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Judith Wood
Acting

Judith Wood
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1906-08-01,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

It Pays to Advertise

4.7

It Pays to Advertise
1931-02-18

The Crime Doctor

3.5

The Crime Doctor
1934-03-14

Girls About Town

6.4

Girls About Town
1931-11-07

7

The Vice Squad
1931-05-29

Children of Pleasure

4.7

Children of Pleasure
1930-04-26

6.8

Working Girls
1931-12-12

Soldiers and Women

1

Soldiers and Women
1930-04-30

Looking for Trouble

7

Looking for Trouble
1934-03-28

The Asphalt Jungle

7.5

The Asphalt Jungle
1950-05-12

Beyond the Forest

6.8

Beyond the Forest
1949-10-21

The Road to Reno

4

The Road to Reno
1931-09-25

6.3

The Divorcee
1930-04-19

Rhythm Racketeer

5

Rhythm Racketeer
1937-10-01

5

Riffraff
1936-01-03

The Divorce Racket

0

The Divorce Racket
1932-10-25

Sin Takes a Holiday

5.8

Sin Takes a Holiday
1930-11-10