Kay Johnson

Personal Info

Birthday

November 29, 1904

Day of Death

1975-11-17

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Also Known As

Catherine Townsend Johnson

Kay 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.

Known For

Of Human Bondage

Jalna

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Call of the Wild

Hellzapoppin'

Thirteen Women

Mr. Lucky

Jivaro

Filmography

1954
Jivaro
as Umari
1943
Mr. Lucky
as Mrs. Mary Ostrander
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Helena
1941
Hellzapoppin'
as Lena - Lady Looking for Oscar
1939
The Real Glory
as Mrs. Manning
1938
White Banners
as Marcia Ward
1935
Jalna
as Alayne Whiteoaks
Call of the Wild
as Show Girl (uncredited)
Village Tale
as Janet Stevenson
1934
Their Big Moment
as Eve Farrington
Of Human Bondage
as Norah
This Man Is Mine
as Bee McCrae
Eight Girls in a Boat
as Hannah
1932
Thirteen Women
as Helen Dawson Frye
American Madness
as Phyllis Dickson
1931
The Spy
as Anna Turin
The Single Sin
as Kate Adams
1930
Passion Flower
as Katherine Pringle Wallace 'Cassy'
Billy the Kid
as Claire
Madam Satan
as Angela Brooks
The Spoilers
as Helen Chester
This Mad World
as Victoria
The Ship from Shanghai
as Dorothy Daley
1929
Dynamite
as Cynthia Crothers