[4][5][6] Goldie was born in Tecumseh, Kansas, to John Colwell and Celia Pearson.
[6][7] The family eventually relocated to Los Angeles, where Goldie began working as an actress around 1911; her first credited role was in Joseph A.
She was employed at Selig as Tom Mix's leading lady in dozens of westerns before heading to David Horsley's Centaur Film Company, where she continued to take on starring roles.
[8][9] After retiring from acting around 1919, she became a magazine editor, heading up a new publication called The Spotlight.
[2][10] She also wrote for The Pomona Bulletin and The Santa Ana Daily News.