Georgia O'Ramey (January 1, 1883 – April 2, 1928)[1] was an American actress in comedies and musical theatre.
[3] She acted, sang and danced regularly in Broadway musicals and comedies through the 1910s, with roles in the shows Lonesome Town (1906-1908), The Chaperon (1908-1909), Seven Days (1909-1910),[4] The Point of View (1912), The Switchboard (1913), A Pair of White Gloves (1913), Dancing Around (1914-1915), Around the Map (1915-1916), Miss Springtime (1916-1917), Leave It to Jane (1917-1918),[5] The Velvet Lady (1919),[6] Daffy Dill (1922),[7] Jack and Jill (1923),[8] and No, No, Nanette (1925-1926).
"[12] During World War I, she and her costar Oscar Shaw posed for photos to promote Liberty Loans.
After weeks of headaches,[15] she died suddenly on April 2, 1928 at a hotel in New Haven, Connecticut, just hours before the opening night of the show Nize Girl, in which she was to star.
[16] Her obituary in the New York Times noted that she was "Distinguished on the American stage for a dozen years as one of the few woman comedians who could successfully sustain a broad burlesque role.