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Francesca Mills (born 1996 or 1997) is a British actress, most known for playing Cherry Dorrington in the television series Harlots (2019–2020), Earthy Mangold in Worzel Gummidge (2021) and Meldof in released by Netflix. Mills has most recently starred as Millie in ITV comedy series Transaction (2025) written by comedian Jordan Gray.
As of 2021, Mills lives in London, but was brought up in Loggerheads, Staffordshire. Mills learned to dance at the Jill Clewes Dance School in Bradwell, Staffordshire, and first acted in a production of Oliver! at the age of nine. Mills was a student at Madeley High School in Madeley, Staffordshire. She also travelled to London to attend the Urdang Academy in Islington, and was a student at the Academy of Theatre Arts in Worcester.
In August 2021, Mills began filming the Netflix miniseries , set in a time 1,200 years before The Witcher. Mills appears as Meldof, an assassin, in a cast which includes Lenny Henry and Michelle Yeoh. The miniseries aired on Netflix on 25 December 2022.
In 2024, Mills voiced Bethany in series four of the audio play .
In January 2025, Mills made her first appearance in episode 2 of series 28 on the BBC TV forensic crime series Silent Witness as Kit Brookes, a crime analyst.
In June 2025, Mills starred as 'Millie' in brand new ITV comedy series Transaction, written by and co-starring Jordan Gray. Nick Frost, Kayla Meikle and Thomas Gray (no relation) also star.
| 2015 | Laparo | Uncredited role; also creature & droid puppeteer | |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | Elfin Huntress |
| 2015 | Off Their Rockers | Prankster | 2 episodes: "Blue Badge Specials 1 & 2" |
| 2018–2019 | Harlots | Cherry Dorrington | Series 2 & 3; 15 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | Worzel Gummidge | Earthy Mangold | Series 1 & 2; 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical | Thing | Television musical film |
| Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After | Butcher | Television film | |
| 2022 | Pistol | Helen of Troy | Mini-series; 5 episodes |
| Sneakerhead | Jemma | 3 episodes | |
| Meldof | Mini-series; 4 episodes | ||
| 2023 | BBC Comedy Singles: Kirkmoore | Chloe | Television Special |
| Boat Story | Belinda | Mini-series; 1 episode | |
| 2024 | Time Bandits | Detective Katherine | 5 episodes |
| 2025 | Silent Witness | Kit Brookes | Series 28; 9 episodes |
| Transaction | Millie | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | See How They Run | Ida | The Reduced Height Theatre Company, Richmond Theatre |
| 2016 | The Government Inspector | Maria | Ramps on The Moon / Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
| A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer | Ensemble | Complicité / Royal National Theatre | |
| 2017 | Cyrano de Bergerac | (unknown) | Northern Broadsides - UK tour |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Novice / Seamstress | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | |
| 2018 | The Two Noble Kinsmen | Jailer's Daughter | Shakespeare's Globe |
| Pity | (unknown) | Royal Court Theatre | |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Snug | Sheffield Crucible | |
| 2019 | The American Clock | Multiple roles | The Old Vic |
| Malory Towers | Sally Hope | Wise Children - UK tour | |
| 2022 | All of Us | Poppy | Royal National Theatre |
| 2023 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | Shakespeare's Globe |
| The Duchess of Malfi | Duchess | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse / Shakespeare's Globe | |
| 2025 | Hamlet | Ophelia | Royal National Theatre |
| 2016 | Ian Charleson Awards | Maria | The Government Inspector at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre | ||
| 2024 | Ian Charleson Awards | Hermia | A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe |
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