eastwood on his first film as a director, and created a scene that’s still considered one of the most romantic in movie history.