Milla Davenport
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1871
- Died
- May 17, 1936
- Birthplace
- Zürich, Switzerland
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).
Filmography
Human Cargo 1936
as German
Here Comes Cookie 1935
as Mrs. Flugsnort
The Wedding Night 1935
as Grandmother
The Defense Rests 1934
as Neighbor
In Love with Life 1934
as Mrs. Gootz
Merrily We Go to Hell 1932
as Prentice's Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Girl from Woolworth's 1929
as Ma Donnelly
The Danger Rider 1928
as Housekeeper
Hey! Hey! Cowboy 1927
as Aunt Jane
Crossed Signals 1926
as Mother Slattery
Crazy Like a Fox 1926
as Mother
The Road to Glory 1926
as Aunt Selma
Dangerous Innocence 1925
as Stewardess
The Red Lily 1924
as Madame Poussot
The Right of the Strongest 1924
as Melissa Thaggin
Dulcy 1923
as Matty
The Christian 1923
as Matron
The Man Who Waited 1922
as Madre Sánchez
- The Worldly Madonna
The Worldly Madonna 1922
as Jail Matron
- What No Man Knows
What No Man Knows 1921
as Mother of missing girl (uncredited)
Rip Van Winkle 1921
as Gretchen Van Winkle
The Girl from God's Country 1921
as Mrs. Kraus
- Patsy
Patsy 1921
as Matron
Why Trust Your Husband? 1921
as Aunt Miranda
She Couldn't Help It 1920
as Matron
You Never Can Tell 1920
as Mrs. Jones
Leave It to Me 1920
as Mrs. Stephen Holmes
The Forbidden Woman 1920
as Luisa
Stronger Than Death 1920
as Mrs. Smithers
In Mizzoura 1919
as Mrs. Vernon
The Brat 1919
as The Brat's Aunt
The Solitary Sin 1919
Actor
Daddy-Long-Legs 1919
as Mrs. Lippett
The Girl Who Stayed at Home 1919
Actor
Social Briars 1918
as Mrs. Brown
Credits from TMDB.