Person Details
Birthday: 1871-02-04 06:42:26
Death: 1936-05-17 06:42:26
Aliases: Millie Davenport , Mrs. Davenport
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Zürich, Switzerland
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Movie Involvements: 14
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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)
Most Famous Work
The Wedding Night
(1935) GrandmotherThe Red Lily
(1924) Madame PoussotThe Defense Rests
(1934) NeighborThe Brat
(1919) The Brat's AuntThe Road to Glory
(1926) Aunt SelmaThe Christian
(1923) MatronThe Worldly Madonna
(1922) Jail MatronThe Forbidden Woman
(1920) LuisaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | German | |
| 1935 | Mrs. Dingledorp | |
| Grandmother | ||
| 1934 | Neighbor | |
| 1932 | Prentice's Housekeeper (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Ma Donnelly | |
| 1928 | Housekeeper | |
| 1927 | Aunt Jane | |
| 1926 | Mother Slattery | |
| Mother | ||
| Aunt Selma | ||
| 1925 | Stewardess | |
| 1924 | Madame Poussot | |
| 1923 | Matty | |
| Matron | ||
| 1922 | Jail Matron | |
| 1921 | Gretchen Van Winkle | |
| Mrs. Kraus | ||
| Matron | ||
| 1920 | Matron | |
| Mrs. Jones | ||
| Luisa | ||
| Mrs. Smithers | ||
| 1919 | The Brat's Aunt | |
| N/A | ||
| Mrs. Lippett | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1918 | Mrs. Brown | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |