Kay Johnson
Known for Acting · 24 credits
- Born
- 1904-11-29
- Died
- 1975-11-17
- Place of birth
- Mount Vernon, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Catherine Townsend Johnson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catherine Townsend "Kay" Johnson (November 29, 1904 – November 17, 1975) was an American stage and film actress. Johnson was signed to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by Cecil B. DeMille following a performance of The Silver Cord at the Repertory Theater in Los Angeles, California. The play was produced by Simeon Gest of the Figueroa Playhouse. Her film debut came in Dynamite (1929), written by Jeanie Macpherson and featuring Charles Bickford and Conrad Nagel. Production was delayed while Johnson recovered from an appendectomy.
She went on to appear in The Ship from Shanghai (1930), This Mad World (1930), Billy the Kid (1930), The Spoilers (1930) with Gary Cooper and Betty Compson, DeMille's Madam Satan (1930), Passion Flower (1930), Capra's American Madness (1932), Thirteen Women (1932), Of Human Bondage (which starred Leslie Howard and Bette Davis), Jalna (1935) and Mr. Lucky (1943). Johnson was cast opposite Warner Baxter in a screen adaptation of Such Men Are Dangerous by Elinor Glyn. The story was adapted to the screen by Fox Film.
Johnson's final film appearance came in the 1954 British film Jivaro (also known as Lost Treasure of the Amazon).
Known For
Movies (24)
Mr. Lucky
1943
as Mary Ostrander
Call of the Wild
1935
as Show Girl (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Lena - Lady Looking for Oscar
Of Human Bondage
1934
as Norah
The Real Glory
1939
as Mrs. Manning
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Helena
American Madness
1932
as Phyllis Dickson
Madam Satan
1930
as Angela Brooks
Thirteen Women
1932
as Helen Dawson Frye
Village Tale
1935
as Janet Stevenson
Jivaro
1954
as Umari
Dynamite
1929
as Cynthia Crothers
The Spy
1931
as Anna Turin
The Spoilers
1930
as Helen Chester
This Man Is Mine
1934
as Bee McCrae
The Ship from Shanghai
1930
as Dorothy Daley
Their Big Moment
1934
as Eve Farrington
Jalna
1935
as Alayne Whiteoaks
Billy the Kid
1930
as Claire
Passion Flower
1930
as Katherine Pringle Wallace 'Cassy'
White Banners
1938
as Marcia Ward
The Single Sin
1931
as Kate Adams
This Mad World
1930
as Victoria
Eight Girls in a Boat
1934
as Hannah
About Kay Johnson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Catherine Townsend "Kay" Johnson (November 29, 1904 – November 17, 1975) was an American stage and film actress. Johnson was signed to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by Cecil B. DeMille following a performance of The Silver Cord at the Repertory Theater in Los Angeles, California. The play was produced by Simeon Gest of the Figueroa Playhouse. Her film debut came in Dynamite (1929), written by Jeanie Macpherson and featuring Charles Bickford and Conrad Nagel. Production was delayed while Johnson recov… With 24 credits spanning from 1929 to 1954, Kay Johnson has appeared in 24 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kay Johnson Movies
- Mr. Lucky (1943) — as Mary Ostrander
- Call of the Wild (1935) — as Show Girl (uncredited)
- Hellzapoppin' (1941) — as Lena - Lady Looking for Oscar
- Of Human Bondage (1934) — as Norah
- The Real Glory (1939) — as Mrs. Manning
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