Julanne Johnston

Julanne Johnston

Actor

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
April 30, 1900

Biography

Julanne Johnston (May 1, 1900 - December 26, 1988) was an American silent film actress born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is known for being on William Randolph Hearst's yacht The Oneida during the weekend in November 1924 when film director and producer Thomas Ince later died of heart failure. She was also the female lead in the Douglas Fairbanks film The Thief of Bagdad, with Anna May Wong, that same year. Johnston died in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, at the age of 88. Her remains were buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.

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Representative Works

Cleopatra
Cleopatra
6.1
/ English
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
7.3
/ English
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
7.6
/ English
The Scarlet Empress
The Scarlet Empress
6.9
/ English
Oh Kay!
Oh Kay!
7.0
/ English
Garragan
Garragan
10.0
/ German
Madam Satan
Madam Satan
5.9
/ English
Pleasures of the Rich
Pleasures of the Rich
10.0
/ English
Miss Hobbs
Miss Hobbs
7.0
/ English
Name the Woman
Name the Woman
8.0
/ English
Her Wild Oat
Her Wild Oat
10.0
/ English
Good Time Charley
Good Time Charley
8.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Cleopatra
1934Nominee

Best Performance

Cleopatra

The Thief of Bagdad
1924Nominee

Best Performance

The Thief of Bagdad

The Big Parade
1925Winner

Best Performance

The Big Parade

Career Highlights

The Scarlet Empress
1934Highlight

Best Performance

The Scarlet Empress

Oh Kay!
1928Highlight

Best Performance

Oh Kay!