Rita Johnson
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1913-08-13
- Died
- 1965-10-31
- Place of birth
- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Rita Ann Johnson
Biography
Rita Ann Johnson (August 13, 1913 – October 31, 1965) was an American actress.
Early in her career, Johnson was busy in radio.
Johnson began acting on Broadway in 1935 and started her film career two years later. She played a murderer in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and a doomed wife in the RKO film noir They Won't Believe Me (1947).
In an incident that was never fully explained, Johnson suffered a head trauma on September 6, 1948 that required brain surgery. Unsubstantiated rumors promulgated by gossip columnists such as Walter Winchell suggested she might have been abused by a boyfriend, but the only explanation she offered was that a large, industrial-grade hair dryer at her apartment had fallen on her. She was in a coma for two weeks and it was reported it took her a year to recover. Her left side was paralyzed temporarily and for a while she couldn't walk. The injury put a virtual halt to her film career. Her screen time in movies after that was limited due to her reduced mobility and powers of concentration. Johnson suffered from alcoholism from the time of her injuries until her death of a brain hemorrhage at age 52.
From Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (38)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Julia Farnsworth
The Big Clock
1948
as Pauline York
The Major and the Minor
1942
as Pamela Hill
They Won't Believe Me
1947
as Greta Ballentine
Edison, the Man
1940
as Mary Stilwell
Susan Slept Here
1954
as Dr. Rawley
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
as Lou Farnsby
Appointment for Love
1941
as Nancy Benson
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Judith 'Judy' Tyrrell
Sleep, My Love
1948
as Barby
Man-Proof
1938
as Florence (dialogue scenes deleted)
The Perfect Marriage
1947
as Mabel Manning
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Mary Blake
Honolulu
1939
as Cecelia Grayson
My Friend Flicka
1943
as Nell McLaughlin
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Bonita Farrow
Congo Maisie
1940
as Kay McWade
Rich Man, Poor Girl
1938
as Sally Harrison
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
as Nelle McLaughlin
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Minna Fenster
All Mine to Give
1957
as Katie Tyler
The Girl Downstairs
1938
as Rosalind Brown
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as Ellen Warfield
Letter of Introduction
1938
as Honey
Smashing the Rackets
1938
as Leticia "Letty" Lane
6,000 Enemies
1939
as Anne Barry
The Affairs of Susan
1945
as Mona Kent
They All Come Out
1939
as Kitty
An Innocent Affair
1948
as Eve Lawrence
The Art Director
1949
as Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Within the Law
1939
as Agnes Lynch
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Barbara Winter
Forty Little Mothers
1940
as Marian Edwards
The Second Face
1950
as Claire Elwood
Michigan Kid
1947
as Sue Dawson
Pardon My Past
1945
as Mary Pemberton
London by Night
1937
as Patricia Herrick
Emergency Hospital
1956
as Head Nurse Norma Mullen
About Rita Johnson
Rita Ann Johnson (August 13, 1913 – October 31, 1965) was an American actress. Early in her career, Johnson was busy in radio. Johnson began acting on Broadway in 1935 and started her film career two years later. She played a murderer in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and a doomed wife in the RKO film noir They Won't Believe Me (1947). In an incident that was never fully explained, Johnson suffered a head trauma on September 6, 1948 that required brain surgery. Unsubstantiated rumors promulgated by gossip columnists such as Walter Winchell sugge… With 39 credits spanning from 1937 to 1957, Rita Johnson has appeared in 38 films and 1 TV show.
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- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) — as Julia Farnsworth
- The Big Clock (1948) — as Pauline York
- The Major and the Minor (1942) — as Pamela Hill
- They Won't Believe Me (1947) — as Greta Ballentine
- Edison, the Man (1940) — as Mary Stilwell
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