Rita Ann Johnson (August 13, 1913 – October 31, 1965) was an American actress.
Rita Ann Johnson (August 13, 1913 – October 31, 1965) was an American actress.
Early in her career, Johnson was busy in radio.
Johnson began acting on Broadway in 1935 and started her film career two years later. She played a murderer in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and a doomed wife in the RKO film noir They Won't Believe Me (1947).
In an incident that was never fully explained, Johnson suffered a head trauma on September 6, 1948 that required brain surgery. Unsubstantiated rumors promulgated by gossip columnists such as Walter Winchell suggested she might have been abused by a boyfriend, but the only explanation she offered was that a large, industrial-grade hair dryer at her apartment had fallen on her. She was in a coma for two weeks and it was reported it took her a year to recover. Her left side was paralyzed temporarily and for a while she couldn't walk. The injury put a virtual halt to her film career. Her screen time in movies after that was limited due to her reduced mobility and powers of concentration. Johnson suffered from alcoholism from the time of her injuries until her death of a brain hemorrhage at age 52.
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Filmography (Movies)
All Mine to Give
Character:Katie Tyler
Release Date:13/11/1957
Emergency Hospital
Character:Head Nurse Norma Mullen
Release Date:02/11/1956
Susan Slept Here
Character:Dr. Rawley
Release Date:28/07/1954
The Second Face
Character:Claire Elwood
Release Date:01/12/1950
The Art Director
Character:Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:12/11/1949
Family Honeymoon
Character:Minna Fenster
Release Date:06/12/1948
An Innocent Affair
Character:Eve Lawrence
Release Date:15/10/1948
The Big Clock
Character:Pauline York
Release Date:18/03/1948
Sleep, My Love
Character:Barby
Release Date:18/02/1948
Michigan Kid
Character:Sue Dawson
Release Date:11/08/1947
They Won't Believe Me
Character:Greta Ballentine
Release Date:16/07/1947
The Perfect Marriage
Character:Mabel Manning
Release Date:24/01/1947
Pardon My Past
Character:Mary Pemberton
Release Date:24/12/1945
The Affairs of Susan
Character:Mona Kent
Release Date:08/07/1945
The Naughty Nineties
Character:Bonita Farrow
Release Date:20/06/1945
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Character:Nelle McLaughlin
Release Date:15/03/1945
My Friend Flicka
Character:Nell McLaughlin
Release Date:26/05/1943
The Major and the Minor
Character:Pamela Hill
Release Date:16/09/1942
Appointment for Love
Character:Nancy Benson
Release Date:31/10/1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Character:Julia Farnsworth
Release Date:07/08/1941
The Golden Fleecing
Character:Mary Blake
Release Date:16/08/1940
Edison, the Man
Character:Mary Stilwell
Release Date:10/05/1940
Forty Little Mothers
Character:Marian Edwards
Release Date:26/04/1940
Congo Maisie
Character:Kay McWade
Release Date:19/01/1940
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Character:Lou Farnsby
Release Date:13/12/1939
They All Come Out
Character:Kitty
Release Date:04/08/1939
Stronger Than Desire
Character:Barbara Winter
Release Date:30/06/1939
6,000 Enemies
Character:Anne Barry
Release Date:09/06/1939
Broadway Serenade
Character:Judith 'Judy' Tyrrell
Release Date:07/04/1939
Within the Law
Character:Agnes Lynch
Release Date:17/03/1939
Honolulu
Character:Cecelia Grayson
Release Date:03/02/1939
The Girl Downstairs
Character:Rosalind Brown
Release Date:23/12/1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Character:Sally Harrison
Release Date:12/08/1938
Smashing the Rackets
Character:Leticia "Letty" Lane
Release Date:08/08/1938
Letter of Introduction
Character:Honey
Release Date:05/08/1938
Man-Proof
Character:Florence (dialogue scenes deleted)
Release Date:07/01/1938
My Dear Miss Aldrich
Character:Ellen Warfield
Release Date:17/09/1937
London by Night
Character:Patricia Herrick
Release Date:30/07/1937
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