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