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Milla Davenport

3 Feb 1871Born
17 May 1936Died
65Age at death
35Credits

Biography

Milla Davenport was a stage and film actress, born in Zurich, Switzerland. Davenport was educated in Switzerland.

She appeared with her husband actor Harry J. Davenport's (not the more famous Harry Davenport) repertory company for fifteen years. She began her career in motion pictures in the silent film Trapping the Bachelor (1916). She was in Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) with Mary Pickford, The Brat (1919) with Nazimova, Sins of the Fathers (1928) with Emil Jannings, and The Wedding Night (1935). Davenport continued to make movies well into the sound film era. Her last film credits are for roles in The Defense Rests (1934), Here Comes Cookie (1935), and an uncredited part in Human Cargo (1936).

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1936Human CargoFilm: German
  2. 1935Here Comes CookieFilm: Mrs. Flugsnort
  3. 1935The Wedding NightFilm: Grandmother
  4. 1934The Defense RestsFilm: Neighbor
  5. 1934In Love with LifeFilm: Mrs. Gootz
  6. 1932Merrily We Go to HellFilm: Prentice's Housekeeper (uncredited)
  7. 1929The Girl from Woolworth'sFilm: Ma Donnelly
  8. 1928The Danger RiderFilm: Housekeeper
  9. 1927Hey! Hey! CowboyFilm: Aunt Jane
  10. 1926Crossed SignalsFilm: Mother Slattery
  11. 1926Crazy Like a FoxFilm: Mother
  12. 1926The Road to GloryFilm: Aunt Selma
  13. 1925Dangerous InnocenceFilm: Stewardess
  14. 1924The Red LilyFilm: Madame Poussot
  15. 1924The Right of the StrongestFilm: Melissa Thaggin
  16. 1923DulcyFilm: Matty
  17. 1923The ChristianFilm: Matron
  18. 1922The Man Who WaitedFilm: Madre Sánchez
  19. 1922The Worldly MadonnaFilm: Jail Matron
  20. 1921What No Man KnowsFilm: Mother of missing girl (uncredited)
  21. 1921Rip Van WinkleFilm: Gretchen Van Winkle
  22. 1921The Girl from God's CountryFilm: Mrs. Kraus
  23. 1921PatsyFilm: Matron
  24. 1921Why Trust Your Husband?Film: Aunt Miranda
  25. 1920She Couldn't Help ItFilm: Matron
  26. 1920You Never Can TellFilm: Mrs. Jones
  27. 1920Leave It to MeFilm: Mrs. Stephen Holmes
  28. 1920The Forbidden WomanFilm: Luisa
  29. 1920Stronger Than DeathFilm: Mrs. Smithers
  30. 1919In MizzouraFilm: Mrs. Vernon
  31. 1919The BratFilm: The Brat's Aunt
  32. 1919The Solitary SinFilm
  33. 1919Daddy-Long-LegsFilm: Mrs. Lippett
  34. 1919The Girl Who Stayed at HomeFilm
  35. 1918Social BriarsFilm: Mrs. Brown

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