Kay Johnson

Known for ActingBorn 1904-11-29Died 1975-11-17Mount Vernon, New York, USA

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).Read more

Movies & web series

Eight Girls in a Boat

The Spy

This Mad World

Hellzapoppin'

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Village Tale

Mr. Lucky

The Single Sin

American Madness

The Ship from Shanghai

Of Human Bondage

The Spoilers

Thirteen Women

Dynamite

The Real Glory

Call of the Wild

White Banners

This Man Is Mine

Madam Satan

Jivaro

Passion Flower

Jalna

Their Big Moment

Billy the Kid