Amy Jo Johnson

Johnson worked across television actor, stage actor, film actor, film director and screenwriter and 3 further recorded occupations. The registers place that work in pop music. This article rests on 1 catalogued composition, 2 published texts, 6 issued recordings and 13 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

• Name — Amy Jo Johnson • Born — 6 October 1970 • Birthplace — Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. • Citizenship — * United States (1970–present) • Canada (2015–present) • Occupation — * Actress • musician • filmmaker • Years Active — 1993–present • Known for — * Mighty Morphin Power Rangers • Felicity • Flashpoint • Children — 1

Amy Jo Johnson was born on October 6, 1970, in Hyannis, Massachusetts, the daughter of Greig Johnson Sr., a car salesman, and Christine Johnson (d. 1998), a clothing store manager. She has two siblings, a brother and a sister.

Johnson moved to New York City at 18 to pursue an acting career. She attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She later moved to Los Angeles to audition for her first part. • Illustration — Johnson in 2000 Johnson's breakthrough role came a little over six months after she moved to Los Angeles, when she was selected to portray Kimberly Hart, the Pink Ranger, in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the first installment of the Power Rangers franchise. Her time during the series also included her first film, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. Despite the series being a huge success and having brought Johnson international recognition as an actress, the show brought her little financial security, as she and the others were paid only $600 a week for their work on the show, which included stunt work, and public appearances; none of the cast received any royalty payments from re-runs of episodes they appeared in. During Johnson's time with the franchise, whose productions were non-union and not subject to safety codes standardized in union contracts, Johnson faced multiple instances of danger of physical harm; while filming the television series, she was almost set on fire during a stunt, and during Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, she was almost electrocuted. Johnson ultimately made the decision to leave the show in 1995, passing the role of the Pink Ranger to Australian actress Catherine Sutherland. In an appearance on I Love the '90s, Johnson jokingly stated that having been the Pink Power Ranger was something she would "never live down." In later years, Johnson stated that becoming famous from the show was at times overwhelming and had given her nightmares, but that overall, she learned many things and is grateful to the show and her fans. In all, Johnson has appeared in 138 episodes and 3 films in the franchise. She, alongside former co-star Jason David Frank, made a cameo appearance in the 2017 film Power Rangers, though not as a Power Ranger. In January 2023, Johnson announced that she had declined to reprise the role of Kimberly Hart in the 30th anniversary Power Rangers special, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, on Netflix but that she wished the special and her former co-stars well while also saying that she had other fun things in store for her fans that year. Two months later, she denied claims that money was the sole reason why she chose not to participate in the special. In the fourth quarter of 2023, it was announced Johnson would release a four-issue comic book series as her gift to the fans for the 30th anniversary Power Rangers celebration, titled Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return, distributed by Boom! Studios. After she left the series in November 1995, Johnson went on to star in Disney Channel's Susie Q and in the Saved by the Bell: The New Class episode "Backstage Pass." In 1997, she starred in NBC's adaptation of Lois Duncan's novel Killing Mr. Griffin and played 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. In September 1998, Johnson was invited to play Julie Emrick in The WB series Felicity. She held a main role on Felicity for three seasons and was a special guest in its fourth and final season. In the early 2000s, Johnson had roles in Interstate 60, Pursuit of Happiness, and Infested, as well as television film Hard Ground. She also had guest starring roles on Spin City and ER. In 2004, she starred as Stacy Reynolds in the fourth season of The Division. In the latter half of the decade, she had recurring roles in Wildfire and What About Brian, and she starred in television films Magma: Volcanic Disaster on Syfy and Fatal Trust on Lifetime. In addition, Johnson took parts in a few independent films: Veritas, Prince of Truth and Islander. Beginning in 2008, Johnson became a series regular on Flashpoint as Constable Jules Callaghan, a member of the fictional Strategic Response Unit of the Toronto Police service. She was nominated for a Gemini Award for her performance. The show aired new episodes through 2012. Since 2012, Johnson has had guest roles on a few shows including a recurring role as Hayley Price in the Universal spy drama series Covert Affairs.

Johnson has directed and produced two acclaimed short films: Bent (2013) and Lines (2014). She then went on to direct the feature film The Space Between. In 2018, she began working on her next film, Tammy's Always Dying. The movie received praise from critics, particularly for Huffman's and Phillips' performances. It is available at video on demand release on May 1, 2020. She is a member of Film Fatales, a non-profit organization that advocates for women's parity in the entertainment industry. In mid-2021, she announced she would be directing an episode of Superman & Lois for the show's second season.

