1. Kristen Angela Johnston was born on September 20,1967 and is an American actress.
23 Facts About Kristen Johnston
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Kristen Johnston starred as divorce attorney Holly Franklin on The Exes, and as recovering addict Tammy Diffendorf on Mom.
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Kristen Johnston has appeared in the films Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Music and Lyrics, and Bride Wars.
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Kristen Johnston's memoir Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster was a New York Times best-seller.
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Kristen Johnston grew up in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from Whitefish Bay High School in 1985.
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Kristen Johnston earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama at New York University.
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Kristen Johnston made her professional stage debut with New York's Atlantic Theater Company, founded by playwright David Mamet, where she appeared in many productions including As You Like It and Stage Door.
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Kristen Johnston performed with the Naked Angels Theater Company in The Stand-In and Hot Keys, and with New York Stage and Film in Kim's Sister with David Strathairn and Jane Adams.
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Kristen Johnston made her feature film debut in The Debt, winner of Best Short at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
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In 2005, Kristen Johnston was featured in six episodes of NBC's ER.
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Kristen Johnston had a recurring role in the 2009 season of Ugly Betty, and had a single-episode appearance as a dominatrix in the second season opener of Bored to Death.
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Kristen Johnston starred in the TV Land sitcom The Exes, which ran for four seasons from November 30,2011 to September 16,2015.
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Kristen Johnston played divorce attorney Holly Franklin, whose former clients and friends live across the hall in an apartment she owns.
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Kristen Johnston's memoir, titled Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster was published on March 12,2012 by Gallery Books.
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In May 2024, Variety announced that Kristen Johnston was cast in Netflix's upcoming comedy series alongside Leanne Morgan.
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Kristen Johnston is set to play Carol, who is twice divorced and is loyal to her sister, Leanne.
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Kristen Johnston appeared on the cover of January 1998 issue of Milwaukee Magazine.
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Kristen Johnston topped the magazine's list of "The Most Intriguing Milwaukeeans".
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Kristen Johnston has appeared on the cover of Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide.
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Kristen Johnston dated actor Ryan Reynolds in 1999 and the two attended the film premiere of The Green Mile together.
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Kristen Johnston wrote that at the height of her addiction, she drank on average two bottles of wine per evening.
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In 2021, Kristen Johnston said she has been sober for 14 years.
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Kristen Johnston said she was diagnosed in November 2013 with lupus, which caused her to miss filming some episodes of her series The Exes.