The Parent Trap (film series) The twins were portrayed by Lindsay Lohan. "The Parent Trap" is a film directed by David Swift for Walt Disney Pictures released in 1961. It was based on the book "Das Doppelte Lottchen" written by Erich Kästner. The film stars Hayley Mills who plays the roles of the thirteen-year-old twin girls, Sharon and Susan. Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith play the twins’ parents, Maggie and Mitch. The film is about the two girls who meet at a summer camp as strangers and realize that they are identical twins. They switch places so that each can meet the parent they don't
Hayley Mills to America and made two appearances on "The Love Boat". Always welcomed at Disney, Mills narrated an episode of "The Wonderful World of Disney", sparking renewed interest in her Disney work. In 1985, Mills was originally considered to voice Princess Eilonwy in Disney's 25th animated feature film "The Black Cauldron" but was later replaced by the veteran British voice actress Susan Sheridan. Later, Mills reprised her roles as twins Sharon and Susan for a trio of "Parent Trap" television films: "The Parent Trap II", "Parent Trap III", and "". Mills also starred as the title character in the Disney Channel-produced