Kay Johnson

Catherine Townsend Johnson (November 29, 1904 – November 17, 1975) was an American stage and film actress.

Family Johnson’s father was architect Thomas R. Johnson, the architect of several noteworthy buildings in New York City, including the Woolworth Building, the New York Customs House, and many library buildings. When she was a junior, she dropped out of Grew Seminary to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Career

Stage Johnson's professional acting debut was in Beggar on Horseback,

Johnson's Broadway credits included State of the Union (1945), A Free Soul (1928), Crime (1927), No Trespassing (1926), One of the Family (1925), All Dressed Up (1925), The Morning After (1925), Beggar on Horseback (1925), Beggar on Horseback (1924), and Go West, Young Man (1923).

Films Johnson was signed to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by Cecil B. DeMille following a performance of The Silver Cord

On November 17, 1975, Johnson died from a heart attack at her home in Waterford, Connecticut.

Partial filmography

Dynamite (1929) as Cynthia Crothers The Ship from Shanghai (1930) as Dorothy Daley This Mad World (1930) as Victoria The Spoilers (1930) as Helen Chester Madam Satan (1930) as Angela Brooks/Madame Satan Billy the Kid (1930) as Claire Randall Passion Flower (1930) as Katherine Pringle 'Cassy' Wallace The Single Sin (1931) as Kate Adams The Spy (1931) as Anna Turin American Madness (1932) as Mrs. Phyllis Dickson Thirteen Women (1932) as Helen Dawson Frye Eight Girls in a Boat (1934) as Hannah This Man Is Mine (1934) as Bee McCrea Of Human Bondage (1934) as Norah Their Big Moment (1934) as Eve Farrington Village Tale (1935) as Janet Stevenson Jalna (1935) as Alayne Archer Whiteoak White Banners (1938) as Mrs. Marcia Ward The Real Glory (1939) as Mrs. Mable Manning Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) as Helena Blake Mr. Lucky (1943) as Mrs. Mary Ostrander The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) as Jane Clemens (uncredited) Jivaro (1954) as Umari