# Janelle Johnson
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{{short description|American film actress}}
{{More citations needed |date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Janelle Johnson
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| birth_date = December 2, 1923
| birth_place = [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|12|02|1923|12|02}}
| death_place = [Los Gatos, California](/source/Los_Gatos%2C_California), U.S.
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| occupation = Actress
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| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[George Dolenz](/source/George_Dolenz)|1944|February 8, 1963|end=died}}
* {{marriage|Robert Scott|1965|1985|end=died}}
}}
| children = 4, including [Micky Dolenz](/source/Micky_Dolenz)
| relatives = [Ami Dolenz](/source/Ami_Dolenz) (granddaughter)
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'''Janelle Johnson''' (December 2, 1923 – December 2, 1995{{Citation needed |date=January 2024}}) was an American film actress of the 1940s. She married actor [George Dolenz](/source/George_Dolenz) and was the mother of [Micky Dolenz](/source/Micky_Dolenz) of the 1960s pop-rock band the [Monkees](/source/Monkees). Her English daughter-in-law was [Samantha Juste](/source/Samantha_Juste), co-host of [BBC](/source/BBC) television's ''[Top of the Pops](/source/Top_of_the_Pops)'' in its early days. Her granddaughter, [Ami Dolenz](/source/Ami_Dolenz), also became a film actress.
==Background and career==
Johnson was born in [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), and was valedictorian of her class at St. Mary's Academy.[{{cite news |last1=Eichenwald |first1=Wes |title=Mickey Dolenz's Austin roots |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47643875/janelle-johnson/ |accessdate=March 30, 2020 |work=Austin American-Statesman |date=July 28, 2013 |location=Texas, Austin |page=D 8}}] She won the drama award at the [University of Texas](/source/University_of_Texas) at Austin and performed on a local radio show called ''Janelle Sings''.[Micky Dolenz & Mark Bego (1993) ''I'm a Believer''] Her films included [David O. Selznick](/source/David_O._Selznick)'s [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Award)-winning ''[Since You Went Away](/source/Since_You_Went_Away)'' (1944), with [Claudette Colbert](/source/Claudette_Colbert), [Jennifer Jones](/source/Jennifer_Jones_(actor)), [Robert Walker](/source/Robert_Hudson_Walker) and [Shirley Temple](/source/Shirley_Temple), and ''The Brute Man'' (1946), directed by [Jean Yarbrough](/source/Jean_Yarbrough), with [Rondo Hatton](/source/Rondo_Hatton) and [Jane "Poni" Adams](/source/Poni_Adams).
==Personal life==
Johnson met her [Trieste](/source/Trieste)-born [Slovene](/source/Slovenes) husband, [George Dolenz](/source/George_Dolenz), while performing in a stage play called ''Return Engagement'', but largely gave up acting after their marriage.