Katie Johnson
Biography
Katie Johnson was an English actress from Pyecombe who first took to the stage in 1894 and appeared in films from the 1930s to the 1950s. At Bristol's Prince's Theatre she appeared in Little Lord Fauntleroy, and her stage work took in The Rescue Party at London's Comedy Theatre in 1926. In 1933 she played Lady McClean in Escape Me Never at London's Apollo, then repeated the role on Broadway in 1935. She made her screen debut in 1932 at 53, but did not win critical acclaim until 1955, when she was Mrs Louisa Wilberforce in the Ealing comedy The Ladykillers (1955) and was named best British actress by the British Film Academy. She followed it with Aunt Alice in How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957), her final part, and appeared in The Quatermass Experiment (1953), a BBC science fiction serial, and in I See a Dark Stranger (1946) as a spy. She died in 1957.
78years old at death
- Born Pyecombe
- Died Elham
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Bessie Kate Johnson
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 17 years1940 to 1957
Every film, newest first
- 1957How to Murder a Rich UncleIMDb rating 6.9
- 1955The LadykillersIMDb rating 7.6
- 1940GaslightIMDb rating 7.3
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First role
Johnson made her film debut in 1932 at 53, but it was not until 1955 that critics praised her work, when she played Mrs Louisa Wilberforce in the Ealing Studios comedy The Ladykillers at 76.
Beyond film
In 1933 Katie Johnson took the part of Lady McClean in "Escape Me Never" at the Apollo in London, then brought the same role back to Broadway in 1935.
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Worked with
Katie Johnson made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Alexander MackendrickDirector, 1 film, 1955
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Thorold DickinsonDirector, 1 film, 1940
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All films by Nigel Patrick
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