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Mildred Davis

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
39

Gender
Female

Birthday
February 22, 1901 (125 years old)

Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Mildred Davis

Biography

Mildred Hillary Davis (February 22, 1901 – August 18, 1969) was an American actress who appeared in many of Harold Lloyd's classic silent comedies and eventually married him.

The daughter of Howard Beckett Davis, she was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and educated at the Friends School in Philadelphia. After several years spent studying, she traveled to Los Angeles in the hopes of securing a role in a film. After appearing in several small roles, she caught the attention of Hal Roach, who pointed her out to comedian Lloyd. He was looking for a leading lady to replace Bebe Daniels, and cast Davis in his comedy short From Hand to Mouth in 1919. It would be the first of fifteen films they would star in together.

On February 10, 1923, she married Lloyd. After their marriage, Lloyd announced that Davis would not appear in any more motion pictures. After much persuasion on Davis' part, and much grief, she received Lloyd's consent for her return to the screen in Too Many Crooks, which Lloyd produced through his production company. It was the only acting role she undertook after her marriage.

Known For

Acting

1962Harold Lloyd's World of Comedyas (archive footage)
1927Too Many Crooksas Ceia Mason
1923Condemnedas The Girl
1923Temporary Marriageas Hazel Manners
1923Safety Last!as The Girl
1922Dr. Jackas The Sick-Little-Well-Girl
1922Grandma's Boyas His Girl
1921A Sailor-Made Manas The Girl
1921Never Weakenas The Girl
1921I Doas The Girl
1921Among Those Presentas Miss O'Brien, The Girl
1921Now or Neveras The Girl
1920Number, Please?as The Girl
1920Get Out and Get Underas The Girl
1920High and Dizzyas The Girl
1920An Eastern Westerneras The Girl
1920Haunted Spooksas The Girl
1920Getting His Goatas
1920His Royal Slynessas Princess Florelle
1920Why Go Home?as
1920Red Hot Hottentottsas
1919From Hand to Mouthas The Girl
1919The Floor Belowas
1919Tough Luckas
1919Looking for Troubleas
1919How Dry I Amas
1919It's a Hard Lifeas
1919Order in the Courtas
1919Call for Mr. Cavemanas Adorable
1919Giving the Bride Awayas
1919All at Seaas
1919Start Somethingas
1919All Wrongas Betty Thompson
1918A Weaver of Dreamsas Margery Gordon
1918Bud's Recruitas Edith's Sister
1917Fighting Madas Lily Sawyer
1917What'll We Do with Uncle?as
1917Her Fractured Voiceas
1916Marriage a la Carteas

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