Acted on Broadway from 1924-42. Appeared in 11 major productions.
Before acting in a scene she would pray.
In February 1933, the car Johann was driving was hit by John Huston and she sustained minor injuries. A little over 6 months later, Huston was involved in another accident that killed dancer Tosca Roulien.
She by whom the title character, played by Boris Karloff, was enthralled in The Mummy (1932).
She was a strong woman in Hollywood and once phoned up a major studio executive to ask why he made such rubbish.
She was married and divorced twice more after John Houseman.