Milla Davenport

2/3/1871 – 5/17/1936Zürich, 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 (35 titles)

Human Cargo7.5Movie

Human Cargo

German · 1936

Here Comes Cookie7.2Movie

Here Comes Cookie

Mrs. Flugsnort · 1935

The Wedding Night5.9Movie

The Wedding Night

Grandmother · 1935

The Defense Rests7.1Movie

The Defense Rests

Neighbor · 1934

In Love with Life6.0Movie

In Love with Life

Mrs. Gootz · 1934

Merrily We Go to Hell6.5Movie

Merrily We Go to Hell

Prentice's Housekeeper (uncredited) · 1932

The Girl from Woolworth's9.0Movie

The Girl from Woolworth's

Ma Donnelly · 1929

The Danger Rider7.0Movie

The Danger Rider

Housekeeper · 1928

Hey! Hey! Cowboy9.0Movie

Hey! Hey! Cowboy

Aunt Jane · 1927

Crossed Signals6.5Movie

Crossed Signals

Mother Slattery · 1926

Crazy Like a Fox6.2Movie

Crazy Like a Fox

Mother · 1926

The Road to Glory6.5Movie

The Road to Glory

Aunt Selma · 1926

Dangerous Innocence8.0Movie

Dangerous Innocence

Stewardess · 1925

The Red Lily6.2Movie

The Red Lily

Madame Poussot · 1924

The Right of the Strongest8.0Movie

The Right of the Strongest

Melissa Thaggin · 1924

Dulcy7.0Movie

Dulcy

Matty · 1923

The Christian10.0Movie

The Christian

Matron · 1923

The Man Who Waited10.0Movie

The Man Who Waited

Madre Sánchez · 1922

9.0Movie

The Worldly Madonna

Jail Matron · 1922

7.0Movie

What No Man Knows

Mother of missing girl (uncredited) · 1921

Rip Van Winkle7.5Movie

Rip Van Winkle

Gretchen Van Winkle · 1921

The Girl from God's Country7.0Movie

The Girl from God's Country

Mrs. Kraus · 1921

10.0Movie

Patsy

Matron · 1921

Why Trust Your Husband?8.0Movie

Why Trust Your Husband?

Aunt Miranda · 1921

She Couldn't Help It10.0Movie

She Couldn't Help It

Matron · 1920

You Never Can Tell9.0Movie

You Never Can Tell

Mrs. Jones · 1920

Leave It to Me10.0Movie

Leave It to Me

Mrs. Stephen Holmes · 1920

The Forbidden Woman7.0Movie

The Forbidden Woman

Luisa · 1920

Stronger Than Death7.0Movie

Stronger Than Death

Mrs. Smithers · 1920

In Mizzoura8.0Movie

In Mizzoura

Mrs. Vernon · 1919