- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 29, 1904
- Place of Birth
- Mount Vernon, New York, USA
- Died
- November 17, 1975
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 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…
Filmography
movieJivaro
1954 · Umari
movieMr. Lucky
1943 · Mary Ostrander
movieSon of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942 · Helena
movieHellzapoppin'
1941 · Lena - Lady Looking for Oscar
movieThe Real Glory
1939 · Mrs. Manning
movieWhite Banners
1938 · Marcia Ward
movieCall of the Wild
1935 · Show Girl (uncredited)
movieJalna
1935 · Alayne Whiteoaks
movieVillage Tale
1935 · Janet Stevenson
movieTheir Big Moment
1934 · Eve Farrington
movieOf Human Bondage
1934 · Norah
movieThis Man Is Mine
1934 · Bee McCrae
movieEight Girls in a Boat
1934 · Hannah
movieThirteen Women
1932 · Helen Dawson Frye
movieAmerican Madness
1932 · Phyllis Dickson
movieThe Spy
1931 · Anna Turin
movieThe Single Sin
1931 · Kate Adams
moviePassion Flower
1930 · Katherine Pringle Wallace 'Cassy'
movieBilly the Kid
1930 · Claire
movieMadam Satan
1930 · Angela Brooks
movieThe Spoilers
1930 · Helen Chester
movieThis Mad World
1930 · Victoria
movieThe Ship from Shanghai
1930 · Dorothy Daley
movieDynamite
1929 · Cynthia Crothers