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Kristen Johnston

Kristen Johnston

Birthday: 1967-09-20 | Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., USA

Kristen Johnston studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City. She won two Emmys for her role on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996). She has appeared on many other television shows, including Ugly Betty (2006), ER (1994), Bored to Death (2009) and, perhaps most memorably, as the party girl whose famous final words were "I'm so bored I could die" on Sex and the City (1998). She's currently, on television, on TV Land's hit series, The Exes (2011), which is now in its fourth season. Just a few of Johnston's many stage credits are "So Help Me God!" (Drama desk nomination), "The Women", "Aunt Dan & Lemon", "Love Song" on the West End, as well as starring in three "Shakespeare in Central Park" productions, "Much Ado About Nothing", "12th Night", and "The Skin of our Teeth". She is a long-time member of The Atlantic Theater Company, and her roles over the years have included "The Lights" (Drama Desk Nomination) and "Scarcity". Kristen's film credits include Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), the 2nd Austin Powers film (as "Ivana Humpalot"), Finding Bliss (2009), Bad Parents (2012), Bride Wars (2009), L!fe Happens (2011), Vamps (2012), Strangers with Candy (2005), and the upcoming independent film, Lovesick (2014), with Matt LeBlanc. Johnston teaches acting at The Atlantic Theater Company's Acting School at NYU. She founded an organization called SLAM, whose goal is the creation of a desperately needed sober high school in New York City. Johnston's first book was a New York Times Bestselling memoir, entitled "GUTS: the endless follies and tiny triumphs of a giant disaster".

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
Small Town Wisconsin

as    Alicia

2018
Swiped

as    Professor Barnes

2014
Lovesick

as    Katherine

2013
Mom

as    Tammy Diffendor

2012
Vamps

as    Mrs. Van Helsing

2012
Bad Parents

as    Tracy

2011
L!fe Happens

as    Francesca

2011
The Exes

as    Holly Franklin

2009
Bride Wars

as    Deb

2009
Finding Bliss

as    Irene Fox

2004
Nobody Knows Anything!

as    Miranda

1996
London Suite

as    Grace Chapman

1996
3rd Rock from the Sun

as    Sally Solomon