Rebekka Johnson

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Rebekka Johnson
Rebekka Johnson in August 2018.jpg
Johnson on the set of Consent in August 2018
Born
Occupation
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
  • singer
  • composer
Years active2002–present

Rebekka Johnson is an American actress, comedian and writer, producer [1] from Staten Island, New York. [2] Johnson is best known for playing Dawn Rivecca on Netflix's wrestling comedy GLOW . [3] She was featured on MTV's prank show Boiling Points . Johnson has been performing with her musical comedy group The Apple Sisters along with her GLOW co-star Kimmy Gatewood and Sarah Lowe since 2007.

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The Apple Sisters

Johnson is co-creator of The Apple Sisters, a World War II musical comedy trio. The group, which consists of Kimmy Gatewood, Rebekka Johnson, and Sarah Lowe, started in 2007 in New York City. They received wide acclaim at the 2008 Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, which lead them to move to Los Angeles where they continually perform. [4] She is a co-creator of the award winning Apple Sisters which performed at this festival. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Consent, a Short Comedy About a Serious Subject Libby / Producer / WriterShort film
2013Jazz FeverPregnant Mabel / ProducerShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Crazy Ex Girlfriend Elated CatEpisode: "I Need Some Balance"
2018 WWE SmackDown HerselfEpisode: "The Road to WWE Extreme Rules 2018 Begins"
2017–19 GLOW Dawn Rivecca29 episodes
2017 A Christmas Story Live! Candy Apple The Apple Sisters
2016 We Don't Hate It Here Edie

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