Born as Johanna Bennett, she met the late Aldo Ray in 1959 in the UK, but her father, a general in the British army, initially refused permission for her to travel with Ray to the States.^[1] They were married from 1960 to 1967, when the marriage ended in divorce. They had two children, Paul and Eric (an actor best known for Twin Peaks).

Casting director edit

• Hell Night (1981)
• Time Walker (1982)
• Frightmare (1983)
• Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)
• Firestarter (1984)
• Conan the Destroyer (1984)
• Fear City (1984)
• Dreamscape (1984)
• Ghoulies (1985)
• Creature (1985)
• Amazing Stories (1985–1986)
• Blue Velvet (1986)
• Into the Homeland (1987)
• The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988)
• Satisfaction (1988)
• The Blob (1988)
• Call from Space (1989)
• Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
• Wild at Heart (1990)
• Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
• Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
• Showgirls (1995)
• Mulholland Drive (2001)
• Inland Empire (2006)
• Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)

Producer edit

• Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
• Gospel According to Harry (1994)
• Dead Connection (1994)
• Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)

Artios awards:

• Nominated, 1987, Best Casting Feature for Film, Drama for: Blue Velvet (shared with Pat Golden)
• Nominated, 1988, Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama for: Gaby: A True Story
• Won, 1990, Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic for: Twin Peaks
• Nominated, 1991, Best Casting for TV, Beverly Hills, 90210: Class of Beverly Hills (pilot episode)
• Nominated, 2002, Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama for: Mulholland Drive

• Johanna Ray at IMDb
• Johanna Ray: Overview
• Variety.com page