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