Claim to Fame: Kristen is most famous for her Emmy Award winning role
as Sally Solomon in the television series '3rd Rock from the Sun'.
Kristen is also known for her tall 6 ft frame and relatively deep voice.
Family Life: Kristen is single but has dated actors, David Newsom and Ryan
Reynolds
Info: Kristen appeared in the sixth and final season of Sex and the
City. In the episode entitled "Splat!", she plays Lexi Featherston, an aging
party girl. After the character accidentally falls out of a window and dies,
Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) reexamines her life and decides
to move to Paris with Aleksandr Petrovsky (played by Mikhail Baryshnikov).
Trivia: Went to high school in Wisconsin.
Spent a large part of her teens traveling as an exchange student to Sweden and
South America.
Her father is a former senator.
BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1989)
She appeared on the cover of punk band Bad Religion's 1998 album "No Substance".
1993 Appeared in the off-Broadway production "The Lights"; earned a Drama Desk
Award nomination
1993 Feature film debut in the short "The Debt"; shown at Cannes
1994 Moved to L.A.; began making guest appearances on TV shows like "Chicago
Hope" and "The Five Mrs. Buchanans"
1996 TV series debut as Sally Solomon in the NBC sitcom "3rd Rock From the Sun"
1997 Appeared Off-Broadway in Peter Hedges' comedy "Baby Anger" (summer)
1998 Returned to NYC theater in the summer to play Sabina in a revival of
Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth"
1999 Co-starred as Ivana Humpalot in the sequel "Austin Powers: The Spy Who
Shagged Me", starring Mike Myers
2000 Portrayed Wilma in the live-action "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas"
2001 Had a leading role in the Broadway revival of "The Women"
2005 Appeared with Amy Sedaris in "Strangers with Candy"
2007 Joined the cast of the Atlantic Theater Company's production of "Scarcity" Where
is She Now: After '3rd Rock' Kristen continued to act. She has been in all
kinds of things... from theater to movies, to more TV.
In 2005 she had a six-episode run on 'ER' in a very memorable role as Nurse
Peyton.
In November 2006 Kristen crossed the pond to star in 'Love Song' on the West End
stage in London with Neve Campbell, Cillian Murphy and Michael McKean.
Then in 2007 she let her voice do the work as she voiced a character in 'Kim
Possible'.
Also in 2007 she hit the big screen with Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant in 'Music
& Lyrics'.
Soon she'll be seen in the film 'Finding Bliss'.
WRITE TO KRISTEN JOHNSTON: Kristen Johnston
c/o Judy Hofflund
Hofflund/Polone
9465 Wilshire Blvd #890
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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CREDITS:
Finding Bliss (2008) (post-production) .... Irene
"Kim Possible" .... Warmonga (3 episodes, 2007)
- Graduation: Part I (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Warmonga
- Graduation: Part II (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Warmonga
- Mad Dogs and Aliens (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Warmonga
Music and Lyrics (2007) .... Rhonda
"ER" .... Nurse Eve Peyton (6 episodes, 2005)
Strangers with Candy (2005) .... Coach Divers
Don't Ask (2005) (TV) .... Suzanne Collins
Duane Incarnate (2004) .... Fran
"Sex and the City" .... Lexi Featherston (1 episode, 2004)
- Splat! (2004) TV episode .... Lexi Featherston
Nobody Knows Anything! (2003) .... Miranda
"Queens Supreme" .... Maude MacPherson (1 episode, 2003)
- One Angry Man (2003) TV episode .... Maude MacPherson
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) .... Dancer at Austin's Pad
Stage on Screen: The Women (2002) (TV) .... Sylvia
"3rd Rock from the Sun" .... Sally Solomon (139 episodes, 1996-2001)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) .... Wilma Slaghoople
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) .... Ivana Humpalot
"Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" .... Kathie Lee (1 episode, 1997)
- My Feral Lady (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Kathie Lee
"Microscopic Milton" (1997) TV series .... Narrator (US release)
Colin Fitz (1997) .... Stalker Fan
London Suite (1996) (TV) .... Grace Chapman
"Hearts Afire" .... Margot (1 episode, 1995)
- John and Georgie's Not-So-Excellent Adventure (1995) .... Margot
Backfire! (1995) .... Kate
"The 5 Mrs. Buchanans" .... Zena (1 episode, 1994)
- Spare the Rod, Spoil the Buchanans (1994) TV episode .... Zena
"Chicago Hope" .... Dr. Wendy Smythe (1 episode, 1994)
- Genevieve and Fat Boy (1994) TV episode .... Dr. Wendy Smythe
The Debt (1993) .... Alice Kosnick
The Orkly Kid (1985)
THEATER:
Scarcity (2007)
Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare in the Park
Aunt Dan and Lemon (2004)
The Women (2002)
The Lights (1993)
Updated:
4/10/2008
CREDITS:
Where
is She Now: After '3rd Rock' Kristen continued to act. She has been in all
kinds of things... from theater to movies, to more TV.
