Dora Mills Adams
Dora Mills Adams in 1921
Born(1874-10-24)October 24, 1874
DiedJuly 31, 1943(1943-07-31) (aged 68)
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York
OccupationFilm actress
SpouseLindsey Adams
Children1

Dora Mills Adams (October 24, 1874 July 31, 1943) was an American film actress. She is best known for her appearance in the short film Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde as Mrs. Lanyon.

Career

Mills entered the New York film industry near its birth in 1914 and may have been in theatre or vaudeville beforehand. As one of the older and plumper actresses she usually played matriarchal roles.

Mills died of myocarditis on July 31, 1943, at 485 Rugby Road in Kings County in Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 68. She is buried in the Locust Section of Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1915Runaway JuneMrs. Moore
1915The Moth and the FlameMrs. Walton
1916My Lady IncogMrs. De Veaux
1916The Summer GirlMrs. Anderson
1916A Coney Island PrincessAlice's Mother
1917The RecoilMrs. Somerset
1917Queen XMrs. Evans
1917Married in Name OnlyMrs. Francis
1917The Square DeceiverMrs. Pugfeather
1918The Passing of the Third Floor BackMiss De Hooley
1918When Men BetrayMrs. Gardner
1918Ashes of Love
1919Piccadilly JimMrs. Peter Pett
1920Determination
1920Dr Jeykll and Mr HydeMrs. LanyonShort Film
1921You Find It EverywhereMrs. Normand
1922A Pasteboard CrownClaire Morrell
1923Mighty Lak' a RoseMrs. Trevor
1923His Children's ChildrenMrs. Rufus Kayne
1924Flying Fists
1929PlaymatesShort Film
1933How've You Bean?Mother of the GroomShort Film

References

  1. Resting Places - The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d Ed. McFarland. August 19, 2016. p. 8. ISBN 9781476625997.
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