Kristen Johnston
Known For
Acting
Born
1967-09-20 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
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".
Most Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Modern Family
as Brenda
Sex and the City
as Lexi Featherston
ER
as Eve Peyton
Mom
as Tammy Diffendor
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Sally Solomon
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Kim Possible
as Warmonga (voice)
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
Amphibia
as Braddock (voice)
Chicago Hope
as Wendy Smythe
The Righteous Gemstones
as May-May Montgomery
Ice Age
as Sylvia (voice) (uncredited)
The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Francie
Ugly Betty
as Helen
The Larry Sanders Show
as Kristen Johnston
Duckman
as Kathie Lee (voice)
The Exes
as Holly Franklin