Milla Davenport
Known for Acting · 35 credits
- Born
- 1871-02-03
- Died
- 1936-05-17
- Place of birth
- Zürich, Switzerland
- Also known as
- Millie Davenport · Mrs. Davenport
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
Movies (35)
Human Cargo
1936
as German
Social Briars
1918
as Mrs. Brown
The Wedding Night
1935
as Grandmother
Dulcy
1923
as Matty
The Christian
1923
as Matron
The Defense Rests
1934
as Neighbor
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Prentice's Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Red Lily
1924
as Madame Poussot
Here Comes Cookie
1935
as Mrs. Flugsnort
The Forbidden Woman
1920
as Luisa
Leave It to Me
1920
as Mrs. Stephen Holmes
Stronger Than Death
1920
as Mrs. Smithers
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
1927
as Aunt Jane
Why Trust Your Husband?
1921
as Aunt Miranda
Crossed Signals
1926
as Mother Slattery
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
as Mother
In Love with Life
1934
as Mrs. Gootz
The Worldly Madonna
1922
as Jail Matron
The Brat
1919
as The Brat's Aunt
The Solitary Sin
1919
Patsy
1921
as Matron
Dangerous Innocence
1925
as Stewardess
Rip Van Winkle
1921
as Gretchen Van Winkle
The Man Who Waited
1922
as Madre Sánchez
Daddy-Long-Legs
1919
as Mrs. Lippett
The Girl from Woolworth's
1929
as Ma Donnelly
She Couldn't Help It
1920
as Matron
The Right of the Strongest
1924
as Melissa Thaggin
In Mizzoura
1919
as Mrs. Vernon
The Girl from God's Country
1921
as Mrs. Kraus
You Never Can Tell
1920
as Mrs. Jones
The Danger Rider
1928
as Housekeeper
The Road to Glory
1926
as Aunt Selma
What No Man Knows
1921
as Mother of missing girl (uncredited)
About Milla Davenport
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 sou… With 35 credits spanning from 1918 to 1936, Milla Davenport has appeared in 35 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Milla Davenport Movies
- Human Cargo (1936) — as German
- Social Briars (1918) — as Mrs. Brown
- The Wedding Night (1935) — as Grandmother
- Dulcy (1923) — as Matty
- The Christian (1923) — as Matron
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