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 Scarlet Empress
The Scarlet Empress
6.9
/ English
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
7.6
/ English
Oh Kay!
Oh Kay!
7.0
/ English
Madam Satan
Madam Satan
5.9
/ English
Garragan
Garragan
10.0
/ German
Her Wild Oat
Her Wild Oat
10.0
/ English
The Whip Woman
The Whip Woman
10.0
/ English
The Brass Bottle
The Brass Bottle
10.0
/ English
Pleasures of the Rich
Pleasures of the Rich
10.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Cleopatra
1934Nominee

Best Performance

Cleopatra

The Thief of Bagdad
1924Nominee

Best Performance

The Thief of Bagdad

The Scarlet Empress
1934Nominee

Best Performance

The Scarlet Empress

Career Highlights

The Big Parade
1925Highlight

Best Performance

The Big Parade

Oh Kay!
1928Highlight

Best Performance

Oh Kay!