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Kay Johnson

Kay Johnson

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 29, 1904
Died Nov 17, 1975 (70)
Birthplace Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 02, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 i ... n 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).

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Jivaro

Jivaro

1954

as Umari

Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

1941

as Lena - Lady Looking for Oscar

The Real Glory

The Real Glory

1939

as Mrs. Manning

White Banners

White Banners

1938

as Marcia Ward

Jalna

Jalna

1935

as Alayne Whiteoaks

Village Tale

Village Tale

1935

as Janet Stevenson

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild

1935

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Eight Girls in a Boat

Eight Girls in a Boat

1934

as Hannah

This Man Is Mine

This Man Is Mine

1934

as Bee McCrae

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1934

as Norah

Their Big Moment

Their Big Moment

1934

as Eve Farrington

American Madness

American Madness

1932

as Phyllis Dickson

Thirteen Women

Thirteen Women

1932

as Helen Dawson Frye

The Spy

The Spy

1931

as Anna Turin

The Single Sin

The Single Sin

1931

as Kate Adams

Madam Satan

Madam Satan

1930

as Angela Brooks

This Mad World

This Mad World

1930

as Victoria

Passion Flower

Passion Flower

1930

as Katherine Pringle Wallace 'Cassy'

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1930

as Helen Chester

The Ship from Shanghai

The Ship from Shanghai

1930

as Dorothy Daley

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

1930

as Claire

Dynamite

Dynamite

1929

as Cynthia Crothers

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