Milla Davenport
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)
Known For
Credits
- 1936 · Human Cargo as German
- 1935 · Here Comes Cookie as Mrs. Dingledorp
- 1935 · The Wedding Night as Grandmother
- 1934 · The Defense Rests as Neighbor
- 1932 · Merrily We Go to Hell as Prentice's Housekeeper (uncredited)
- 1929 · The Girl from Woolworth's as Ma Donnelly
- 1928 · The Danger Rider as Housekeeper
- 1927 · Hey! Hey! Cowboy as Aunt Jane
- 1926 · Crossed Signals as Mother Slattery
- 1926 · Crazy Like a Fox as Mother
- 1926 · The Road to Glory as Aunt Selma
- 1925 · Dangerous Innocence as Stewardess
- 1924 · The Red Lily as Madame Poussot
- 1923 · Dulcy as Matty
- 1923 · The Christian as Matron
- 1922 · The Worldly Madonna as Jail Matron
- 1921 · Rip Van Winkle as Gretchen Van Winkle
- 1921 · The Girl from God's Country as Mrs. Kraus
- 1921 · Patsy as Matron
- 1920 · She Couldn't Help It as Matron
- 1920 · You Never Can Tell as Mrs. Jones
- 1920 · The Forbidden Woman as Luisa
- 1920 · Stronger Than Death as Mrs. Smithers
- 1919 · The Brat as The Brat's Aunt
- 1919 · The Solitary Sin as
- 1919 · Daddy-Long-Legs as Mrs. Lippett
- 1919 · The Girl Who Stayed at Home as
- 1918 · Social Briars as Mrs. Brown