Carmelita Geraghty
Known For
Acting
Born
1901-03-21 in Rushville, Indiana, USA
Died
1966-07-07
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.
Most Known For
Malay Nights
as Daisy
Escapade
as Mildred Warren
Passionate Youth
as Peggy
My Best Girl
as Liz Johnson
Brothers
as Paula
The Pleasure Garden
as Jill Cheyne
Millie
as Miss Vall (uncredited)
The Great Gatsby
as Jordan Baker
What Men Want
as Mabel
The Campus Carmen
as College Girl
Daybreak
as Party Girl
Forgotten Women
as Helen Turner
Rogue of the Rio Grande
as Dolores
Men Without Law
as Juanita del Rey
Smith's Uncle
as Carmelita - the Vamp
Graft
as Miss Taylor - M.H. Thomas' secretary
After the Fog
as Winifred Blake
The Devil Plays
as Rita Kane
The Flaming Signal
as Molly
Josselyn's Wife
as Flo