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Milla Davenport

1871-02-03 – 1936-05-17 (age 65) Zürich, Switzerland
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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

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Patsy

1921

as Matron

In Mizzoura
In Mizzoura

1919

as Mrs. Vernon

Merrily We Go to Hell
Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

as Prentice's Housekeeper (uncredited)

Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox

1926

as Mother

The Red Lily
The Red Lily

1924

as Madame Poussot

The Wedding Night
The Wedding Night

1935

as Grandmother

Why Trust Your Husband?
Why Trust Your Husband?

1921

as Aunt Miranda

The Right of the Strongest
The Right of the Strongest

1924

as Melissa Thaggin

The Defense Rests
The Defense Rests

1934

as Neighbor

The Girl from Woolworth's
The Girl from Woolworth's

1929

as Ma Donnelly

Daddy-Long-Legs
Daddy-Long-Legs

1919

as Mrs. Lippett

Here Comes Cookie
Here Comes Cookie

1935

as Mrs. Flugsnort

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What No Man Knows

1921

as Mother of missing girl (uncredited)

The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory

1926

as Aunt Selma

The Man Who Waited
The Man Who Waited

1922

as Madre Sánchez

Human Cargo
Human Cargo

1936

as German

Leave It to Me
Leave It to Me

1920

as Mrs. Stephen Holmes

In Love with Life
In Love with Life

1934

as Mrs. Gootz

Crossed Signals
Crossed Signals

1926

as Mother Slattery

Dangerous Innocence
Dangerous Innocence

1925

as Stewardess