Naomi Childers
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 14, 1892
- Died
- May 9, 1964 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Small Town Girl
Movie · as Townswoman/Churchgoer
Dial 1119
Movie · as Mother
The Sea of Grass
Movie · as Townswoman (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Movie · as Wife (uncredited)
Undercurrent
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf
Movie · as Night Maid (uncredited)
Dangerous Partners
Movie · as Lunch Room Cashier (uncredited)
Little White Lie
Movie · as Orphanage Matron (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Movie · as Dowager (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
Movie · as Hannah (uncredited)
Lost Angel
Movie · as Matron (uncredited)
Rio Rita
Movie · as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Love Crazy
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Main Street on the March!
Movie · as Window Shopper (uncredited)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Movie · as Mary's Mother
A Failure at Fifty
Movie · as Partner (uncredited)
You, the People
Movie · as Radio Broadcast Spectator
Gold Rush Maisie
Movie · as Mrs. Tyler (Uncredited)
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
Movie · as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Within the Law
Movie · as Camerawoman
Miracle Money
Movie · as Patient (uncredited)
The Man on the Rock
Movie · as Chambermaid (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
Movie · as Office Worker (uncredited)
Women Are Trouble
Movie · as Society Woman
White Heat
Movie · as Mrs. Cheney
Blondie Johnson
Movie · as Welfare Secretary (uncredited)
Downstairs
Movie · as Servant (uncredited)
Trial Marriage
Movie · as Mrs. George Bannister, 1st
Restless Wives
Movie · as Mrs. Drake
Virtuous Liars
Movie · as Julia Livingston
Success
Movie · as Jane Randolph
Mr. Barnes of New York
Movie · as Enid Anstruther
Hold Your Horses
Movie · as Beatrice Newness
Earthbound
Movie · as Caroline Desborough
The Street Called Straight
Movie · as Olivia Guion
The Divorcee
Movie · as Kitty Beresford
The Gay Lord Quex
Movie · as The Duchess of Strood
Shadows of Suspicion
Movie · as Doris Mathers
Lord and Lady Algy
Movie · as Lady Algy
The World and Its Woman
Movie · as Baroness Olga Amilahvari
Human Desire
Movie · as Marguerite Hunt
After His Own Heart
Movie · as Sally Reeves
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
Movie · as Jane Strong
The Price of Fame
Movie · as Constance Preston
The Devil's Prize
Movie · as Adeline St. Clair
Writing on the Wall
Movie · as Muriel
The Dust of Egypt
Movie · as Violet Manning
Anselo Lee
Movie · as Gertrude Carlton
The Portrait
Movie · as Elaine Travner
Iron and Steel
Movie · as Mrs. Carl Heiner
An Officer and a Gentleman
Movie · as Mrs. Cavendish
The Crucible of Fate
Movie · as Mrs. Powell - the Mother
Their Mutual Friend
Movie · as Patty Gordon