Georgia Hale

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Gold Rush (1925) — Georgia
2. The Salvation Hunters (1925) — The Girl
3. Unknown Chaplin (1983) — Self
4. Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush (2003) — Self (archive footage)
5. The Lightning Warrior (1931) — Dianne La Farge
6. The Last Moment (1928) — Second Wife
7. The Rainmaker (1926) — Nell Wendell
8. Man of the Forest (1926) — Nancy Raynor
9. Hills of Peril (1927) — Ellen
10. A Trick of Hearts (1928) — Connie Meade
11. The Great Gatsby (1926) — Myrtle Wilson
12. The Wheel of Destiny (1927)
13. The Floating College (1928) — Frances Bixby
14. Sigrid Holmquist (2010) — Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
15. The Rawhide Kid (1928) — Jessica Silverberg
16. Gypsy of the North (1928) — Alice Culhane
17. A Woman Against the World (1928) — Carol Hill
18. No More Women (1924) — Marjorie