Kay Johnson
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1904-11-29 (71 years old)
Deathday
1975-11-17
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. Production was delayed while Johnson recovered from an appendectomy. She went on to appear in The Ship from Shanghai (1930), This Mad World ...
Acting
1932
as Phyllis Dickson
1934
as Norah
1943
as Mrs. Mary Ostrander
1930
as Angela Brooks
1932
as Helen Dawson Frye
1954
as Umari
1939
as Mrs. Manning
1935
as Janet Stevenson
1930
as Claire
1929
as Cynthia Crothers
1930
as Katherine Pringle Wallace 'Cassy'
1934
as Bee McCrae
1930
as Dorothy Daley
1938
as Marcia Ward
1935
as Show Girl (uncredited)
1931
as Kate Adams
1930
as Victoria
1942
1934
as Eve Farrington
1935
as Alayne Whiteoaks
1930
as Helen Chester
1934
as Hannah
1941
as Lena - Lady Looking for Oscar
1931
as Anna Turin
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