Kristen Johnston Biography (1967-)

Born September 20, 1967, in Washington, DC; raised in WI; daughter of a statesenator and realtor. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Anonymous Content, 3532 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232.; Publicist: PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (some sources cite 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211).

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: September 20, 1967; Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Sally Solomon, 3rd Rock from the Sun (also known as Life as WeKnow It and 3rd Rock), NBC, 1996-2001
(American version) Narrator, Microscopic Milton (animated), BBC and other networks, beginning 1997
Suzanne Collins, Don't Ask, Fox, beginning 2005
Movies
Grace Chapman, Neil Simon's "London Suite" (also known as London Suite), NBC, 1996
Specials
Host, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1996
Equality Rocks, VH1, 2000
Narrator, TV's Most Censored Moments (documentary), USA Network and Trio, 2002
Sylvia and herself, Stage on Screen: The Women, PBS, 2002
Awards Presentations
The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1996
The 1997 Emmy Awards, CBS, 1997
The Third Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as TheScreen Actors Guild Awards), NBC, 1997
Presenter, The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1998
Presenter, Nickelodeon's 11th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1998
The Fourth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild Fourth Annual Awards), TNT, 1998
Herself, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
Episodic
Dr. Wendy Smythe, "Genevieve and Fat Boy," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1994
Zena (the prostitute), "Spare the Rod, Spoil the Buchanans," The FiveMrs. Buchanans, CBS, 1994
Margot, "John and Georgie's Not-So-Excellent Adventure," Hearts Afire, CBS, 1995
Voice of Kathie Lee, "My Feral Lady," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997
Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1998, 2001
The Late Show with David Letterman, NBC, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004
Herself, "Adolf Hankler," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
Herself, The Roseanne Show, syndicated, 1998
Herself, Mad TV, Fox, 1999
Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2000

Intimate Portrait: Kathy Najimy (documentary), Lifetime, 2000
The View, ABC, 2001
Herself, The Isaac Mizrahi Show, Oxygen, 2002
Maude McPherson, "One Angry Man," Queens Supreme, CBS, 2003
Lexi Featherston, "The Cold War," Sex and the City, HBO, 2004
Lexi Featherston, "Splat!," Sex and the City, HBO, 2004
Pilots
Suzanne Collins, Don't Ask, Fox, 2005
Stage Appearances
Boys' Life, Atlantic Theater Company, Lincoln Center Theater, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, c. 1987
Author's Voice, Atlantic Theater Company, New York City, c. 1988
As You Like It, Atlantic Theater Company, c. 1989
Sue, Vox Pop, Atlantic Theater Company, 1992
Tina, "Wonderful Party," Mom, Sylvia, and reporter, "Five Very Alive," and Ruth, "The Age of Pie," Five Very Live, Atlantic Theater Company, 1992
Vicki and Melissa, Hot Keys, Naked Angels, The Space, New York City, c. 1992
Rosemary for Remembrance, Atlantic Theater Company, c. 1992
Rose, The Lights, Lincoln Center Theater, New York City, 1993
Atlantic Salutes the Oscars, Atlantic Theater Company, c. 1993
Festa and Gilda, The Stand-In, Naked Angels, The Space, 1994
Kim's Sister, New York Stage and Film Company, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, c. 1995
Mary Kay Paterson, Baby Anger, Playwrights Horizons, New York City, 1997
Sabrina, The Skin of Our Teeth, New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1998
The Smell of the Kill, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Main Stage, Stockbridge, MA, 2001
Sylvia, The Women, Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2001-2002
Maria, Twelfth Night, New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, 2002
Aunt Dan, Aunt Dan and Lemon, Acorn Theatre, New York City, 2003-2004
Beatrice, Much Ado about Nothing, New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, 2004
Anna, The Baltimore Waltz, Peter Norton Space, New York City, 2004-2005
Appeared in other productions for the Atlantic Theater Company, New YorkCity, including Girl's Talk, Overruled, Portrait of a Woman, and Stage Door.
Film Appearances
The Orkly Kid, 1985
Alice Kosnick, The Debt (also known as A divida), 1993
Kate, Backfire!, 1995
Running with Scissors, 1998
(As Kristen Johnson) Ivana Humpalot, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (also known as Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me), NewLine Cinema, 1999
Wilma Slaghoople Flintstone, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Universal, 2000
Herself (second judge), Queen of the Whole Wide World (documentary), 2001
(Uncredited) Dancer at Austin's pad, Austin Powers in Goldmember (also known as Austin Powers: Goldmember), New Line Cinema, 2002
Ice Age (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
Miranda, Nobody Knows Anything!, BCI Eclipse/Stargazer Entertainment, 2003
Fran, Duane Incarnate, 2004
Coach Muffy Divers, Strangers with Candy (also known as Strangers with Candy: The Movie), Warner Independent Pictures, 2005
Some sources cite an appearance in Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997.
WRITINGS
Writings for the Stage
(With others) Atlantic Salutes the Oscars, Atlantic Theater Company, New York City, c. 1993

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

InStyle, January, 1998, p. 73
Movieline, June, 1999, pp. 60-62
Playbill, June 9, 1997

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