Naomi Childers
Acting
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.
Movies(54)
Small Town Girl
Townswoman/Churchgoer
1953
Dial 1119
Mother
1950
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Wife (uncredited)
1947
The Sea of Grass
Townswoman (uncredited)
1947
Undercurrent
Party Guest (uncredited)
1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Dowager (uncredited)
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Night Maid (uncredited)
1945
Dangerous Partners
Lunch Room Cashier (uncredited)
1945
Little White Lie
Orphanage Matron (uncredited)
1945
Mrs. Parkington
Hannah (uncredited)
1944
Lost Angel
Matron (uncredited)
1943
Rio Rita
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1942
Main Street on the March!
Window Shopper (uncredited)
1941
Love Crazy
Party Guest (uncredited)
1941
You, the People
Radio Broadcast Spectator
1940
Gold Rush Maisie
Mrs. Tyler (Uncredited)
1940
A Failure at Fifty
Partner (uncredited)
1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Mary's Mother
1940
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1939
Within the Law
Camerawoman
1939
Fast and Loose
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1939
Too Hot to Handle
Office Worker (uncredited)
1938
The Man on the Rock
Chambermaid (uncredited)
1938
Miracle Money
Patient (uncredited)
1938
Women Are Trouble
Society Woman
1936
White Heat
Mrs. Cheney
1934
Blondie Johnson
Welfare Secretary (uncredited)
1933
Downstairs
Servant (uncredited)
1932
Trial Marriage
Mrs. George Bannister, 1st
1929
Virtuous Liars
Julia Livingston
1924
Restless Wives
Mrs. Drake
1924
Success
Jane Randolph
1923
Mr. Barnes of New York
Enid Anstruther
1922
Hold Your Horses
Beatrice Newness
1921
Earthbound
Caroline Desborough
1920
The Street Called Straight
Olivia Guion
1920
The Gay Lord Quex
The Duchess of Strood
1919
Human Desire
Marguerite Hunt
1919
The World and Its Woman
Baroness Olga Amilahvari
1919
Lord and Lady Algy
Lady Algy
1919
After His Own Heart
Sally Reeves
1919
Shadows of Suspicion
Doris Mathers
1919
The Divorcee
Kitty Beresford
1919
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
Jane Strong
1917
The Price of Fame
Constance Preston
1916
The Devil's Prize
Adeline St. Clair
1916
Writing on the Wall
Muriel
1916
Anselo Lee
Gertrude Carlton
1915
The Dust of Egypt
Violet Manning
1915
The Crucible of Fate
Mrs. Powell - the Mother
1914
An Officer and a Gentleman
Mrs. Cavendish
1914
The Portrait
Elaine Travner
1914
Iron and Steel
Mrs. Carl Heiner
1914
Their Mutual Friend
Patty Gordon
1913