- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 21, 1901
- Place of Birth
- Rushville, Indiana, USA
- Died
- July 7, 1966
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 …
Filmography
Phantom of Santa Fe
moviePhantom of Santa Fe
1936 · Lolita
movieThe Flaming Signal
1933 · Molly
Malay Nights
movieMalay Nights
1932 · Daisy
movieJungle Mystery
1932 · Belle Waldron
movieEscapade
1932 · Mildred Warren
movieThe Devil Plays
1931 · Rita Kane
movieForgotten Women
1931 · Helen Turner
movieNight Life in Reno
1931 · Rita Carlton
movieGraft
1931 · Miss Taylor - M.H. Thomas' secretary
movieThe Texas Ranger
1931 · Helen Clayton
movieDaybreak
1931 · Party Girl
movie50 Million Frenchmen
1931 · Marcelle Dubrey
movieMillie
1931 · Miss Vall (uncredited)
movieFighting Thru
1930 · Queenie
movieRogue of the Rio Grande
1930 · Dolores
movieBrothers
1930 · Paula
movieMen Without Law
1930 · Juanita del Rey
movieWhat Men Want
1930 · Mabel
movieAfter the Fog
1929 · Winifred Blake
movieThis Thing Called Love
1929 · Alvarez Guerra
movieThe Mississippi Gambler
1929 · Suzette Richards
movieParis Bound
1929 · Noel Farley
A Close Shave
movieA Close Shave
1929 · Mrs. George Billings
Don't Get Jealous
movieDon't Get Jealous
1929 · Mrs. Warner
movieCalling Hubby's Bluff
1929 · Mrs. Billy Barton
movieClunked on the Corner
1929 · Necklace Nell
movieObject: Alimony
1928 · Mabel
movieSouth Of Panama
1928 · Carmelita Laredon
Hubby's Weekend Trip
movieHubby's Weekend Trip
1928 · Charley's 1st Girlfriend
The Bargain Hunt
movieThe Bargain Hunt
1928 · Shopper
movieMotorboat Mamas
1928 · 2nd Cabaret Entertainer
movieThe Campus Carmen
1928 · College Girl
movieHis Unlucky Night
1928 · Jenny - Homer's Girlfriend
The Slaver
movieThe Slaver
1927 · Natalie Rivers
movieThe Small Bachelor
1927 · Eulalia
movieMy Best Girl
1927 · Liz Johnson
movieVenus of Venice
1927 · Bride
movieWhat Every Girl Should Know
1927 · Madame Le Fleur
movieThe Last Trail
1927 · Nita Carrol
movieThe Canyon of Light
1926 · Ellen Bardin
movieThe Great Gatsby
1926 · Jordan Baker
movieJosselyn's Wife
1926 · Flo
movieSmith's Uncle
1926 · Carmelita - the Vamp
movieThe Lily
1926 · Old Comte's Mistress
movieMy Lady of Whims
1925 · Wayne Leigh
movieThe Pleasure Garden
1925 · Jill Cheyne
movieUnder the Rouge
1925 · Evelyn
movieCyclone Cavalier
1925 · Rosita Gonzales
The Mysterious Stranger
movieThe Mysterious Stranger
1925 · April Lesage
Passionate Youth
moviePassionate Youth
1925 · Peggy
Geared to Go
movieGeared to Go
1924
movieAll's Swell on the Ocean
1924
movieFight and Win
1924 · Waitress in Boarding House
movieTrouble Brewing
1924 · The Girl
movieDiscontented Husbands
1924 · Marcia Frazer
movieThrough the Dark
1924 · Ethel Grayson
movieBlack Oxen
1923 · Anna Goodrich
movieJealous Husbands
1923 · Carmen Inez
movieBag and Baggage
1923 · Lola Cooper