7.0
7.0
My Best Girl
1927
as Liz Johnson
Carmelita Geraghty
Acting
Born:March 21, 1901
Died:July 7, 1966(aged 65)
Birthplace:Rushville, Indiana, USA
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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.
Filmography (51 movies)
6.3
6.3
50 Million Frenchmen
1931
as Marcelle Dubrey
6.0
6.0
After the Fog
1929
as Winifred Blake
6.0
6.0
Trouble Brewing
1924
as The Girl
5.3
5.3
The Pleasure Garden
1925
as Jill Cheyne
5.0
5.0
The Flaming Signal
1933
as Molly
4.7
4.7
My Lady of Whims
1925
as Wayne Leigh
4.5
4.5
Graft
1931
as Miss Taylor - M.H. Thomas' secretary
4.4
4.4
Paris Bound
1929
as Noel Farley
4.2
4.2
The Devil Plays
1931
as Rita Kane
4.0
4.0
Fighting Thru
1930
as Queenie
4.0
4.0
The Campus Carmen
1928
as College Girl
3.9
3.9
Night Life in Reno
1931
as Rita Carlton
1.0
1.0
What Men Want
1930
as Mabel
Phantom of Santa Fe
1936
as Lolita
The Mississippi Gambler
1929
as Suzette Richards
South Of Panama
1928
as Carmelita Laredon
Cyclone Cavalier
1925
as Rosita Gonzales
Escapade
1932
as Mildred Warren
Venus of Venice
1927
as Bride
The Bargain Hunt
1928
as Shopper
His Unlucky Night
1928
as Jenny - Homer's Girlfriend
What Every Girl Should Know
1927
as Madame Le Fleur
Men Without Law
1930
as Juanita del Rey
Brothers
1930
as Paula
The Texas Ranger
1931
as Helen Clayton
Bag and Baggage
1923
as Lola Cooper
This Thing Called Love
1929
as Alvarez Guerra
A Close Shave
1929
as Mrs. George Billings
The Canyon of Light
1926
as Ellen Bardin
Motorboat Mamas
1928
as 2nd Cabaret Entertainer
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928
as Charley's 1st Girlfriend
Don't Get Jealous
1929
as Mrs. Warner
Jungle Mystery
1932
as Belle Waldron
The Mysterious Stranger
1925
as April Lesage
Passionate Youth
1925
as Peggy
All's Swell on the Ocean
1924
Under the Rouge
1925
as Evelyn
The Lily
1926
as Old Comte's Mistress
Calling Hubby's Bluff
1929
as Mrs. Billy Barton
Josselyn's Wife
1926
as Flo
Rogue of the Rio Grande
1930
as Dolores
Malay Nights
1932
as Daisy
The Great Gatsby
1926
as Jordan Baker
The Small Bachelor
1927
as Eulalia
Geared to Go
1924
Forgotten Women
1931
as Helen Turner
The Last Trail
1927
as Nita Carrol
Smith's Uncle
1926
as Carmelita - the Vamp
Clunked on the Corner
1929
as Necklace Nell
Through the Dark
1924
as Ethel Grayson
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