Kay Johnson
Biography
Kay Johnson was an American actress of stage and screen who began her career in the theater, making her professional debut in Beggar on Horseback and appearing in R.U.R. in Chicago before taking Broadway roles in plays such as A Free Soul, Crime, and State of the Union. After Cecil B. DeMille saw her in The Silver Cord at a Los Angeles repertory theater, he signed her to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and her film debut came in Dynamite (1929). Her other credits included The Ship from Shanghai and The Spoilers with Gary Cooper. She went on to appear in Madam Satan (1930), American Madness (1932), Of Human Bondage (1934), and Mr. Lucky (1943). She made her last film appearance in Jivaro, a British production released in 1954. She died in 1975.
70years old at death
- Born Mount Vernon
- Died Waterford
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Catherine Townsend Johnson
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 13 years1930 to 1943
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Big break
Kay Johnson was signed to a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract by Cecil B. DeMille after he saw her perform in The Silver Cord at a Los Angeles repertory theater.
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Kay Johnson shares two films with Reginald Owen, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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H.C. PotterDirector, 2 films, 1941 to 1943
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