Naomi Childers was born on November 15, 1892 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Largely a character actress, she began her career at age 22 in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1914.
From then until 1919, Naomi Childers appeared in nineteen films. Some of the films in question were
Mr. Barnes of New York (1914),
The Dust of Egypt (1915),
Fathers of Men (1916) and
The World and Its Woman (1919). After staying busy for five years, the roles began to vanish. Between 1920 and 1924, she appeared in only 8 films. Most performers worked in 15-17 films a year, sometimes more. In the whole of the "talkie" era, Childers was in 23 films between 1934-1946. Her last appearance on the big screen came in
Ziegfeld Follies (1945) at the age of 54.
On May 9, 1964, she died of undisclosed causes in Hollywood, California, at age 71.
Merry Andrew(1958)as Show Spectator
Jailhouse Rock(1957)as Minor Role
Hot Summer Night(1957)as Townswoman
Arena(1953)as Rodeo Spectator
Small Town Girl(1953)as Townswoman, Churchgoer
Hollywood: Style Center of the World(1940)as Mary's Mother
