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Naomi Childers
Pottstown, 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 paren…
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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.
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1953
Small Town Girl
Movie Townswoman/Churchgoer
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1950
Dial 1119
Movie Mother
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1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Movie Wife (uncredited)
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1947
The Sea of Grass
Movie Townswoman (uncredited)
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1946
Undercurrent
Movie Party Guest (uncredited)
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1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Movie Dowager (uncredited)
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1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Movie Night Maid (uncredited)
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1945
Dangerous Partners
Movie Lunch Room Cashier (uncredited)
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1945
Little White Lie
Movie Orphanage Matron (uncredited)
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1944
Mrs. Parkington
Movie Hannah (uncredited)
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1943
Lost Angel
Movie Matron (uncredited)
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1942
Rio Rita
Movie Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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1941
Main Street on the March!
Movie Window Shopper (uncredited)
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1941
Love Crazy
Movie Party Guest (uncredited)
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1940
You, the People
Movie Radio Broadcast Spectator
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1940
Gold Rush Maisie
Movie Mrs. Tyler (Uncredited)
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1940
A Failure at Fifty
Movie Partner (uncredited)
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1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Movie Mary's Mother
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1939
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
Movie Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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1939
Within the Law
Movie Camerawoman
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1939
Fast and Loose
Movie Casino Patron (uncredited)
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1938
Too Hot to Handle
Movie Office Worker (uncredited)
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1938
The Man on the Rock
Movie Chambermaid (uncredited)
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1938
Miracle Money
Movie Patient (uncredited)
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1936
Women Are Trouble
Movie Society Woman
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1934
White Heat
Movie Mrs. Cheney
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1933
Blondie Johnson
Movie Welfare Secretary (uncredited)
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1932
Downstairs
Movie Servant (uncredited)
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1929
Trial Marriage
Movie Mrs. George Bannister, 1st
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1924
Virtuous Liars
Movie Julia Livingston
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1924
Restless Wives
Movie Mrs. Drake
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1923
Success
Movie Jane Randolph
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1922
Mr. Barnes of New York
Movie Enid Anstruther
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1921
Hold Your Horses
Movie Beatrice Newness
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1920
Earthbound
Movie Caroline Desborough
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1920
The Street Called Straight
Movie Olivia Guion
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1919
The Gay Lord Quex
Movie The Duchess of Strood
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1919
Human Desire
Movie Marguerite Hunt
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1919
The World and Its Woman
Movie Baroness Olga Amilahvari
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1919
Lord and Lady Algy
Movie Lady Algy
