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Michelle Johnson | |
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| Born | September 9, 1965 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Michelle Williams |
| Education | Alhambra High School |
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| Years active | 1984–2004 |
| Known for | Blame It on Rio The Love Boat Waxwork Death Becomes Her |
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Michelle Johnson (born on September 9, 1965) [1] is an American actress who portrayed Jennifer Lyons in the 1984 romantic comedy film Blame It on Rio , Jessica Cole in The Glimmer Man (1996), and Kim Carlisle in The Love Boat (1984-1985).
Johnson was born in Anchorage, Alaska to mother Faye, a nurse, and father Don, who owned a furniture store. [2] At age 4, Johnson and her mother moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where her mother married child psychologist Dr. Grant Johnson. [2] Johnson attended Alhambra High School from 1981 through 1984, graduating one semester early in January 1984. [1] [3]
Johnson won the International Model of the Year competition in 1982. [3] At age 16, Johnson began doing fashion print work and was soon signed by the Wilhelmina agency in New York City. [2] Director Stanley Donen spotted her in a photograph in the fashion biweekly W, [2] and just as her modeling career was beginning, chose her to act in his feature film Blame It on Rio . Since she was 17 at the time, she required permission from a judge to appear nude in the film.
Johnson appeared in a number of roles over the next fifteen years. She appeared in theatrical films, television movies, and television series, including a recurring role as Kim Carlisle on Season 8 of The Love Boat . She appeared in films Gung Ho (1986), Waxwork (1988), Dr. Giggles (1992), and The Glimmer Man (1996). She also co-starred in TV movie Dallas: War of the Ewings in 1998 as Jennifer Jantzen, and in 1985 played Rhonda Cummings in an episode of Dallas .
Since 2000, Johnson has starred only in Mickey (2004). She remained out of the public eye until returning to acting briefly in the digital media Christmas special Brat Holiday Spectacular (2018).
From January 1999 until July 2002, Johnson was married to Major League Baseball player Matt Williams of the Phoenix-based Arizona Diamondbacks. [4] [5] They resided primarily in Scottsdale, Arizona. [5]
Johnson sold her house in West Hollywood, California in April 2009 for a reported sum of $4.1 million. The house was near the Sunset Strip in a celebrity-populated neighborhood. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | Blame It on Rio | Jennifer Lyons | |
| 1986 | Gung Ho | Heather DiStefano | |
| 1987 | Beaks: The Movie | Vanessa Cartwright | |
| 1988 | The Jigsaw Murders | Kathy DaVonzo | |
| Slipping Into Darkness | Carlyle | ||
| Waxwork | China Webster | ||
| 1990 | Wishful Thinking | Diane | |
| Trabbi Goes to Hollywood | Ricki | ||
| Geniune Risk | Girl | ||
| 1992 | Death Becomes Her | Anna | |
| Dr. Giggles | Tamara | ||
| Far and Away | Grace | ||
| Street Wars | Tina | ||
| 1993 | Body Shot | Danielle Wild/Chelsea Savage | |
| 1995 | Illicit Dreams | Melinda Ryan | |
| The Donor | Dr. Lucy Flynn | ||
| When the Bullet Hits the Bone | Lisa | ||
| 1996 | The Glimmer Man | Jessica Cole | |
| Specimen | Sarah | ||
| 1997 | Inner Action | ||
| Moving Target | Casey | ||
| 1999 | Revenge | Vicky Mayerson | |
| 2004 | Mickey | Patty | |
| 2018 | Brat Holiday Spectacular | Nellie (Eleanor Chambers) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | Hotel | Kelly Branden | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" |
| 1985 | Dallas | Rhonda Cummings | Episode: "The Verdict" |
| 1985 | Half Nelson | Linda Sawyer | Episode: "The Deadly Vase" |
| 1984-1985 | The Love Boat | Kim Carlisle | 7 episodes |
| 1987 | Werewolf | Kelly Nichols | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1987 | Charles in Charge | Joyce | Episode: "Her Brother's Keeper" |
| 1989 | Moonlighting | Michelle Hunziger | Episode: "Plastic Fantastic Lovers" |
| 1989 | Moonlighting | Michelle Hunziger (uncredited) | Episode: "Shirts and Skins" |
| 1991 | Blood Ties | Celia | TV movie |
| 1991 | Tales from the Crypt | Liz Kelly-Dixon | Episode: "Split Second" |
| 1992 | A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story | Linda Kolkena Broderick | TV movie |
| 1992 | Murder, She Wrote | Monica Chase | Episode: "Incident in Lot 7" |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Perry Morgan | Episode: "For Love or Money" |
| 1992 | Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter | Linda Broderick | TV movie |
| 1993 | Melrose Place | Perry Morgan | Episode: "The Test" |
| 1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Janet Fisk | Episode: "Ship of Thieves" |
| 1993 | Herman's Head | Aurora | Episode: "Trouble in Paradise" |
| 1994 | Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Lisa | TV movie |
| 1994 | Terror at Deception Ridge | Natalie Harris | TV movie |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits | Ady Sutton | Episode: "First Anniversary" |
| 1998 | Dallas: War of the Ewings | Jennifer Jantzen | TV movie |
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