Kristen Johnston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1967-09-20

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Kristen Johnston

Biography

Kristen Johnston studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City. She won two Emmys for her role on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996). She has appeared on many other television shows, including Ugly Betty (2006), ER (1994), Bored to Death (2009) and, perhaps most memorably, as the party girl whose famous final words were "I'm so bored I could die" on Sex and the City (1998). She's currently, on television, on TV Land's hit series, The Exes (2011), which is now in its fourth season. Just a few of Johnston's many stage credits are "So Help Me God!" (Drama desk nomination), "The Women", "Aunt Dan & Lemon", "Love Song" on the West End, as well as starring in three "Shakespeare in Central Park" productions, "Much Ado About Nothing", "12th Night", and "The Skin of our Teeth". She is a long-time member of The Atlantic Theater Company, and her roles over the years have included "The Lights" (Drama Desk Nomination) and "Scarcity". Kristen's film credits include Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), the 2nd Austin Powers film (as "Ivana Humpalot"), Finding Bliss (2009), Bad Parents (2012), Bride Wars (2009), L!fe Happens (2011), Vamps (2012), Strangers with Candy (2005), and the upcoming independent film, Lovesick (2014), with Matt LeBlanc. Johnston teaches acting at The Atlantic Theater Company's Acting School at NYU. She founded an organization called SLAM, whose goal is the creation of a desperately needed sober high school in New York City. Johnston's first book was a New York Times Bestselling memoir, entitled "GUTS: the endless follies and tiny triumphs of a giant disaster".

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Acting History

2025
Leanne as Carol
2024
The Little Pageant That Could as Self (archive footage)
2022
Our Flag Means Death as The Widow Evelyn Higgins
2020
Small Town Wisconsin as Alicia
2019
The Wedding Year as Barbara
2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019
The Righteous Gemstones as May-May Montgomery
2019
Amphibia as Braddock (voice)
2018
Swiped as Professor Barnes
2018
Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate as Roksana
2018
For the Love of George as Psychic Sara
2017
The Mayor as Chief Fox
2017
Thrill Ride as Esmerelda
2016
Not Today, Bianca as Bianca's agent
2014
Lovesick as Katherine
2013
Kirstie as Maddie
2013
Getting On as Marla Pounder
2013
Mom as Tammy Diffendor
2013
RuPaul Drives... as Self - Guest
2012
Bad Parents as Tracy
2012
Vamps as Mrs. Van Helsing
2011
Billy on the Street as Self
2011
The Exes as Holly Franklin
2011
L!fe Happens as Francesca
2009
Modern Family as Brenda
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge (archive footage)
2009
Finding Bliss as Irene Fox
2009
Bride Wars as Deb
2008
Duane Incarnate as Fran
2007
Music and Lyrics as Rhonda
2006
Ugly Betty as Helen
2006
Strangers with Candy as Coach Divers
2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine as Francie
2004
Nobody Knows Anything! as Miranda
2003
Queens Supreme
2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember as Dancer
2002
The Women as Sylvia Fowler
2002
Kim Possible as Warmonga (voice)
2002
Ice Age as Sylvia (voice) (uncredited)
2000
Beaver Trilogy
2000
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Wilma Slaghoople
1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as Ivana Humpalot
1998
Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1998
The Roseanne Show
1998
Sex and the City as Lexi Featherston
1997
Colin Fitz as Stalker Fan
1996
London Suite as Grace Chapman
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun as Sally Solomon
1994
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
1994
ER as Eve Peyton
1994
Chicago Hope as Wendy Smythe
1994
Duckman as Kathie Lee (voice)
1993
The Debt as Alice Kosnick
1992
Hearts Afire as Margot
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1985
The Orkly Kid