Naomi Childers

Known for ActingBorn 1892-11-14Died 1964-05-09Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA

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.Read more

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Trial Marriage

Virtuous Liars

Success

Mr. Barnes of New York

Hold Your Horses

The Crucible of Fate

Restless Wives

The Street Called Straight

The Divorcee

The Gay Lord Quex

An Officer and a Gentleman

Lost Angel

Shadows of Suspicion

After His Own Heart

Little White Lie

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

Women Are Trouble

Dangerous Partners

Gold Rush Maisie

Love Crazy

Earthbound

Lord and Lady Algy

Human Desire

Iron and Steel

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

Their Mutual Friend

Downstairs

Within the Law

The Man on the Rock

The World and Its Woman

Week-End at the Waldorf

You, the People

The Sea of Grass

Rio Rita

Mrs. Parkington

Main Street on the March!

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Miracle Money

Too Hot to Handle

Undercurrent

Fast and Loose

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Blondie Johnson

Small Town Girl

Dial 1119

A Failure at Fifty

White Heat

The Devil's Prize