Biografia
The stage, television, and film actress began to act at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City, founded by David Mamet and William H. Macy. She holds a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
She was a member of the Atlantic Theater Company, and during her association with the group she has appeared in the productions "As You Like It," "Girl's Talk," "Stage Door," and "Portrait of a Woman." She teaches acting at New York University.
She performed in "The Lights" at Lincoln Center, which earned her a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently won the role of Sally Solomon for the NBC television series "3 rd Rock from the Sun." The role earned her two Emmy Awards and the opportunity to star for many years in a series with seasoned actor John Lithgow, along with Jane Curtin, French Steward and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. She also made television appearances in NBC's "ER," ABC's "Ugly Betty," CBS's "The New Adventures of Old Christine," Disney's "Kim Possible," and HBO's "Bored to Death." Johnston appeared in the final season of HBO's "Sex and the City" as well.
Her feature film debut would come in 1993 with her role in The Debt, which won Best Short at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. In 2000, she played Wilma in the live-action adaptation of The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. Her most significant commercial films include the Mike Myer's Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1999, Austin Powers in Goldmember in 2002, and Music and Lyrics with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore in 2007.
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Näyttelijä
Elokuvat | |
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2020 |
Small Town Wisconsin |
2019 |
The Wedding Year |
2018 |
For the Love of George |
Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate |
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Swiped |
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2016 |
Thrill Ride |
2014 |
Lovesick |
2012 |
Bad Parents |
Vamps |
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2011 |
Life Happens |
2009 |
Morsianten sota |
Onnen kukkuloilla |
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2007 |
Sävel ja sanat |
2005 |
Strangers with Candy |
2004 |
Duane Incarnate |
2003 |
Nobody Knows Anything! |
2002 |
Austin Powers ja Kultamuna |
Stage On Screen: The Women (TV elokuva) |
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2000 |
Kiviset ja soraset: Viva Rock Vegas |
1999 |
Austin Powers: Agentti, joka tuuppasi minua |
1996 |
London Suite (TV elokuva) |
1995 |
Backfire! |
Dokumentit | |
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2024 |
The Little Pageant That Could! - a.o. |
2014 |
Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine - a.o. |
2013 |
The Anonymous People |
2002 |
TV's Most Censored Moments (TV elokuva) |
2001 |
Queen of the Whole Wide World |
Lyhyet | |
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1993 |
Debt, The |
1985 |
The Orkly Kid |