Johnston Biography
Kristen Johnston is an actress from American best recognized for her work on sitcoms on television, and for her performance as Sally Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun, she was twice honored with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She portrayed Holly Franklin, a divorce lawyer on The Exes, and Tammy Diffendorf, an addict in recovery, on Mom. In addition, she starred in the movies Bride Wars, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Music and Lyrics.
How old is Johnston? – Age
Kristen is 56 years old as of 20 September 2023. She was born in 1967 in Washington, D.C., United States.
Johnston Family – Education
Johnston was born to Rod Johnston, a former state senator for Wisconsin and a Republican. Her ancestry is mixed German and English. She attended Whitefish Bay High School in 1985 after graduating from the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Johnston graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama.
Kristen Johnston Husband
In 1999, she dated actor Ryan Reynolds, and the two of them went to see The Green Mile premiered.
Kristen Johnston Illness
Johnston claimed that her lupus diagnosis in November 2013 prevented her from recording a few episodes of her television show The Exes. In order to fill in for her absence, Leah Remini’s character was introduced in season three.
3rd Rock from the Sun
Johnston appeared as Sally Solomon in the American television sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.The story centers on an extraterrestrial research team from a barred spiral galaxy who is trying to live in Rutherford, Ohio, like a typical human family. While residing on Earth as humans, the aliens observe human civilization, gain insight into the human condition, and offer their own viewpoint on human existence. The aliens’ attempts to learn about human civilization and comprehend the human predicament while residing on Earth are the source of the humor in the show.
The program reflects the anthropological trips undertaken by humans and their sense of superiority toward the “natives.” A pivotal figure in the story is Dr. Mary Albright, an anthropology professor at Pendelton State University. As the aliens delve deeper into human society, they begin to resemble joyriders. The Big Giant Head, the family’s boss off-world, unexpectedly announces a “incoming message from the Big Giant Head!” through Harry, the family’s conduit.
Johnston The Exes
In the TV Land comedy The Exes, she played Holly Franklin.One of The Exes’ primary protagonists is Holly Franklin. She is employed with Hubner, Collins, Herzog & Jones as a divorce attorney. Eden, her best friend, is also her assistant. She is the landlady of the apartment where Phil, Haskell, and Stuart, her former clients whom she represented during their divorces, live across the hall from each other. For herself and her cheating ex-fiance Brad Lewis, she purchased this apartment. Her connection with Paul, another divorce attorney, was difficult. In The Wedding, she chooses to get married to herself after meeting yet another ex-fiance.
Holly remained single in her forties until she got married; this left her yearning for attention from men. As she stated in Defending Your Wife, she “was” in a desperate situation. In Zero Dark Forties, she is seen eating ice cream on the couch with two friends and it is clear how desperate she is.
Johnston Mom
Johnston plays the role of Tammy Diffendorf in the sitcom Mom on CBS. Mom’s primary character and Bonnie’s former foster sister is Tammy Diffendorf. The girls in “Crazy Snakes and a Clog to the Head” visit a prison and give speeches about their recovery process and the reason they attend A.A. meetings. As Bonnie takes the stage to share her experience, she states that she is an alcoholic and gives her name. Without any delay, Tammy gets up and exclaims, “Bonnie Plunkett?!” before hurling herself at her and shouting, “You ruined my life!” Bonnie is clearly astonished and perplexed because she has no idea who this individual is. As a result of everyone’s terror, the guards summon help. Declaring that she is going to die in a women’s prison, Jill stands on a chair.
When Wendy, Marjorie, and Bonnie, the girls from the series, return home, Bonnie attempts to recall who Tammy is. She calls out the name over and over, and when Wendy shares her tale, Bonnie says that Tammy’s life was damaged by her, turning her from good to terrible. Bonnie apologizes to Tammy in writing, but it’s only for small matters. Tammy confesses that Bonnie had set her up and had her expelled from their home for stealing the pocketbook belonging to their foster father. Bonnie takes her daughter, a lawyer, to discuss the matter after realizing she was the one who carried it out.
Bonnie talks Tammy out of going to a halfway house after she is released from prison. Not long later, they move in with Marjorie. In the story “Triple Dip and an Overhand Grip,” Tammy’s father killed her mother before she was placed in foster care, and Claire told Bonnie and Tammy this information when they went to their former foster home to make atonement.
Tammy becomes a main cast member in season 7. For Tammy’s birthday, Tammy and her friends throw a slumber party that quickly goes south in Sex Bucket and the Grammar Police. When Tammy finally calls her father, everything appears to be alright.
Johnston Movies and TV Credits
Kristen has appeared in numerous films including;
Movies
♦ 2023 – Loganberry Lane
♦ 2020 – Small Town Wisconsin
♦ 2019 – The Wedding Year
♦ 2018 – Swiped
♦ 2018 – For the Love of George
♦ 2018 – Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate
♦ 2016 – Thrill Ride
♦ 2014 – Lovesick
♦ 2013 – The Anonymous People
♦ 2012 – Vamps
♦ 2012 – Bad Parents
♦ 2011 – Life Happens
♦ 2009 – Bride Wars
♦ 2009 – Finding Bliss
♦ 2007 – Music and Lyrics
♦ 2005 – Strangers with Candy
♦ 2002 – Austin Powers in Goldmember
♦ 2000 – The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
TV Shows
♦ 2023 – The Righteous Gemstones
♦ 2022 – Our Flag Means Death
♦ 2019 – Amphibia
♦ 2018–2021 – Mom
♦ 2017 – Daytime Divas
♦ 2015 – Getting On
♦ 2014 – Kirstie
♦ 2014 – Modern Family
♦ 2013 – RuPaul’s Drag Race
♦ 2011–2015 – The Exes
♦ 2010 – Bored to Death
♦ 2009–2010 – Ugly Betty
♦ 2009 – The New Adventures of Old Christine
♦ 2009 – Ab Fab
♦ 2007 – Kim Possible
♦ 2005 – ER
♦ 2004 – Sex and the City
♦ 1998–2000 – Hollywood Squares
♦ 1997 – Microscopic Milton
♦ 1996–2001 – 3rd