Biography
In 1922, Georgia won a beauty contest and went to New York to get a job in the theater. Unsuccessful, she left New York for Hollywood where she worked as a bit player in a few movies. Georgia's first break came when she was hired for the film The Salvation Hunters (1925). It was from this picture that Charlie Chaplin hired her to play the Georgia, the dance-hall girl who wins Charlie's heart, in The Gold Rush (1925). With a very successful film, Georgia became an instant celebrity and was signed by Paramount Pictures. Her big film with Paramount was The Great Gatsby (1926) where she played the role of Myrtle Wilson. But her career never went anywhere and her last picture would be the silent film The Last Moment (1928). Deemed unsuitable for talkies, she was one of the first to be released.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Sigrid Holmquist
Character: Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2010
Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2003
Unknown Chaplin
Character: Self
TV • 1983
The Lightning Warrior
Character: Dianne La Farge
MOVIE • 1931
The Floating College
Character: Frances Bixby
MOVIE • 1928
A Trick of Hearts
Character: Connie Meade
MOVIE • 1928
The Last Moment
Character: Second Wife
MOVIE • 1928
The Rawhide Kid
Character: Jessica Silverberg
MOVIE • 1928
The Wheel of Destiny
Character:
MOVIE • 1927
Hills of Peril
Character: Ellen
MOVIE • 1927
Man of the Forest
Character: Nancy Raynor
MOVIE • 1926
The Great Gatsby
Character: Myrtle Wilson
MOVIE • 1926
The Rainmaker
Character: Nell Wendell
MOVIE • 1926
The Gold Rush
Character: Georgia
MOVIE • 1925
The Salvation Hunters
Character: The Girl
MOVIE • 1925
No More Women
Character: Marjorie
MOVIE • 1924