THE SCOOP

Making her daytime debut as Pamela Douglas on “The Bold and the Beautiful” in 2006, actress Alley Mills is joining the cast of “General Hospital.”

Soap Opera Digest, reporting Mills’ casting in its latest issue on newsstands Friday, notes that she’ll first air later this month and will be playing a mystery character. No additional details were available at press time.

Before joining “B&B,” Mills made a name for herself with roles in such shows as “The Associates,” Making the Grade,” “Hillstreet Blues” and “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.” It was her 1988-1993 role as Norma Arnold in the hit ABC series “The Wonder Years” where she’s best recognized.