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Catherine Townsend Johnson
Kay Johnson
Acting
Biography
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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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Jivaro
as Umari
Mr. Lucky
as Mrs. Mary Ostrander
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Helena
Hellzapoppin'
as Lena - Lady Looking for Oscar
The Real Glory
as Mrs. Manning
White Banners
as Marcia Ward
Call of the Wild
as Show Girl (uncredited)
Village Tale
as Janet Stevenson
Jalna
as Alayne Whiteoaks
Of Human Bondage
as Norah