
Dora Mills Adams
Known For
Acting
Born
1874-10-24 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died
1943-07-31
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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. She was married to Lindsey Adams. 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.
Most Known For

My Lady Incog.
as Mrs. De Veaux

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Mrs Lanyon

The Moth and the Flame
as Mrs. Walton

Piccadilly Jim
as Mrs. Peter Pett

His Children's Children
as Mrs. Rufus Kayne

Ashes of Love

You Find it Everywhere
as Mrs. Normand

How've You Bean?
as Mother of the Groom

Flying Fists

The Recoil
as Mrs. Somerset

Mighty Lak' a Rose
as Mrs. Trevor

Runaway June

Queen X
as Mrs. Evans

The Summer Girl
as Mrs. Anderson

Married in Name Only
as Mrs. Francis

A Pasteboard Crown
as Claire Morrell