Acting
Milla Davenport
EN, XX cinema · 35 credits
Born
3 February 1871
Died
17 May 1936 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Zürich, Switzerland
Also known as Millie Davenport · Mrs. 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 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
Human Cargo
as German
Here Comes Cookie
as Mrs. Flugsnort
The Wedding Night
as Grandmother
The Defense Rests
as Neighbor
In Love with Life
as Mrs. Gootz
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Prentice's Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Girl from Woolworth's
as Ma Donnelly
The Danger Rider
as Housekeeper
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
as Aunt Jane
Crazy Like a Fox
as Mother
Crossed Signals
as Mother Slattery
The Road to Glory
as Aunt Selma
Dangerous Innocence
as Stewardess
The Red Lily
as Madame Poussot
The Right of the Strongest
as Melissa Thaggin
Dulcy
as Matty
The Christian
as Matron
The Worldly Madonna
1922
The Worldly Madonna
as Jail Matron
The Man Who Waited
as Madre Sánchez
Patsy
1921
Patsy
as Matron
The Girl from God's Country
as Mrs. Kraus
Rip Van Winkle
as Gretchen Van Winkle
Why Trust Your Husband?
as Aunt Miranda
What No Man Knows
1921
What No Man Knows
as Mother of missing girl (uncredited)
You Never Can Tell
as Mrs. Jones
Stronger Than Death
as Mrs. Smithers
She Couldn't Help It
as Matron
The Forbidden Woman
as Luisa
Leave It to Me
as Mrs. Stephen Holmes
The Brat
as The Brat's Aunt
Daddy-Long-Legs
as Mrs. Lippett
In Mizzoura
as Mrs. Vernon
Social Briars
as Mrs. Brown