Acting
Dora Mills Adams
EN cinema · 17 credits
Born
24 October 1874
Died
31 July 1943 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Also known as Dora M. Adams
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dora Mills Adams (October 24, 1874 – July 31, 1943) was an American film actress. She is best known for her appearance in the short film Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde as Mrs. Lanyon. Mills entered the New York film industry near its birth in 1914 and may have been in theatre or vaudeville beforehand. As one of the older and plumper actresses she usually played matriarchal roles. She was married to Lindsey Adams. Mills died of myocarditis on July 31, 1943, at 485 Rugby Road in Kings County in Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 68. She is buried in the Locust Section of Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx.
Known for
Filmography
How've You Bean?
as Mother of the Groom
Mighty Lak' a Rose
as Mrs. Trevor
His Children's Children
as Mrs. Rufus Kayne
A Pasteboard Crown
as Claire Morrell
You Find it Everywhere
as Mrs. Normand
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Mrs Lanyon
Piccadilly Jim
as Mrs. Peter Pett
When Men Betray
as Mrs. Gardner
The Recoil
as Mrs. Somerset
Queen X
as Mrs. Evans
Married in Name Only
as Mrs. Francis
My Lady Incog.
as Mrs. De Veaux
The Summer Girl
as Mrs. Anderson
The Moth and the Flame
as Mrs. Walton