Milla Davenport

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Milla Davenport

Acting February 3, 1871

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 th…

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Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

6.4 1932 Movie
The Wedding Night

The Wedding Night

5.9 1935 Movie
Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs

6.7 1919 Movie
Crazy Like a Fox

Crazy Like a Fox

6.2 1926 Movie
The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests

7.1 1934 Movie
The Red Lily

The Red Lily

6.2 1924 Movie
The Girl Who Stayed at Home

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

4.8 1919 Movie
Here Comes Cookie

Here Comes Cookie

7.2 1935 Movie
The Right of the Strongest

The Right of the Strongest

8.0 1924 Movie
Why Trust Your Husband?

Why Trust Your Husband?

8.0 1921 Movie
In Love with Life

In Love with Life

5.7 1934 Movie
In Mizzoura

In Mizzoura

8.0 1919 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1936
    Human Cargo

    Movie German

  2. 1935
    Here Comes Cookie

    Movie Mrs. Flugsnort

  3. 1935
    The Wedding Night

    Movie Grandmother

  4. 1934
    The Defense Rests

    Movie Neighbor

  5. 1934
    In Love with Life

    Movie Mrs. Gootz

  6. 1932
    Merrily We Go to Hell

    Movie Prentice's Housekeeper (uncredited)

  7. 1929
    The Girl from Woolworth's

    Movie Ma Donnelly

  8. 1928
    The Danger Rider

    Movie Housekeeper

  9. 1927
    Hey! Hey! Cowboy

    Movie Aunt Jane

  10. 1926
    Crossed Signals

    Movie Mother Slattery

  11. 1926
    Crazy Like a Fox

    Movie Mother

  12. 1926
    The Road to Glory

    Movie Aunt Selma

  13. 1925
    Dangerous Innocence

    Movie Stewardess

  14. 1924
    The Red Lily

    Movie Madame Poussot

  15. 1924
    The Right of the Strongest

    Movie Melissa Thaggin

  16. 1923
    Dulcy

    Movie Matty

More credits
  1. 1923
    The Christian

    Movie Matron

  2. 1922
    The Man Who Waited

    Movie Madre Sánchez

  3. 1922
    The Worldly Madonna

    Movie Jail Matron

  4. 1921
    What No Man Knows

    Movie Mother of missing girl (uncredited)

  5. 1921
    Rip Van Winkle

    Movie Gretchen Van Winkle

  6. 1921
    The Girl from God's Country

    Movie Mrs. Kraus

  7. 1921
    Patsy

    Movie Matron

  8. 1921
    Why Trust Your Husband?

    Movie Aunt Miranda

  9. 1920
    She Couldn't Help It

    Movie Matron

  10. 1920
    You Never Can Tell

    Movie Mrs. Jones

  11. 1920
    Leave It to Me

    Movie Mrs. Stephen Holmes

  12. 1920
    The Forbidden Woman

    Movie Luisa

  13. 1920
    Stronger Than Death

    Movie Mrs. Smithers

  14. 1919
    In Mizzoura

    Movie Mrs. Vernon

  15. 1919
    The Brat

    Movie The Brat's Aunt

  16. 1919
    The Solitary Sin

    Movie

  17. 1919
    Daddy-Long-Legs

    Movie Mrs. Lippett

  18. 1919
    The Girl Who Stayed at Home

    Movie

  19. 1918
    Social Briars

    Movie Mrs. Brown