Dora Mills Adams (October 24, 1874 – July 31, 1943) was an American
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
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
Myocarditis, also known as inflammatory cardiomyopathy, is an acquired cardiomyopathy due to inflammation of the heart muscle. Symptoms can include shortness of breath, chest pain, decreased ability to exercise, and an irregular heartbeat. The ...
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.
Filmography
References
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1874 births
1943 deaths
People from Brooklyn
American film actresses
20th-century American actresses