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Millie Terriss (16 January 1910—?) was a British-born American child actress. She was the daughter of a noted British actor and screenwriter Tom Terriss.
Millie, also spelled Milly, was born on January 16, 1910, in England, United Kingdom, to Tom Terriss and Mildred Corneille Smith. Her grandfather, William Terriss (1847—1897), was also a well-known British actor. The family migrated to the United States in her early years, where her father worked as an actor, director, and producer.
In 1914, at the age of four, Millie appeared in a minor role in director Herbert Blaché's The Chimes, starring her father, Tom Terriss, and Faye Cusick. She played the daughter of William Fern (played by Clarence Harvey). The following year, she was seen as "Millie Dexter" in The Pursuing Shadow, starring her father and Anna Luther.