
Naomi Childers
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1892-11-14
Day of Death
1964-05-09 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Naomi Childers
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
Acting
(1953)
Small Town Girl
as Townswoman/Churchgoer
(1950)
Dial 1119
as Mother
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Townswoman (uncredited)
(1946)
Undercurrent
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Night Maid (uncredited)
(1945)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Dowager (uncredited)
(1945)
Dangerous Partners
as Lunch Room Cashier (uncredited)
(1945)
Little White Lie
as Orphanage Matron (uncredited)
(1944)
Mrs. Parkington
as Hannah (uncredited)
(1943)
Lost Angel
as Matron (uncredited)
(1942)
Rio Rita
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
(1941)
Love Crazy
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1941)
Main Street on the March!
as Window Shopper (uncredited)
(1940)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Mary's Mother
(1940)
You, the People
as Radio Broadcast Spectator
(1940)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Mrs. Tyler (Uncredited)
(1940)
A Failure at Fifty
as Partner (uncredited)
(1939)
Fast and Loose
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
(1939)
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1939)
Within the Law
as Camerawoman
(1938)
Miracle Money
as Patient (uncredited)
(1938)
The Man on the Rock
as Chambermaid (uncredited)
(1936)
Women Are Trouble
as Society Woman
(1934)
White Heat
as Mrs. Cheney
(1933)
Blondie Johnson
as Welfare Secretary (uncredited)
(1932)
Downstairs
as Servant (uncredited)
(1929)
Trial Marriage
as Mrs. George Bannister, 1st
(1924)
Restless Wives
as Mrs. Drake
(1923)
Success
as Jane Randolph
(1922)
Mr. Barnes of New York
as Enid Anstruther
(1920)
Earthbound
as Caroline Desborough
(1920)
The Street Called Straight
as Olivia Guion
(1919)
The World and Its Woman
as Baroness Olga Amilahvari
(1919)
Shadows of Suspicion
as Doris Mathers
(1919)
The Divorcee
as Kitty Beresford
(1919)
Lord and Lady Algy
as Lady Algy
(1919)
Human Desire
as Marguerite Hunt
(1919)
The Gay Lord Quex
as The Duchess of Strood
(1917)
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
as Jane Strong
(1916)
The Price of Fame
as Constance Preston
(1916)
Writing on the Wall
as Muriel
(1916)
The Devil's Prize
as Adeline St. Clair
(1915)
The Dust of Egypt
as Violet Manning
(1915)
Anselo Lee
as Gertrude Carlton
(1914)
An Officer and a Gentleman
as Mrs. Cavendish
(1914)
The Portrait
as Elaine Travner
(1914)
The Crucible of Fate
as Mrs. Powell - the Mother
(1914)
Iron and Steel
as Mrs. Carl Heiner
(1913)
Their Mutual Friend
as Patty Gordon