{{Short description|American actress (1918–1990)}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Jerry Johnson (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox person | name = Gerry Johnson | image = Cropped_Photo_of_Gerry_Johnson.jpg | birth_name = Geraldine Adelaide Schreiber | birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|04|04}} | birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|01|24|1918|04|04}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Actress, television host | years_active = 1950s–1967 | spouse = | othername = }}
'''Gerry Johnson''' (born Geraldine Adelaide Schreiber; April 4, 1918 – January 24, 1990) was an American actress and television host, best known as the voice of Betty Rubble during seasons five and six of the animated television series ''The Flintstones''.
==Early life== '''Geraldine Adelaide Schreiber'''{{Citation needed |date=July 2022}} was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.<ref name="at" /> Johnson was a native of Los Angeles<ref name="laecn" /> whose study of drama began when she was six years old. She won contests in drama at Madame Gordon's School for Girls and Beverly Hills High School and won the California Shakespearean Award.<ref name="gpdn" /> She graduated from Stanford University,<ref name=laecn/> where she majored in speech and drama.<ref name="gpdn" />
==Career== Among her many stage, TV, and screen credits, Johnson created and hosted her own TV variety show in Dallas, Texas, ''Gerry Johnson's Variety Fair'' in the 1950s<ref name="gpdn">{{cite news |title=Gerry Johnson to Emcee Texan Show |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105498338/grand-prairie-daily-news/ |access-date=July 13, 2022 |work=Grand Prairie Daily News |date=March 1, 1953 |page=1|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> and played Lady Bracknell in ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' and several characters in ''Under Milk Wood'' in the opening season of the Dallas Theater Center.{{Citation needed |date=July 2022}} While she worked in Dallas, ''TV Guide'' selected her as the winner of its Outstanding TV Personality in the Southwest award.<ref name="at" /> After moving back to Los Angeles in 1961, she co-hosted on Red Rowe's ''Panorama Pacific''.<ref name=laecn>{{cite news |last1=Garber |first1=Arlene |title=TV Weekday Hostess Is Weekend Mother |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105495930/gerry-johnson/ |access-date=July 12, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News |date=July 12, 1961 |page=20|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Johnson provided voices for ''The Flintstones'' and other Hanna-Barbera productions, and guest-starred on ''Bewitched''. In 1964, she was hired by Joseph Barbera as the new voice of Betty Rubble for the final two seasons of ''The Flintstones,'' replacing Bea Benaderet who left the series<ref name="at">{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Ollie Jr. |title=Betty's voice: It's a laughing matter |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105499757/gerry-johnson/ |access-date=July 12, 2022 |work=The Albuquerque Tribune |date=April 12, 1986 |page=TV-23|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> due to scheduling conflicts while she was starring in the series ''Petticoat Junction''. Johnson provided the voice of a Frenchwoman, an Englishwoman and Betty in the 1966 feature film ''The Man Called Flintstone'' before departing from voice acting.<ref>Recollection of her daughter, Sherry Spence (SLSpence), which may be confirmed by personal papers, including Spence's birth certificate, legal correspondence, Gerry Johnson's death certificate, and Gerry Johnson's resume.</ref>
== Personal life == Johnson married Warren Martin Johnson in June 1941 in Beverly Hills, California.<ref>{{cite news |title=Couple Take Bridal Vows |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-gerry-johnson/162757127/ |access-date=January 11, 2025 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 24, 1941 |page=Part II - 6|via = Newspapers.com }}</ref> He worked in public relations for Taylor Publishing Company. They had two children.<ref name="gpdn" />
==Filmography== *''My Dog, Buddy'' (1960) - Elizabeth Lynch *''Bewitched'' - episode (1964) - A Vision of Sugar Plums - Mrs. Johnson *''The Flintstones'' - 52 episodes (1964-1966) - Betty Rubble/additional voices *''The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show'' (1965) - Additional Voices *''The Man Called Flintstone'' (1966) - Betty Rubble
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0425144}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Gerry}} Category:1918 births Category:1990 deaths Category:American stage actresses Category:American television actresses Category:American radio actresses Category:Hanna-Barbera people Category:Actresses from Jersey City, New Jersey Category:20th-century American actresses
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