Kristen Johnston
Biography
Kristen Johnston is an American actress born on September 20, 1967, in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City. Johnston has appeared in numerous television shows, including ER, Ugly Betty, Bored to Death, and The Exes. She has also appeared in stage productions such as "So Help Me God!", "The Women", "Aunt Dan & Lemon", and "Love Song" on the West End. Johnston has 62 known credits and is also known as Kristen Angela Johnston.
Career overview
Kristen Johnston is an American actress. She studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City. Johnston has appeared on numerous television shows, including ER, Ugly Betty, and Bored to Death. She also appeared on the television series Sex and the City, where she played a character who uttered the famous line "I'm so bored I could die."
Johnston has received recognition for her work on the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun, for which she won two Emmy Awards. She has also had a successful stage career, earning a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in "So Help Me God!" Additionally, Johnston has appeared in productions such as "The Women," "Aunt Dan & Lemon," and "Love Song" on the West End. She has also starred in three productions of "Shak" and has been involved in other stage credits.
Johnston currently appears on the television series The Exes, which is a show on TV Land. The series has been on the air for at least four seasons. Johnston's acting credits include over 60 known roles, and she has been active in the entertainment industry since at least 1994, when she appeared on ER.
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- Maddie's Secret (2026) as Beverlee Ralph
- Going Dutch (2025) as General Martin
- Leanne (2025) as Carol
- The Little Pageant That Could (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Our Flag Means Death (2022) as The Widow Evelyn Higgins
- Small Town Wisconsin (2020) as Alicia
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- The Righteous Gemstones (2019) as May-May Montgomery
- Amphibia (2019) as Braddock (voice)
- The Wedding Year (2019) as Barbara
- Swiped (2018) as Professor Barnes
- For the Love of George (2018) as Psychic Sara
- Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate (2018) as Roksana
- The Mayor (2017) as Chief Fox
- Thrill Ride (2017) as Esmerelda
- Not Today, Bianca (2016) as Bianca's agent
- Lovesick (2014) as Katherine
- Mom (2013) as Tammy Diffendor
- Getting On (2013) as Marla Pounder
- RuPaul Drives... (2013) as Self - Guest
- Kirstie (2013) as Maddie
- Vamps (2012) as Mrs. Van Helsing
- Bad Parents (2012) as Tracy
- The Exes (2011) as Holly Franklin
- Billy on the Street (2011) as Self
- L!fe Happens (2011) as Francesca
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Modern Family (2009) as Brenda
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Guest Judge
- Bride Wars (2009) as Deb
- Finding Bliss (2009) as Irene Fox
- Duane Incarnate (2008) as Fran
- Music and Lyrics (2007) as Rhonda
- Ugly Betty (2006) as Helen
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006) as Francie
- Strangers with Candy (2006) as Coach Divers
- Nobody Knows Anything! (2004) as Miranda
- Queens Supreme (2003)
- Ice Age (2002) as Sylvia (voice) (uncredited)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) as Dancer
- The Women (2002) as Sylvia Fowler
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) as Wilma Slaghoople
- Beaver Trilogy (2000)
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) as Ivana Humpalot
- Sex and the City (1998) as Lexi Featherston
- Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
- The Roseanne Show (1998)
- Colin Fitz (1997) as Stalker Fan
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) as Sally Solomon
- London Suite (1996) as Grace Chapman
- Backfire! (1995) as Kate
- ER (1994) as Eve Peyton
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Wendy Smythe
- Duckman (1994) as Kathie Lee (voice)
- The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Debt (1993) as Alice Kosnick
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) as Kristen Johnston
- Hearts Afire (1992) as Margot
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- The Orkly Kid (1985)
- AbFab as Patsy