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

Kitty Beresford

The Divorcee

Mrs. Cheney

White Heat

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

Hannah (uncredited)

Mrs. Parkington

Patty Gordon

Their Mutual Friend

The Duchess of Strood

The Gay Lord Quex

Elaine Travner

The Portrait

Mrs. Carl Heiner

Iron and Steel

Night Maid (uncredited)

Week-End at the Waldorf

Doris Mathers

Shadows of Suspicion

Lady Algy

Lord and Lady Algy

Jane Strong

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

Enid Anstruther

Mr. Barnes of New York

Baroness Olga Amilahvari

The World and Its Woman

Constance Preston

The Price of Fame

Adeline St. Clair

The Devil's Prize

Caroline Desborough

Earthbound

Society Woman

Women Are Trouble

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Fast and Loose

Camerawoman

Within the Law

Mary's Mother

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Partner (uncredited)

A Failure at Fifty

Radio Broadcast Spectator

You, the People

Party Guest (uncredited)

Love Crazy

Patient (uncredited)

Miracle Money

Lunch Room Cashier (uncredited)

Dangerous Partners

Townswoman (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass

Olivia Guion

The Street Called Straight

Welfare Secretary (uncredited)

Blondie Johnson

Matron (uncredited)

Lost Angel

Marguerite Hunt

Human Desire

Mrs. George Bannister, 1st

Trial Marriage

Jane Randolph

Success

Window Shopper (uncredited)

Main Street on the March!

Orphanage Matron (uncredited)

Little White Lie

Chambermaid (uncredited)

The Man on the Rock

Servant (uncredited)

Downstairs

Party Guest (uncredited)

Undercurrent

Mrs. Tyler (Uncredited)

Gold Rush Maisie

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Rio Rita

Dowager (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Townswoman/Churchgoer

Small Town Girl

Mrs. Cavendish

An Officer and a Gentleman

Mrs. Drake

Restless Wives

Mother

Dial 1119

Muriel

The Writing on the Wall

Violet Manning

The Dust of Egypt

Gertrude Carlton

Anselo Lee

Mrs. Powell - the Mother

The Crucible of Fate

Office Worker (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle

Julia Livingston

Virtuous Liars

Beatrice Newness

Hold Your Horses