Background
Johnson was born in Decorah, Iowa, to George and Helen Johnson.
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Education
She attended Decorah High School, Luther College and Northwestern University before becoming an actress in 1952.
Career
She appeared on stage, on television and films, with roles in Short Cut to Hell (1957), Midnight Cowboy (1969), From the Mixed-Up Files of Mistress Basil East. Frankweiler (1973), Health (1980), The Slugger"s Wife (1985), Murphy"s Romance (1985) and Quicksilver (1986). She may be best known as Elizabeth Quinn, mother of the title character of Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman, the compassionate Ellen Bishop Grant on the soap opera, Somerset.
Or as Charlotte O"Neill, mother of the title character in The Trials of Rosie O"Neill (played by Sharon Gless).
The twice widowed actress is in retirement.
