Maud Milton was born in Gravesend, Kent the daughter of a Merchant Marine sea captain and educated at home.

[2] She was apprenticed to be a dancing-mistress however she made a career turn and was coached for the stage by actor John Ryder.

She made her debut appearance on stage at a theatre called The Royal Aquarium on 15 April 1876.

Other actors of note that she worked with were Wilson Barrett, Helena Modjeska, Frank Benson, John Martin-Harvey, Oscar Asche and H. B. Irving.

[2][3] A seasoned stage veteran, she first appeared in a motion picture in 1913, a short film customary to the times.