Carmelita Geraghty
Acting
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.
Movies(59)
Phantom of Santa Fe
Lolita
1936
The Flaming Signal
Molly
1933
Malay Nights
Daisy
1932
Jungle Mystery
Belle Waldron
1932
Escapade
Mildred Warren
1932
The Devil Plays
Rita Kane
1931
Forgotten Women
Helen Turner
1931
Night Life in Reno
Rita Carlton
1931
Graft
Miss Taylor - M.H. Thomas' secretary
1931
The Texas Ranger
Helen Clayton
1931
Daybreak
Party Girl
1931
50 Million Frenchmen
Marcelle Dubrey
1931
Millie
Miss Vall (uncredited)
1931
Fighting Thru
Queenie
1930
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Dolores
1930
Brothers
Paula
1930
Men Without Law
Juanita del Rey
1930
What Men Want
Mabel
1930
After the Fog
Winifred Blake
1929
This Thing Called Love
Alvarez Guerra
1929
The Mississippi Gambler
Suzette Richards
1929
Paris Bound
Noel Farley
1929
A Close Shave
Mrs. George Billings
1929
Don't Get Jealous
Mrs. Warner
1929
Calling Hubby's Bluff
Mrs. Billy Barton
1929
Clunked on the Corner
Necklace Nell
1929
Object: Alimony
Mabel
1928
South Of Panama
Carmelita Laredon
1928
Hubby's Weekend Trip
Charley's 1st Girlfriend
1928
The Bargain Hunt
Shopper
1928
Motorboat Mamas
2nd Cabaret Entertainer
1928
The Campus Carmen
College Girl
1928
His Unlucky Night
Jenny - Homer's Girlfriend
1928
The Slaver
Natalie Rivers
1927
The Small Bachelor
Eulalia
1927
My Best Girl
Liz Johnson
1927
Venus of Venice
Bride
1927
What Every Girl Should Know
Madame Le Fleur
1927
The Last Trail
Nita Carrol
1927
The Canyon of Light
Ellen Bardin
1926
The Great Gatsby
Jordan Baker
1926
Josselyn's Wife
Flo
1926
Smith's Uncle
Carmelita - the Vamp
1926
The Lily
Old Comte's Mistress
1926
My Lady of Whims
Wayne Leigh
1925
The Pleasure Garden
Jill Cheyne
1925
Under the Rouge
Evelyn
1925
Cyclone Cavalier
Rosita Gonzales
1925
The Mysterious Stranger
April Lesage
1925
Passionate Youth
Peggy
1925
Geared to Go
1924
All's Swell on the Ocean
1924
Fight and Win
Waitress in Boarding House
1924
Trouble Brewing
The Girl
1924
Discontented Husbands
Marcia Frazer
1924
Through the Dark
Ethel Grayson
1924
Black Oxen
Anna Goodrich
1923
Jealous Husbands
Carmen Inez
1923
Bag and Baggage
Lola Cooper
1923