Carmelita Geraghty
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carmelita Geraghty (March 21, 1901 – July 7, 1966) was an American film actress and painter. Born in Rushville, Indiana to screenwriter Thomas J. Geraghty, she started her film career as an extra in the early 1920s before being selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1924. She soon became a leading actress, including a co-starring role with Virginia Valli in The Pleasure Garden (1925), the first film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She also played golfer Jordan Baker in the first film version of The Great Gatsby (1926) and starred alongside Clara Bow in My Lady of Whims (1925). When the age of sound dawned, Geraghty's career slowed. Her last role was in the re-released independent Western Phantom of Santa Fe (1936). She became a very accomplished artist about ten years after leaving motion pictures. In the last years of her life, her artwork was put on display at the Weil Gardens in Paris. Geraghty was married to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer writer and producer Carey Wilson from 1934 until his death in 1962. On July 7, 1966, she died of a heart attack at the Lombardy Hotel in Manhattan, aged 65. She is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.
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Movies (50)
Phantom of Santa Fe
as Lolita
1936
The Flaming Signal
as Molly
1933
Malay Nights
as Daisy
1932
Jungle Mystery
as Belle Waldron
1932
Escapade
as Mildred Warren
1932
The Devil Plays
as Rita Kane
1931
Forgotten Women
as Helen Turner
1931
Night Life in Reno
as Rita Carlton
1931
Graft
as Miss Taylor - M.H. Thomas' secretary
1931
The Texas Ranger
as Helen Clayton
1931
Daybreak
as Party Girl
1931
50 Million Frenchmen
as Marcelle Dubrey
1931
Millie
as Miss Vall (uncredited)
1931
Fighting Thru
as Queenie
1930
Rogue of the Rio Grande
as Dolores
1930
Brothers
as Paula
1930
Men Without Law
as Juanita del Rey
1930
What Men Want
as Mabel
1930
After the Fog
as Winifred Blake
1929
This Thing Called Love
as Alvarez Guerra
1929
The Mississippi Gambler
as Suzette Richards
1929
Paris Bound
as Noel Farley
1929
A Close Shave
as Mrs. George Billings
1929
Don't Get Jealous
as Mrs. Warner
1929
Calling Hubby's Bluff
as Mrs. Billy Barton
1929
Clunked on the Corner
as Necklace Nell
1929
South Of Panama
as Carmelita Laredon
1928
Hubby's Weekend Trip
as Charley's 1st Girlfriend
1928
The Bargain Hunt
as Shopper
1928
Motorboat Mamas
as 2nd Cabaret Entertainer
1928
The Campus Carmen
as College Girl
1928
His Unlucky Night
as Jenny - Homer's Girlfriend
1928
The Small Bachelor
as Eulalia
1927
My Best Girl
as Liz Johnson
1927
Venus of Venice
as Bride
1927
What Every Girl Should Know
as Madame Le Fleur
1927
The Last Trail
as Nita Carrol
1927
The Canyon of Light
as Ellen Bardin
1926
The Great Gatsby
as Jordan Baker
1926
Josselyn's Wife
as Flo
1926
Smith's Uncle
as Carmelita - the Vamp
1926
The Lily
as Old Comte's Mistress
1926
My Lady of Whims
as Wayne Leigh
1925
The Pleasure Garden
as Jill Cheyne
1925
Under the Rouge
as Evelyn
1925
Cyclone Cavalier
as Rosita Gonzales
1925
The Mysterious Stranger
as April Lesage
1925
Passionate Youth
as Peggy
1925
Geared to Go
1924
All's Swell on the Ocean
1924