Donna Mills, 85, says she earned substantial income on OnlyFans after decades on prime-time TV

Donna Mills, the actress known for her long run on the prime-time soap opera “Knots Landing,” said she made what she described as “mind boggling” money through OnlyFans, a subscription platform that allows creators to sell content directly to subscribers. Mills, 85, made the comments in an interview reported by Page Six on Aug. 29, 2026, describing her experience after joining the platform and tying the income to a business model based on fan subscriptions rather than traditional entertainment deals.

Mills said the income figures were significant and referenced high monthly earnings. She did not identify a specific timeframe for the peak numbers in the Page Six report, but she characterized the sums as extraordinarily large relative to what she said she expected, framing the experience as a surprise given her established television career that began decades earlier.

In the report, Mills’ public comments also pointed to why she moved into the platform. She described OnlyFans as a way to connect with audiences directly while allowing creators to manage what they offer and when. The article links her decision to the reality that audience demand can persist long after the end of a long-running TV series, and that online subscription services can turn that demand into measurable recurring revenue.

Page Six noted that Mills starred on “Knots Landing” for nine years. The report positions her OnlyFans remarks as a continuation of her public visibility, extending a career defined by mainstream television into a creator economy platform that relies on individual posts and subscriber access. Her remarks also highlight the increasingly common practice of veteran entertainers supplementing income through platforms outside traditional networks and studios.

The report also described Mills as a long-standing culture figure whose comments are likely to attract attention from both fans and critics of digital monetization. OnlyFans has been the subject of intense public debate for years regarding content moderation, platform rules, and how advertising, payment processing, and age verification affect creators and audiences. In Mills’ case, the Page Six article focuses on her personal experience with income rather than on platform policy or regulatory matters.

Mills’ comments come as more mainstream performers have experimented with direct-to-fan monetization across subscription and social media services. Even so, OnlyFans remains distinctive because it is built around creators selling subscriber access to content, rather than relying on ad revenue or traditional licensing deals. Her statements add a new data point to how audiences and celebrities view the platform’s earning potential.

It was not clear from the Page Six report what proportion of Mills’ total income the platform represented or what specific content categories were associated with the figures she described. The article also did not provide documentation such as earnings statements or subscriber counts. For readers trying to assess the practical takeaways, the most concrete information in the report is Mills’ claim about the scale of income she says she saw after using the platform.

A follow-up issue for audiences and the industry is how such celebrity remarks may influence expectations among other creators. Mills’ account, as described in the Page Six report, frames OnlyFans as potentially lucrative, while the lack of detailed financial breakdowns underscores that results may vary widely based on creator demand, audience size, posting cadence, and platform engagement metrics. As with other creator-economy earnings claims, the public impact will likely depend on how specific or verifiable other creators’ experiences are over time.