Naomi Childers
Age: 71 | From: Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1892-11-15 10:12:03
Death: 1964-05-09 10:12:03
Aliases: Naomi Weston Childers , The Girl with the Grecian Face
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 38
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
(1939) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Undercurrent
(1946) Party Guest (uncredited)
A Failure at Fifty
(1940) Partner (uncredited)
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
(1917) Jane Strong
Week-End at the Waldorf
(1945) Night Maid (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
(1939) Casino Patron
Dial 1119
(1950) Mother
Mrs. Parkington
(1944) Hannah (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Townswoman/Churchgoer | |
| 1950 | Mother | |
| 1946 | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Dowager (uncredited) | |
| Night Maid (uncredited) | ||
| Orphanage Matron (uncredited) | ||
| 1944 | Hannah (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Matron (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Window Shopper (uncredited) | |
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| 1940 | Radio Broadcast Spectator | |
| Mrs. Tyler (Uncredited) | ||
| Partner (uncredited) | ||
| Mary's Mother | ||
| 1939 | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Camerawoman | ||
| Casino Patron | ||
| 1938 | Chambermaid (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Society Woman | |
| 1934 | Mrs. Cheney | |
| 1933 | Welfare Secretary (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Servant (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Mrs. George Bannister, 1st | |
| 1924 | Mrs. Drake | |
| 1923 | Jane Randolph | |
| 1922 | Enid Anstruther | |
| 1920 | Caroline Desborough | |
| Olivia Guion | ||
| 1919 | The Duchess of Strood | |
| Marguerite Hunt | ||
| Baroness Olga Amilahvari | ||
| Lady Algy | ||
| Doris Mathers | ||
| Kitty Beresford | ||
| 1917 | Jane Strong | |
| 1916 | Constance Preston | |
| Adeline St. Clair | ||
| Muriel | ||
| 1914 | Mrs. Cavendish | |
| Elaine Travner | ||
| Mrs. Carl Heiner | ||
| 1913 | Patty Gordon | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
