British actress Margo Johns was best known for starring in the 1961 cult classic Konga. She portrayed Margaret, lab assistant and fiancee to Michael Gough’s mad scientist, Dr. Decker, who is crushed by a giant ape in Herman Cohen’s 1961 thriller.
Johns began her career on stage, performing in revues and with repertory companies, before appearing in productions in London’s West End. She also appeared in a handful of films during her career including Meet Sexton Blake (1945) and Murder at the Windmill (aka Mystery at the Burlesque) (1949). She was also featured on television in episodes of such series as The Saint and Danger Man.
Johns died in England on September 29, 2009, at the age of 90.
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