Personal Info
Katie Johnson
Acting
Biography
Katie Johnson (18 November 1878 in Clayton, Sussex, England - 4 May 1957, Elham, Kent), born Bessie Kate Johnson, was an English actress who appeared on stage from the 1890s and on screen from the 1930s to the 1950s. In 1908 she was married to the actor Frank Goodenough Bayley who predeceased her. She first appeared in a film at age 55, in 1932, but never received critical acclaim for her performances until 1955, when she starred, aged 77, in the Ealing Studios comedy The Ladykillers as Mrs. Louisa Wilberforce. The role earned her a British Film Academy award for best British actress. She died…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
as Alice
The Ladykillers
as Mrs. Wilberforce
The Delavine Affair
as Mrs. Bissett
John and Julie
as Old Lady
The Large Rope
as Grandmother
Three Steps In The Dark
as Mrs Riddle
The Passionate Pilgrim
as Aunt Eugenie
I Believe in You
as Miss Macklin
Lady in the Fog
as Mad Mary - Old Inmate at Murder Scene
Death of an Angel
as Sarah Oddy
