Mildred Davis
Actor
- Born
- February 22, 1901 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 18, 1969 (age 68)
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.
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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
Safety Last!
March 12, 1923
Never Weaken
October 22, 1921
Grandma's Boy
September 3, 1922
An Eastern Westerner
May 2, 1920
Haunted Spooks
March 14, 1920
High and Dizzy
July 11, 1920
Dr. Jack
November 26, 1922
From Hand to Mouth
December 28, 1919
Number, Please?
December 26, 1920
I Do
September 11, 1921
Now or Never
March 27, 1921
His Royal Slyness
February 8, 1920
Acting39
- 1962Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy as (archive footage)
- 1927Too Many Crooks as Ceia Mason
- 1923Condemned as The Girl
- 1923Temporary Marriage as Hazel Manners
- 1923Safety Last! as The Girl
- 1922Dr. Jack as The Sick-Little-Well-Girl
- 1922Grandma's Boy as His Girl
- 1921A Sailor-Made Man as The Girl
- 1921Never Weaken as The Girl
- 1921I Do as The Girl