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 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: Acting

Born: Mount Vernon, New York, USA, 1904-11-29

Died: 1975-11-17

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1929	Dynamite	Cynthia Crothers	64
2	1930	The Ship from Shanghai	Dorothy Daley	57
3	1930	This Mad World	Victoria	70
4	1930	Madam Satan	Angela Brooks	58
5	1930	The Spoilers	Helen Chester	60
6	1930	Billy the Kid	Claire	43
7	1930	Passion Flower	Katherine Pringle Wallace 'Cassy'	56
8	1931	The Single Sin	Kate Adams	0
9	1931	The Spy	Anna Turin	0
10	1932	American Madness	Phyllis Dickson	70
11	1932	Thirteen Women	Helen Dawson Frye	63
12	1934	Eight Girls in a Boat	Hannah	0
13	1934	This Man Is Mine	Bee McCrae	55
14	1934	Of Human Bondage	Norah	65
15	1934	Their Big Moment	Eve Farrington	45
16	1935	Village Tale	Janet Stevenson	45
17	1935	Call of the Wild	Show Girl (uncredited)	63
18	1935	Jalna	Alayne Whiteoaks	48
19	1938	White Banners	Marcia Ward	58
20	1939	The Real Glory	Mrs. Manning	63
21	1941	Hellzapoppin'	Lena - Lady Looking for Oscar	72
22	1942	Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake	Helena	72
23	1943	Mr. Lucky	Mrs. Mary Ostrander	70
24	1954	Jivaro	Umari	52

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