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