Milla Davenport
February 3, 1871 (153 years old) in Zรผrich, Switzerland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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)
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- 1936 ยทHuman Cargoas German
- 1935 ยทHere Comes Cookieas Mrs. Dingledorp
- 1935 ยทThe Wedding Nightas Grandmother
- 1934 ยทThe Defense Restsas Neighbor
- 1932 ยทMerrily We Go to Hellas Prentice's Housekeeper (uncredited)
- 1929 ยทThe Girl from Woolworth'sas Ma Donnelly
- 1928 ยทThe Danger Rideras Housekeeper
- 1927 ยทHey! Hey! Cowboyas Aunt Jane
- 1926 ยทCrossed Signalsas Mother Slattery
- 1926 ยทCrazy Like a Foxas Mother
- 1926 ยทThe Road to Gloryas Aunt Selma
- 1925 ยทDangerous Innocenceas Stewardess
- 1924 ยทThe Red Lilyas Madame Poussot
- 1923 ยทDulcyas Matty
- 1923 ยทThe Christianas Matron
- 1922 ยทThe Worldly Madonnaas Jail Matron
- 1921 ยทRip Van Winkleas Gretchen Van Winkle
- 1921 ยทThe Girl from God's Countryas Mrs. Kraus
- 1921 ยทPatsyas Matron
- 1920 ยทShe Couldn't Help Itas Matron
- 1920 ยทYou Never Can Tellas Mrs. Jones
- 1920 ยทThe Forbidden Womanas Luisa
- 1920 ยทStronger Than Deathas Mrs. Smithers
- 1919 ยทThe Bratas The Brat's Aunt
- 1919 ยทThe Solitary Sinas
- 1919 ยทDaddy-Long-Legsas Mrs. Lippett
- 1919 ยทThe Girl Who Stayed at Homeas
- 1918 ยทSocial Briarsas Mrs. Brown