
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. From Wikipedia.

Mr. & Mrs. North
TV • 1952

Sleep, My Love
MOVIE • 1948

Within the Law
MOVIE • 1939

Appointment for Love
MOVIE • 1941

Susan Slept Here
MOVIE • 1954

The Major and the Minor
MOVIE • 1942

The Big Clock
MOVIE • 1948

Family Honeymoon
MOVIE • 1948

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
MOVIE • 1941

The Naughty Nineties
MOVIE • 1945

The Golden Fleecing
MOVIE • 1940

They All Come Out
MOVIE • 1939

The Perfect Marriage
MOVIE • 1947

Honolulu
MOVIE • 1939

Edison, the Man
MOVIE • 1940

All Mine to Give
MOVIE • 1957

Broadway Serenade
MOVIE • 1939

They Won't Believe Me
MOVIE • 1947