Judith Wood

Born: 1906-08-01

Judith Wood (born Helen Johnson, August 1, 1906 – April 6, 2002) was an American film actress. Wood's first role was in the 1929 film Gold Diggers of Broadway. In this first film, as well as in the four in which she would star during 1930, Wood was credited under her birth name. Her first film of 1931 was It Pays to Advertise, which starred Carole Lombard. It was the last film in which she was billed as Helen Johnson, and thereafter all of her film credits were under the name Judith Wood. In 1931, she was selected as one of 13 girls to be WAMPAS Baby Stars, along with actresses Marian Marsh, Karen Morley, Marion Shilling, and Barbara Weeks. Wood starred in six films in 1931, and then her career slowed and eventually faded. Also in 1931, she was injured in an automobile accident and spent months recuperating. She starred as Kitty Packard in the original Broadway production of Dinner at Eight, but the film version went to Jean Harlow. In 1934, she only received three film roles, one of which was uncredited. In 1936 and 1937, she had small but credited roles in two films, then did not receive another until 1941, which was uncredited. Her last film was in 1950 when she had an uncredited role in The Asphalt Jungle (1950). On March 17, 1939, Wood married Percival Christopher Wren Jr. in Tokyo, Japan. Following her marriage she retired from acting, but remained in Los Angeles. She died there in 2002 of natural causes, aged 95.


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The Asphalt Jungle

as Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1950-05-12

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo...

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Beyond the Forest

as Waitress
Released: 1949-10-21

Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city...

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Girls About Town

as Winnie
Released: 1931-11-07

A dynamic duo in silk and ermine entertain hick businessmen looking for a good time while in...

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The Divorcee

as Dorothy
Released: 1930-04-19

When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.

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Riffraff

as Mabel
Released: 1936-01-03

Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. After he is kicked out of his union and fired...

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It Pays to Advertise

as Countess de Beaurien (as Helen Johnson)
Released: 1931-02-18

To prove his thesis that any product--even one that doesn't exist--can be merchandized if it is...

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Looking for Trouble

as Pearl La Tour
Released: 1934-03-28

Joe and Casey trouble-shoot for the phone company. They try to prove that Joes's girl Ethel's...

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Working Girls

as June Thorpe
Released: 1931-12-12

Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister...

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The Crime Doctor

as Blanche Flynn
Released: 1934-03-14

When he finds out that his wife is having an affair, a criminologist commits the perfect...

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Sin Takes a Holiday

as Mrs. Graham
Released: 1930-11-10

Dowdy Sylvia accepts her boss' marriage proposal, even though he only asked her to avoid...

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Children of Pleasure

as Pat Thayer
Released: 1930-04-26

A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing...

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The Vice Squad

as Madeleine Hunt
Released: 1931-05-29

A diplomat is blackmailed by crooked vice cops into helping them frame prostitutes.

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The Road to Reno

as Elsie Kenton
Released: 1931-09-25

Jackie is the perpetually adolescent mother of two grown children - daughter Lee and son Jeff -...

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Rhythm Racketeer

as Lola
Released: 1937-10-01

A Chicago gangster steals jewels and frames his band leader double.

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Soldiers and Women

as Helen Arnold
Released: 1930-04-30

Captain Clive Branch, United States Marine Corps, is stationed at a Marine base in Haiti, and is...

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