Katie Johnson
Known for Acting · 25 credits
- Born
- 1878-11-18
- Died
- 1957-05-04
- Place of birth
- Clayton, Sussex, England, UK
Biography
Katie Johnson (18 November 1878 in Clayton, Sussex, England - 4 May 1957, Elham, Kent), born Bessie Kate Johnson, was an English actress who appeared on stage from the 1890s and on screen from the 1930s to the 1950s. In 1908 she was married to the actor Frank Goodenough Bayley who predeceased her. She first appeared in a film at age 55, in 1932, but never received critical acclaim for her performances until 1955, when she starred, aged 77, in the Ealing Studios comedy The Ladykillers as Mrs. Louisa Wilberforce. The role earned her a British Film Academy award for best British actress. She died less than two years afterwards having only appeared in a single further film. She also appeared in the BBC science fiction serial The Quatermass Experiment (1953) and played a spy in I See a Dark Stranger (1946).
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Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (24)
The Ladykillers
1955
as Mrs. Wilberforce
The Shop at Sly Corner
1947
as Woman in Shop
Gaslight
1940
as Alice Barlow's Maid
The Large Rope
1953
as Grandmother
Laburnum Grove
1936
as Mrs. Radfern
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957
as Alice
I Believe in You
1952
as Miss Macklin
Three Steps In The Dark
1953
as Mrs Riddle
Farewell Again
1937
as Mother of soldier in hospital
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942
as Train Passenger
The Years Between
1946
as Old Man's Wife
Lady in the Fog
1952
as Mad Mary - Old Inmate at Murder Scene
I See a Dark Stranger
1946
as Old Lady on Train
Tawny Pipit
1944
as Miss Pyman
Freedom Radio
1941
as Granny Schmidt
Death of an Angel
1952
as Sarah Oddy
John and Julie
1955
as Old Lady
Dusty Ermine
1936
as Emily Kent
The Delavine Affair
1955
as Mrs. Bissett
The Passionate Pilgrim
1953
as Aunt Eugenie
Marigold
1938
as Miss Sarita Dunlop
Talk About Jacqueline
1942
as Ethel the Housekeeper
The Dark Stairway
1938
A Glimpse of Paradise
1935
as Mrs Fielding
About Katie Johnson
Katie Johnson (18 November 1878 in Clayton, Sussex, England - 4 May 1957, Elham, Kent), born Bessie Kate Johnson, was an English actress who appeared on stage from the 1890s and on screen from the 1930s to the 1950s. In 1908 she was married to the actor Frank Goodenough Bayley who predeceased her. She first appeared in a film at age 55, in 1932, but never received critical acclaim for her performances until 1955, when she starred, aged 77, in the Ealing Studios comedy The Ladykillers as Mrs. Louisa Wilberforce. The role earned her a British Fi… With 25 credits spanning from 1935 to 1957, Katie Johnson has appeared in 24 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Katie Johnson Movies
- The Ladykillers (1955) — as Mrs. Wilberforce
- The Shop at Sly Corner (1947) — as Woman in Shop
- Gaslight (1940) — as Alice Barlow's Maid
- The Large Rope (1953) — as Grandmother
- Laburnum Grove (1936) — as Mrs. Radfern
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