Milla Davenport
Acting
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
1936Human Cargo
German
1935Here Comes Cookie
Mrs. Flugsnort
1935The Wedding Night
Grandmother
1934The Defense Rests
Neighbor
1934In Love with Life
Mrs. Gootz
1932Merrily We Go to Hell
Prentice's Housekeeper (uncredited)
1929The Girl from Woolworth's
Ma Donnelly
1928The Danger Rider
Housekeeper
1927Hey! Hey! Cowboy
Aunt Jane
1926Crazy Like a Fox
Mother
1926Crossed Signals
Mother Slattery
1926The Road to Glory
Aunt Selma
1925Dangerous Innocence
Stewardess
1924The Red Lily
Madame Poussot
1923Dulcy
Matty
1923The Christian
Matron
1922The Man Who Waited
Madre Sánchez
1921The Girl from God's Country
Mrs. Kraus
1921Rip Van Winkle
Gretchen Van Winkle
1921Why Trust Your Husband?
Aunt Miranda
1920You Never Can Tell
Mrs. Jones
1920Stronger Than Death
Mrs. Smithers
1920She Couldn't Help It
Matron
1920The Forbidden Woman
Luisa