Georgann Johnson

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Georgann Johnson (born August 15, 1926 in Decorah , Iowa - † June 4, 2018 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actress .

Life

Family and theater appearances

Johnson attended Decorah High School , Luther College, and Northwestern University . Her father, George, owned a small installation company that did jobs in and around Decorah; he was an amateur actor in his spare time .

Johnson starred in multiple roles on Broadway from the 1950s to the early 1960s . She made her Broadway debut in April 1953 in the role of Christine Marlowe in the comedy Room Service directed by Bernard Hart and Don Hershey. From October 1954 to January 1955 she was with Mike Wallace in the play Reclining Figure by Martin Gabel and Henry M. Margolis as Cass Egerton. From October 1958 to December 1958 she took on the role of Vicky Remsen in the comedy Drink to Me Only by Abram S. Ginnes and Ira Wallach . In the comedy Critic's Choice by Ira Levin she was seen from December 1960 to May 1961 in the role of Angela Ballantine; This production was directed by Otto Preminger . It was her last Broadway work. In 1953 she had met her future husband Stanley Prager during her stage appearances on Broadway , when both appeared briefly as a cast in the resumption of the play Room Service .

Movie and TV

As an actress, Johnson specialized in the role type of the typical American girl, housewife or girlfriend of the young comedian. Her recurring role as the menacing Princess Arura in the well-known DuMont Television Network series Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949) increased her acceptance as a dramatic actress.

She mainly appeared on television . She had her first television appearances in the series Goodyear Television Playhouse , The Adventures of Ellery Queen and Tales of Tomorrow . In the 1950s she also appeared in several movies , including 1956 in Sunday Spectacular: The Bachelor and 1957 in With Satan on You .

In the 1960s, she was first seen in the TV series Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond in the role of Kate Maxwell. In 1962 she starred in the television movie Kings of Broadway . Otherwise, she was seen almost exclusively in television series during that decade. The only other exception was the 1969 film Asphalt Cowboy .

Johnson was first seen in the TV series Another World and its spin-off Somerset in the early 1970s . In 1976 she worked in the tragic comedy The Straw Man on the side of Woody Allen and Zero Mostel . In the series As the World Turns , she played the role of Jane Spencer from 1977 to 1980. In 1979 she had a guest appearance on the television series Dallas .

In the 1980s, Johnson appeared in several television and cinema roles. She had serial roles in Under the California Sun (1980), Lou Grant (1981), Quincy (1982), Jack of Hearts with Two Ladies (1982) and The Empire - The Colbys (1986/1987). In 1989, she appeared in Starship Enterprise: The Next Century in the episode Klingon Encounter as Admiral Gromek. Johnson's films during this period include the thriller No Mord Off the Rack (1981), the drama The Conflict - You or Both (1982), the drama Quicksilver (1986) and the comedy Blind Date (1987). In 1983, she starred in the feature film The Day After - The day after on the side of Jason Robards the role of Helen Oakes. She embodied the wife of the doctor Dr. Russell Oakes.

Johnson appeared almost entirely in television roles in the 1990s. The two exceptions were in 1993 as a judge in the film The Kidnapper with Patrick Swayze and in 1999 as the mother of the main female character Anabeth in 7 Girlfriends with Laura Leighton . Her series roles during this time include appearances in the crime series Mancuso, FBI (1990), Tales from the Crypt (1990), Seinfeld (1995) and from 1993 to 1997 in Dr. Quinn - a passionate doctor .

In 2001 she appeared in a small role in the thriller The Deep End - Trügerische Stille , without being named in the credits of the film. That same year she starred in the short-lived series Kate Brasher and also starred in the TV movie Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within with, as well as in the TV series JAG - On behalf of honor . In 2002 she was seen in the series Lady Cops - Knallhart female and Crossing Jordan - Pathologist with profile (as the grandmother of the main character). In 2005 she played the role of Angela Farrell in the television series Ghost Whisperer . She had her last appearance so far in 2007 in the crime series Cold Case .

family

Johnson was married to the writer and director Stanley Prager , who died in 1972 . She is the mother of 4 daughters, including the actress Sally Prager . From 1981 until his death in 2008 she was married to the minor actor Jack Tenner .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1952: Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series, an episode)
  • 1952: The Adventures of Ellery Queen (TV series, episode)
  • 1952: Tales of Tomorrow (TV series, episode)
  • 1956: The Bachelor (TV movie)
  • 1957: With Satan on You (Short Cut to Hell)
  • 1965, 1967: On the Run ( The Fugitive , TV series, two episodes)
  • 1969: Asphalt-Cowboy (Midnight Cowboy)
  • 1973: The Mysterious Angel (From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler)
  • 1976: The straw man (The Front)
  • 1981: No murder off the peg (Looker)
  • 1983: The Day After ( The Day After , Movie made for TV)
  • 1986: Cravings ( Kate's Secret , TV movie)
  • 1988: Side by Side (TV movie)
  • 1989: Starship Enterprise: The Next Century ( Star Trek: The Next Generation , television series, an episode)
  • 1990: Tales from the Crypt ( Tales from the Crypt , TV series, Episode 2x18)
  • 1993–1997: Dr. Quinn - a passionate doctor ( Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman , television series, eight episodes)
  • 1996: Twilight Man (TV movie)
  • 2001: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within (Movie made for TV)
  • 2005: Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond ( Ghost Whisperer , TV series, an episode)
  • 2007: Cold Case ( Cold Case , TV series, an episode)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 'Midnight Cowboy' Actress Georgann Johnson Dies at 91
  2. ↑ Georgann Johnson ( Memento of the original from May 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Entry on Flixster , accessed August 12, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.flixster.com
  3. ↑ Georgann Johnson Biography Entry at Filmreference , accessed August 12, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Georgann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Decorah , Iowa
DATE OF DEATH 4th June 2018
Place of death Los Angeles , California