Biography
Displaying impeccable timing and fearless comedic instincts, the husky-voiced Johnston won two Best Supporting Actress Emmys. She made a fun cameo as Ivana Humpalot in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (1999), starred as the young Wilma in the live-action prequel "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" (2000) and dazzled as the bitchy Sylvia Fowler in a filmed stage production of "The Women" (PBS, 2002). Her subsequent big-screen supporting …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Published her memoir Guts | |
2011 | Co-starred on TV Land sitcom "The Exes" | |
2009 | Cast in the off-Broadway revival of Maurine Dallas Watkins' "So Help Me God!" at the Lucille Lortel Theatre | |
2009 | Co-starred opposite Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway in the comedy "Bride Wars" | |
2007 | Played Drew Barrymore's sister in the comedy "Music & Lyrics" | |
2005 | Appeared with Amy Sedaris in "Strangers with Candy" | |
2005 | Cast in a recurring role on "ER" (NBC) as Eve Peyton, the nurse manager | |
2001 | Had a leading role in the Broadway revival of "The Women" | |
2000 | Portrayed Wilma in the live-action feature "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" | |
1999 | Co-starred as Ivana Humpalot in the sequel "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" | |
1998 | Cast in the revival of Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth" | |
1997 | Appeared in Peter Hedges' off-Broadway comedy "Baby Anger" | |
1996 | TV-movie debut, "Neil Simon's 'London Suite'" (NBC) | |
1996 | Made TV series debut as Sally Solomon on NBC comedy "3rd Rock From the Sun" | |
1994 | Moved to Los Angeles | |
1993 | Appeared in the off-Broadway production "The Lights" | |
1993 | Made debut in the short film "The Debt" | |
| Worked at Naked Angels Theatre Company and New York Stage and Film | ||
| Made professional stage debut with New York's Atlantic Theater Company | ||
| Was an exchange student in Sweden and in South America while a teenager | ||
| Raised mostly in Whitefish Bay, WI | ||
Awards
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 3rd Rock From the Sun |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 3rd Rock From the Sun |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 3rd Rock From the Sun |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 3rd Rock From the Sun |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in 3rd Rock From the Sun |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 3rd Rock From the Sun |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 3rd Rock From the Sun |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in 3rd Rock From the Sun |