Carmelita Geraghty

Personal Info

Birthday

March 21, 1901

Day of Death

1966-07-07

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

Rushville, Indiana, USA

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).

Known For

50 Million Frenchmen

Men Without Law

Brothers

Escapade

Paris Bound

What Every Girl Should Know

Fighting Thru

The Lily

Filmography

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