
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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Known For
Acting History
2025
Leanne as Carol
2024The Little Pageant That Could as Self (archive footage)
2022Our Flag Means Death as The Widow Evelyn Higgins
2020Small Town Wisconsin as Alicia
2019The Wedding Year as Barbara
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019The Righteous Gemstones as May-May Montgomery
2019Amphibia as Braddock (voice)
2018Swiped as Professor Barnes
2018Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate as Roksana
2018For the Love of George as Psychic Sara
2017The Mayor as Chief Fox
2017Thrill Ride as Esmerelda
2016Not Today, Bianca as Bianca's agent
2014Lovesick as Katherine
2013Kirstie as Maddie
2013Getting On as Marla Pounder
2013Mom as Tammy Diffendor
2013RuPaul Drives... as Self - Guest
2012Bad Parents as Tracy
2012Vamps as Mrs. Van Helsing
2011Billy on the Street as Self
2011The Exes as Holly Franklin
2011L!fe Happens as Francesca
2009Modern Family as Brenda
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
2009RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge (archive footage)
2009Finding Bliss as Irene Fox
2009Bride Wars as Deb
2008Duane Incarnate as Fran
2007Music and Lyrics as Rhonda
2006Ugly Betty as Helen
2006Strangers with Candy as Coach Divers
2006The New Adventures of Old Christine as Francie
2004Nobody Knows Anything! as Miranda
2003Queens Supreme
2002Austin Powers in Goldmember as Dancer
2002The Women as Sylvia Fowler
2002Kim Possible as Warmonga (voice)
2002Ice Age as Sylvia (voice) (uncredited)
2000Beaver Trilogy
2000The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Wilma Slaghoople
1999Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as Ivana Humpalot
1998Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1998The Roseanne Show
1998Sex and the City as Lexi Featherston
1997Colin Fitz as Stalker Fan
1996London Suite as Grace Chapman
19963rd Rock from the Sun as Sally Solomon
1994The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
1994ER as Eve Peyton
1994Chicago Hope as Wendy Smythe
1994Duckman as Kathie Lee (voice)
1993The Debt as Alice Kosnick
1992Hearts Afire as Margot
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1985The Orkly Kid








