Judith Wood
Judith Wood
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.
Known For Acting
Popularity 0.68
Birthday 1906-08-01
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As Helen Johnson,
It Pays to Advertise
1931

It Pays to Advertise

The Crime Doctor
1934

The Crime Doctor

Girls About Town
1931

Girls About Town

The Vice Squad
1931

The Vice Squad

Children of Pleasure
1930

Children of Pleasure

Working Girls
1931

Working Girls

Soldiers and Women
1930

Soldiers and Women

Looking for Trouble
1934

Looking for Trouble

The Asphalt Jungle
1950

The Asphalt Jungle

Beyond the Forest
1949

Beyond the Forest

The Road to Reno
1931

The Road to Reno

The Divorcee
1930

The Divorcee

Rhythm Racketeer
1937

Rhythm Racketeer

Riffraff
1936

Riffraff

The Divorce Racket
1932

The Divorce Racket

Sin Takes a Holiday
1930

Sin Takes a Holiday