Justine Johnston
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Justine Johnston was an American film, television and musical theatre actress.
. She appeared on Broadway in such musicals as the original production of the Tony-winning Follies
(by Stephen Sondheim
), as well as the American production of Me and My Girl
, and a revival of Irene
, starring Debbie Reynolds
.
Johnston served on the governing body of the Actors' Equity Association
for 39 years. She died of a stroke in West Hollywood, aged 84, in 2006.
Summary
She was occasionally mistaken for Justine Johnstone, a similarly named silent film actress, with whom she had no connection. Johnston performed throughout the Mid-Pacific during World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. She appeared on Broadway in such musicals as the original production of the Tony-winning Follies
Follies
Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The story concerns a reunion in a crumbling Broadway theatre, scheduled for demolition, of the past performers of the "Weismann's Follies," a musical revue , that played in that theatre between the World Wars...
(by Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award...
), as well as the American production of Me and My Girl
Me and My Girl
Me and My Girl is a musical with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay. It takes place in the late 1930s in Hampshire, Mayfair, and Lambeth....
, and a revival of Irene
Irene (musical)
Irene is a musical with a book by James Montgomery, lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, and music by Harry Tierney.Based on Montgomery's play Irene O'Dare, it is set in New York City's Upper West Side and focuses on immigrant shop assistant Irene O'Dare, who is introduced to Long Island's high society when...
, starring Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds is an American actress, singer, and dancer.She was initially signed at age 16 by Warner Bros., but her career got off to a slow start. When her contract was not renewed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave her a small, but significant part in the film Three Little Words , then signed her to...
.
Johnston served on the governing body of the Actors' Equity Association
Actors' Equity Association
The Actors' Equity Association , commonly referred to as Actors' Equity or simply Equity, is an American labor union representing the world of live theatrical performance, as opposed to film and television performance. However, performers appearing on live stage productions without a book or...
for 39 years. She died of a stroke in West Hollywood, aged 84, in 2006.
Filmography
- The New GuyThe New GuyThe New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the story of high school loser Dizzy Gillespie Harrison. Dizzy is an unpopular, high school band geek going through a hellish senior year...
(2002) .... Mrs. Whitman - Joe Gould's SecretJoe Gould's Secret__FORCETOC__Joe Gould's Secret is a 1965 book by Joseph Mitchell, based upon his two New Yorker profiles, "Professor Seagull", and "Joe Gould's Secret", . Mitchell's work details the true story of the eponymous Joe Gould, a writer who lived on the streets of Greenwich Village in the first half of...
(2000) .... Mrs. Bagly - The DukeThe Duke (film)The Duke is a 1999 film. Its plot cocerns a dog, Hubert, inheriting an English country mansion.-Plot:When the kind hearted duke of the manor dies, he leaves his estate to his Black and Tan Coonhound, Hubert, with Charlotte the Butler's niece as his guardian...
(1999) .... Mrs. Puddingforth - Que la lumière soit (1998) .... La vieille américaine (aka: Let There Be Light)
- Mr. RhodesMr. RhodesMr. Rhodes is an American television situation comedy which was aired by NBC as part of its 1996-97 lineup.Mr. Rhodes starred comedian Tom Rhodes as an eponymous character who taught at a small-town preparatory school after having failed as a novelist...
.... Hermione Rockwell (1 episode, 1996) - BogusBogus (film)Bogus is a 1996 American fantasy film directed by Norman Jewison, written by Alvin Sargent, and starring Whoopi Goldberg, Gerard Depardieu, and Haley Joel Osment. It features magic tricks with magician Whit Haydn as consultant. It did poorly at the box office and Goldberg was nominated for a Razzie...
(1996) .... Woman in Plane - The Drew Carey ShowThe Drew Carey ShowThe Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....
.... The Woman (1 episode, 1996) - Eye for an Eye (1996) .... Aunt Flo McCann
- SeinfeldSeinfeldSeinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
.... Mrs. Armstrong (1 episode, 1992) - Running on Empty (1988) .... Librarian
- Fatal AttractionFatal AttractionFatal Attraction is a 1987 American thriller blended with horror, directed by Adrian Lyne and stars Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer. The film centers around a married man who has a weekend affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end, resulting in emotional blackmail, stalking...
(1987) .... Real Estate Agent - Forever, LuluForever, LuluForever, Lulu is a 1987 film starring Hanna Schygulla, Deborah Harry and Alec Baldwin in his film debut....
(1987) .... Judith Cabot - Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) .... Bedding Saleswoman
- Arthur (1981) .... Aunt Pearl Bach
- Paul's CasePaul's CasePaul's Case is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in McClure's Magazine in 1905.-Plot introduction:Paul, a suspended high school student in Pittsburgh, is frustrated with his middle-class life and the people around him not understanding his love of beautiful things, and he runs...
(1980) (TV) .... Madame Heinzel - Orphan TrainOrphan TrainThe Orphan Train was a social experiment that transported children from crowded coastal cities of the United States to the country's Midwest for adoption. The orphan trains ran between 1854 and 1929, relocating an estimated 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children...
(1979) (TV) .... Mrs. Comstock
External links
- Johnston, at TV.com
- Justine Johnston, at IBDb