Amy Jo Johnson Biography

Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6, 1970) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, musician and gymnast, first starring as the Pink Ranger Kimberly Ann Hart in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Aside from Power Rangers, she is also known for her roles in Felicity, The Division, Wildfire, and Flashpoint. She also starred in television films including Susie Q, Killing Mr. Griffin, Perfect Body, Sweetwater, and Magma: Volcanic Disaster. Johnson is one of very few Power Rangers alumni to continue her career as an actress.

Johnson released her first song, Puddle Of Grace, when she was on Felicity. Since then, she has released a few solo albums. As a volunteer, she has participated as a tutor for refugee children through the International Rescue Committee's summer program in the Bronx and made trips to Bosnia as a volunteer with the Global Children's Organization.

For her role as Jules Callaghan on Flashpoint, Johnson was nominated for the 2009 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role.

Personal life

Johnson was born in Dennis, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, a daughter of Greig Johnson, a car salesman, and his wife Christine, who managed a clothing store. She became interested in gymnastics and, after training four years, decided to aim for the Olympic Games. She reached Class One and participated in competitions hosted in the United States and Europe in uneven bars, vault, beam and floor. She was forced to abandon gymnastics following a severe injury.

Johnson is married to Olivier Giner. They have one daughter, Francesca Christine, born December 1, 2008.

Acting career

At the age of eighteen, after graduating from Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, Johnson moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. She attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the American Musical and Acting Academy. She moved to Los Angeles to audition for her first part.

Johnson's first role was as Kimberly Ann Hart, the Pink Ranger, in the 1993 series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. She acquired the role within the first month of her main stay in L.A. Her gymnastics background was an advantage for her in fight scenes, as the Hart character was also an accomplished gymnast. Her martial arts skills were learned from choreographers in the studio. The series achieved unexpected success, and Johnson had a fair share of media exposure. Her appearances on the show jump-started her career and served as a positive influence for many younger viewers and fans. After she left the series in 1995, Johnson went on to star in the Disney Channel's Susie Q and the Saved by the Bell: The New Class episode "Backstage Pass" as Linda.

In 1997, she starred in NBC's adaptation of Lois Duncan's novel Killing Mr. Griffin as Susan McConnell and also played Andie Bradley, a gymnast with an eating disorder, in Perfect Body. Johnson also participated in the film Without Limits. She also reprised her role as Kimberly Hart in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie. She jokingly stated in the I Love the '90s 1993 special that having been the Pink Power Ranger was something she would "never live down." When she was interviewed on both Live with Regis and Kathie Lee and The Sharon Osbourne Show, Johnson said that Power Rangers was a "great first job." In 2012, Johnson revealed in an interview that becoming famous because of the show was overwhelming and gave her nightmares, but she did say that she learned many things from being on the show and is grateful to the fans who watched her on the program as children.

In 1998, Johnson played the part of a vampire in Cold Hearts. Soon after, she was invited to play Julie Emrick, a college freshman who becomes the best friend of the title character on The WB series Felicity (who was played by Keri Russell). She was in the series for two and a half years. Her character in the series was originally described as a dancer, but Johnson convinced the producers to change that to a singer and guitarist, which led Johnson to being able to perform "Puddle of Grace", a song she wrote. The song was added to the show's official soundtrack. Her talent in music also led her to star in Sweetwater: A True Rock Story, a biography about Nancy Nevins and Sweetwater, who were the first band to play at the Woodstock festival.

Johnson then took roles in Interstate 60, Pursuit of Happiness, Infested, and Hard Ground. She also had guest starring roles on Spin City and E.R. She starred as Stacy Reynolds in the fourth season of The Division. She released her debut album, The Trans-American Treatment, and performed in the Los Angeles area with "The Amy Jo Johnson Band". She released another album, Imperfect, in March 2005.

In 2006, Johnson co-starred in Magma: Volcanic Disaster, a Sci-Fi Channel telefilm. Johnson also was on ABC Family's original show Wildfire as Tina Sharp, the villain of the first season. She also starred a few episodes of What About Brian, as Karen, Brian's girlfriend. She has also taken on roles in two independent films, Veritas, Prince of Truth and Islander. Johnson also starred in the Lifetime Television movie Fatal Trust.

In December 2007 she contributed guest vocals to Koishii & Hush's cover of The Cars track "Since You're Gone", which was released as a single.

Beginning in 2008, Johnson became a cast member of Flashpoint as Jules Callaghan, a member of the Strategic Response Unit of the Toronto Police service. The series premiered on CTV and CBS on July 11, 2008. Her song "Dancing In-Between" was featured on Flashpoint and was released as a single. The show received 19 nominations at the 24th Gemini Awards, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for Johnson.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie	Kimberly Hart/Pink Power Ranger
1997	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	Kimberly Hart
1998	Without Limits	Iowa's finest
1999	Cold Hearts	Alicia
2001	The Pursuit of Happiness	Tracy
2001	Liar's Club	Karen
2002	Interstate 60	Laura
2002	Infested	Jesse
2005	Adjusting Arbie	The Fairy (psychedelic scene)
2006	Islander	Cheryl
2007	Veritas, Prince of Truth	Marty Williams
2011	Summer Song	Jenni
2012	Tiger Eyes	Gwen Wexler
2013	BENT	Amelia	Directorial debut

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993"1995	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers	Kimberly Hart/Pink Power Ranger	Starring role
1995	'	Cindy	1 episode
1996	Susie Q	Susie Q/Maggie	Television film Starring role
1996	Campus cops	Swimsuit	"Swimsuit contestant"
1996	Saved by the Bell: The New Class	Linda	"Backstage pass"
1997	Killing Mr. Griffin	Susan McConnell	Television film Starring role
1997	Perfect Body	Andy Bradley	Television film Starring role
1998"2002	Felicity	Julie Emrick	Starring role
1999	Sweetwater: A True Rock Story	Nansi Nevins	Television film Starring role
2001	Night Visions	Sara	"Episode 5, Rest Stop"
2001	ER	Jill	"Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain"
2002	Spin City	Stephanie	"Sex, Lies and Video Date"
2003	Hard Ground	Elizabeth Kennedy	Television film Starring role
	'	Stacy Reynolds	Starring role
2005"2007	Wildfire	Tina Sharp	Guest role
2006	Magma: Volcanic Disaster	Brianna Chapman	Television film Starring role
2006	What About Brian?	Karen	Guest role
2006	Fatal Trust	Kate	Television film Starring role
2008"2012	Flashpoint	Jules Callaghan	Starring role
2013	Cracked	Sydney Reid	Guest role
2013	Bookaboo	Herself	Guest appearance

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2000		Teen Choice Awards	TV Star Choice Sidekick	Felicity
2002		Slamdunk Film Festival	Best Actress	Pursuit of Happiness
2009		Gemini Awards	Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Flashpoint
2010		Monte Carlo TV Festival	TV Best Actress	Flashpoint
2012		Monte Carlo TV Festival	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Flashpoint

Discography

• Felicity (soundtrack) (1999)
• Sweetwater (soundtrack) (2000)
• The Trans-American Treatment (2001)
• Imperfect (2005)
• Since You're Gone (EP) (2007)
• Souvenirs (2008)
• "Dancing In-Between" (single) (2008)
• Never Broken (2013)