Johnson is a singer-songwriter and has released four albums: The Trans-American Treatment (2001), Imperfect (2005), Never Broken (2013), and an EP titled Still Here (2024). She has performed in the Los Angeles area with the Amy Jo Johnson Band. 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. The song is also part of the album Souvenirs, released in 2008. Some of Johnson's music has been featured on television shows. Johnson's character in Felicity was originally described as a dancer, but with Johnson's input, the producers rewrote the character as a singer and guitarist. As a result, Johnson was able to perform her own song, "Puddle of Grace", on the show. This song was included in the album Felicity Soundtrack (1999) successfully released by Hollywood Records. As a result of the reception of the song, another Johnson song, "Clear Blue Day", was also featured on the show. In The Division, her song "Cat in the Snow" is the theme song from one of the episodes. In Flashpoint, her songs "Dancing In-Between" and "Goodbye" were featured. In 2013, she performed the song "God" in her movie Bent. In 2014, her song "Lines" had featured in her short film Lines. Her 2017 song "Cracker Jacks" was the theme song from the movie The Space Between.

Johnson was married to Olivier Giner. The couple married in 2009 but filed for divorce in 2017. They have one child, a daughter, born in 2008. Johnson resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and became a Canadian citizen on June 23, 2015, making her a dual citizen of the United States and Canada.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1993–1995 — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers — Kimberly Hart / Pink Ranger — Main role • 1995 — data-sort-value="Eddie Files, The" | The Eddie Files — Cindy — Episode: "The Counting Principle: Eddie in Barbieland" • 1996 — Saved by the Bell: The New Class — Linda — Episode: "Backstage Pass" • Susie Q — Susie Quinn / Maggie — Television film • 1997 — Killing Mr. Griffin — Susan McConnell — Television film • Perfect Body — Andie Bradley — Television film • 1998–2000, 2002 — Felicity — Julie Emrick — Main role (seasons 1–3); guest (season 4) • 1999 — Sweetwater — Nansi Nevins — Television film • 2001 — ER — Jill — Episode: "Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain" • Night Visions — Sara — Episode: "Rest Stop/After Life" • 2002 — Spin City — Stephanie — Episode: "Sex, Lies and Video Date" • 2003 — Hard Ground — Elizabeth Kennedy — Television film • 2004 — data-sort-value="Division, The" | The Division — Stacy Reynolds — Main role (season 4) • I Love the '90s — Herself — 1 episode • 2005–2007 — Wildfire — Tina Sharp — Recurring role (seasons 1–3) • 2006 — Fatal Trust — Kate — Television film • 2006 — Magma: Volcanic Disaster — Brianna Chapman — Television film • What About Brian — Karen — 3 episodes • 2008–2012 — Flashpoint — Jules Callaghan — Main role • 2013 — Cracked — Sydney Reid — Episode: "Night Terrors" • 2014 — Bookaboo — Herself — Episode: "The Talent Show" • Covert Affairs — Hayley Price — Recurring role (season 5) • 2019 — data-sort-value="Has Been, The" | The Has Been — Jordanna — Main role • 2022 — Superman & Lois — Director — Episode: "Tried and True"

• The Trans-American Treatment (2001) • Imperfect (2005) • Never Broken (2013) • Still Here - EP (2024)

• "Clear Blue Day", "Puddle of Grace" from the series Felicity (1998) • "Motherless Child", "What's Wrong", "Two Words", "In A Rainbow", "First Love", from the TV movie Sweetwater (1999) • "Cat in the Snow" from series The Division (2004) • "Goodbye", "Dancing in Between" from series Flashpoint (2008) • "God" from the movie Bent (2013) • "Lines" from the short Lines (2014) • "Cracker Jacks" from the movie The Space Between (2016)

Amy Jo Johnson was born on 6 October 1970 in Hyannis. Johnson held the nationality of United States and Canada. Johnson was educated at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School. Johnson worked as television actor, stage actor, film actor and film director, and the authority record catalogues a further 4 occupations under the same name, among them screenwriter, singer, actor and songwriter. Johnson was active from 1993. The fields Johnson worked in include pop music. Johnson played the voice. Johnson worked in English.

Johnson worked for the screen, as film director and screenwriter. 4 films survive in the institutional catalogues, spanning 2013 to 2019. They are Bent (2013), Lines (2014), The Space Between (2017) and Tammy's Always Dying (2019).

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1995 — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie — Kimberly Hart / Pink Ranger • 1997 — Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie — Kimberly Hart • 1998 — Without Limits — Iowa's Finest • 1999 — Cold Hearts — Alicia • 2001 — Liars Club — Karen • Pursuit of Happiness — Tracy • 2002 — Infested — Jesse • Interstate 60 — Laura • 2006 — Islander — Cheryl • 2007 — Veritas, Prince of Truth — Marty Williams • 2011 — Summer Song — Jenni • 2012 — Tiger Eyes — Gwen Wexler • 2013 — Coming Home for Christmas — Wendy O'Brien — Direct-to-video • 2016 — data-sort-value="Space Between, The" | The Space Between — Amelia — Also director, writer and producer • 2017 — Power Rangers — Angel Grove citizen — Cameo • 2018 — Between Waves — Sherri • 2019 — Tammy's Always Dying — Director

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2013 — Bent — Amelia — Director & writer • 2014 — Lines — Director & writer