Name
Naomi Childers
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1892-11-14
Deathday
1964-05-09 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia
Naomi Childers (November 15, 1892 – May 9, 1964) was an American silent film actress whose career lasted until the mid-20th century.
She was born of English parentage in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Later in life she took pride in being descended from a long line of British ancestors. Her childhood was spent in St. Louis, Missouri where she was educated in the Maryville convent. Childers began acting at the age of three, reciting at a notable function. She played a Chopin number at an adult recital at the age of eight. When she was ten Childers performed the title roles, in both Red Riding Hood and Alice in Wonderland, at the Odeon Theater in St. Louis. In 1912 she played in The Great Name and Madame X. The theatrical presentations featured Henry Kolker and Dorothy Donnelly. On Broadway Childers appeared in Ready Money.
Childers was in movies beginning in 1913. She appeared in The Turn of the Road (1915) and The Writing on the Wall (1916). She was associated with the Vitagraph company for four years. Her most popular role was in Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation. In this film she performed a most modern characterization of Joan of Arc. In 1917 she began working with the Commonwealth Company. Childers possessed a preference for comedy, yet she was in constant demand to play more serious roles. Her character work in motion pictures was a strong asset. In the 1919 Sam Goldwyn film Lord and Lady Algy, Childers was cast in the leading feminine role. She depicted the wife of the young Lord Algy, played by Tom Moore. As a titled Englishwoman she revealed a cold exterior, but retained a warm nature.
When Louis B. Mayer discovered Childers had come into hard times in later years, he granted her a lifetime contract from MGM. She continued to play numerous, often uncredited, roles into the early 1950s. Childers died in Hollywood, California in 1964, age 71. She is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
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- 1919 The Divorcee as Kitty Beresford
- 1934 White Heat as Mrs. Cheney
- 1939 The Story That Couldn't Be Printed as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1944 Mrs. Parkington as Hannah (uncredited)
- 1913 Their Mutual Friend as Patty Gordon
- 1919 The Gay Lord Quex as The Duchess of Strood
- 1914 The Portrait as Elaine Travner
- 1914 Iron and Steel as Mrs. Carl Heiner
- 1945 Week-End at the Waldorf as Night Maid (uncredited)
- 1919 Shadows of Suspicion as Doris Mathers
- 1919 Lord and Lady Algy as Lady Algy
- 1917 Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation as Jane Strong
- 1922 Mr. Barnes of New York as Enid Anstruther
- 1919 The World and Its Woman as Baroness Olga Amilahvari
- 1916 The Price of Fame as Constance Preston
- 1920 Earthbound as Caroline Desborough
- 1916 The Devil's Prize as Adeline St. Clair
- 1936 Women Are Trouble as Society Woman
- 1939 Fast and Loose as Casino Patron (uncredited)
- 1939 Within the Law as Camerawoman
- 1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Mary's Mother
- 1940 A Failure at Fifty as Partner (uncredited)
- 1940 You, the People as Radio Broadcast Spectator
- 1941 Love Crazy as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1938 Miracle Money as Patient (uncredited)
- 1945 Dangerous Partners as Lunch Room Cashier (uncredited)
- 1947 The Sea of Grass as Townswoman (uncredited)
- 1920 The Street Called Straight as Olivia Guion
- 1933 Blondie Johnson as Welfare Secretary (uncredited)
- 1943 Lost Angel as Matron (uncredited)
- 1919 Human Desire as Marguerite Hunt
- 1929 Trial Marriage as Mrs. George Bannister, 1st
- 1923 Success as Jane Randolph
- 1941 Main Street on the March! as Window Shopper (uncredited)
- 1945 Little White Lie as Orphanage Matron (uncredited)
- 1938 The Man on the Rock as Chambermaid (uncredited)
- 1932 Downstairs as Servant (uncredited)
- 1946 Undercurrent as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1940 Gold Rush Maisie as Mrs. Tyler (Uncredited)
- 1942 Rio Rita as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- 1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as Dowager (uncredited)
- 1953 Small Town Girl as Townswoman/Churchgoer
- 1914 An Officer and a Gentleman as Mrs. Cavendish
- 1924 Restless Wives as Mrs. Drake
- 1950 Dial 1119 as Mother
- 1916 Writing on the Wall as Muriel
- 1915 The Dust of Egypt as Violet Manning
- 1915 Anselo Lee as Gertrude Carlton
- 1914 The Crucible of Fate as Mrs. Powell - the Mother
- 1938 Too Hot to Handle as Office Worker (uncredited)
- 1924 Virtuous Liars as Julia Livingston
- 1921 Hold Your Horses as Beatrice Newness
- 1919 After His Own Heart as Sally Reeves
- 1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge as Wife (uncredited)
