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Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson

Actor Aug 13 (died age 52) Worcester, Massachusetts, USA 1937–1957 (20 year career)
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Biography

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 promulgate…

Known For

The Big Clock
Film

The Big Clock

Pauline York
The Major and the Minor
Film

The Major and the Minor

Pamela Hill
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Film

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Julia Farnsworth
They Won't Believe Me
Film

They Won't Believe Me

Greta Ballentine
Sleep, My Love
Film

Sleep, My Love

Barby
Edison, the Man
Film

Edison, the Man

Mary Stilwell
The Naughty Nineties
Film

The Naughty Nineties

Bonita Farrow
Susan Slept Here
Film

Susan Slept Here

Dr. Rawley

Filmography

Acting (39)

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Movies (38)

All Mine to Give

All Mine to Give

1957

as Katie Tyler

6.2
Emergency Hospital

Emergency Hospital

1956

as Head Nurse Norma Mullen

6.5
Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here

1954

as Dr. Rawley

6.0
The Second Face

The Second Face

1950

as Claire Elwood

6.8
The Art Director

The Art Director

1949

as Self - from 'The Big Clock' (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0
Sleep, My Love

Sleep, My Love

1948

as Barby

6.3
Family Honeymoon

Family Honeymoon

1948

as Minna Fenster

5.7
An Innocent Affair

An Innocent Affair

1948

as Eve Lawrence

3.8
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

1948

as Pauline York

7.3
The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage

1947

as Mabel Manning

4.0
Michigan Kid

Michigan Kid

1947

as Sue Dawson

6.0
They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

1947

as Greta Ballentine

6.5
Pardon My Past

Pardon My Past

1945

as Mary Pemberton

6.0
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945

as Nelle McLaughlin

6.7
The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

1945

as Mona Kent

6.1
The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945

as Bonita Farrow

6.6
My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

1943

as Nell McLaughlin

6.0
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

1942

as Pamela Hill

7.1
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

as Julia Farnsworth

7.0
Appointment for Love

Appointment for Love

1941

as Nancy Benson

5.4
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940

as Mary Stilwell

6.8
Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers

1940

as Marian Edwards

6.2
The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing

1940

as Mary Blake

5.3
Congo Maisie

Congo Maisie

1940

as Kay McWade

3.7
Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

1939

as Barbara Winter

5.1
Honolulu

Honolulu

1939

as Cecelia Grayson

6.1
6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies

1939

as Anne Barry

6.0
Within the Law

Within the Law

1939

as Agnes Lynch

6.0
Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

as Lou Farnsby

5.7
They All Come Out

They All Come Out

1939

as Kitty

5.6
Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade

1939

as Judith 'Judy' Tyrrell

6.2
Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction

1938

as Honey

5.7
Rich Man, Poor Girl

Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938

as Sally Harrison

5.9
Man-Proof

Man-Proof

1938

as Florence (dialogue scenes deleted)

4.3
The Girl Downstairs

The Girl Downstairs

1938

as Rosalind Brown

4.1
Smashing the Rackets

Smashing the Rackets

1938

as Leticia "Letty" Lane

5.5
My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

as Ellen Warfield

6.1
London by Night

London by Night

1937

as Patricia Herrick

5.9