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Katie Johnson(1878-1957)

  • Actress
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Katie Johnson in Tueurs de dames (1955)
British character actress, on stage from 1894. Her many notable theatrical appearances include "Little Lord Fauntleroy" at the Prince's Theatre in Bristol, and, as Lady McClean, in "Escape Me Never" at the Apollo in London (1933) - a part she subsequently took to Broadway two years later. Until well into her seventies, Katie's screen career consisted almost exclusively of smallish parts, until she was cast as sweet, frail Mrs. Wilberforce in the classic Ealing comedy Tueurs de dames (1955). A most quintessentially British role, it finds her in a crumbling boarding house with dodgy plumbing, surrounded by Victorian memorabilia, a parrot named General Gordon, and an assortment of genteel, but pixillated, old friends. Her innocence and moral fortitude ultimately precipitate the downfall of a gang of bank robbers, posing as a string quartet.

This was the defining role of Katie's career and it won her the 1955 BAFTA Award as Best Actress. She had another juicy role, as eavesdropping would-be sleuth Aunt Alice, in Comment tuer un oncle à héritage (1957). Sadly, there was to be no more from this delightful scene stealer, as she passed away shortly after, at the age of 78.
BornNovember 18, 1878
DiedMay 4, 1957(78)
BornNovember 18, 1878
DiedMay 4, 1957(78)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Tueurs de dames (1955)
Tueurs de dames
7.6
  • Louisa Wilberforce
  • 1955
Laburnum Grove (1936)
Laburnum Grove
6.7
  • Mrs. Radfern
  • 1936
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.2
TV Series
  • Martie Craven
  • Aunt Eugenie
  • Harriet Willow
  • Hilda Wyndham
  • Millicent Grey
  • Minnie Phelps
  • Old Mrs. Rumbold
The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
The Quatermass Experiment
7.2
TV Series
  • Miss Wilde

Credits

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Actress



  • La vérité presque nue (1957)
    La vérité presque nue
    6.8
    • Old lady in the audience next to Dennis (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Comment tuer un oncle à héritage (1957)
    Comment tuer un oncle à héritage
    6.9
    • Alice
    • 1957
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Harriet Willow
    • Martie Craven
    • Minnie Phelps ...
    • 1950–1956
  • Tueurs de dames (1955)
    Tueurs de dames
    7.6
    • Louisa Wilberforce
    • 1955
  • Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
    Dixon of Dock Green
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Emmy Judd
    • 1955
  • Le voyageur sans billet (1955)
    Le voyageur sans billet
    6.6
    • Old Lady
    • 1955
  • Out of the Clouds (1955)
    Out of the Clouds
    5.7
    • Passenger (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Honor Blackman, Gordon Jackson, and Peter Reynolds in The Delavine Affair (1955)
    The Delavine Affair
    5.6
    • Mrs. Bissett
    • 1955
  • Casaque arc-en-ciel (1954)
    Casaque arc-en-ciel
    6.4
    • Sports Paper Reader On Train (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Three Steps in the Dark (1953)
    Three Steps in the Dark
    5.5
    • Mrs. Riddle
    • 1953
  • The Large Rope (1953)
    The Large Rope
    6.1
    • Grandmother (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
    The Quatermass Experiment
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Miss Wilde
    • 1953
  • Cesar Romero in Lady in the Fog (1952)
    Lady in the Fog
    5.6
    • Mad Mary - Old Inmate at Murder Scene
    • 1952
  • I Believe in You (1952)
    I Believe in You
    6.8
    • Miss Macklin
    • 1952
  • Death of an Angel (1952)
    Death of an Angel
    5.6
    • Sarah Oddy
    • 1952

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Kate Johnson
  • Height
    • 1.61 m
  • Born
    • November 18, 1878
    • Clayton, West Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 4, 1957
    • Elham, Kent, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Frank Goodenough Bayly1908 - November 28, 1923 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Marigold", at the Kingsway Theatre in London, England, with Angela Baddeley, Deering Wells, Jean Cadell, Beatrice Wilson and Athole Stewart in the cast. Norman Page was the director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

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  • When did Katie Johnson die?
    May 4, 1957
  • How did Katie Johnson die?
    Undisclosed
  • How old was Katie Johnson when she died?
    78 years old
  • Where did Katie Johnson die?
    Elham, Kent, England, UK
  • When was Katie Johnson born?
    November 18, 1878

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