Michelle Johnson
Michelle Johnson is an American actress who portrayed Jennifer Lyons in the 1984 romantic comedy film Blame It on Rio, Jessica Cole in The Glimmer Man (1996), and Kim Carlisle in The Love Boat (1984–1985).
Michelle Johnson

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- Michelle Johnson
- Birthplace
- Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
- Education
- Alhambra High School
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Michelle Johnson is an American actress who portrayed Jennifer Lyons in the 1984 romantic comedy film Blame It on Rio, Jessica Cole in The Glimmer Man (1996), and Kim Carlisle in The Love Boat (1984–1985).
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• Name — Michelle Johnson • Birthplace — Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. • Education — Alhambra High School • Occupation — Actress • Other Names — Michelle Williams • Years Active — 1984–2018
Early life and education
Early life and education
Johnson was born in Anchorage, Alaska. At age four, Johnson and her mother moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where her mother married child psychologist Dr. Grant Johnson. Johnson attended Alhambra High School from 1981 through 1984, graduating one semester early in January 1984.
Career
Career
Johnson won the International Model of the Year competition in 1982. At age 16, Johnson began doing fashion print work and was soon signed by the Wilhelmina agency in New York City. Director Stanley Donen spotted her in a photograph in the fashion biweekly W, and just as her modeling career was beginning, chose her to act in his feature film Blame It on Rio. Johnson appeared in a number of roles over the next 15 years. Michelle Johnson played Linda Kolkena Broderick, the second wife of Dan Broderick, in the TV movie A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992) and its sequel, Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter. She appeared in theatrical films, television movies, and television series, including a recurring role as Kim Carlisle on season eight of The Love Boat. She appeared in films Gung Ho (1986), Waxwork (1988), Dr. Giggles (1992), and The Glimmer Man (1996). She also co-starred in TV movie Dallas: War of the Ewings in 1998 as Jennifer Jantzen, and in 1985 played Rhonda Cummings in an episode of Dallas. Her most recent major film role was in Mickey (2004). She remained out of the public eye until returning to acting briefly in the digital media Christmas special Brat Holiday Spectacular (2018).
Personal life
Personal life
Johnson married Major League Baseball player Matt Williams of the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 15, 1999. She sought a divorce in July 2002. The couple had resided primarily in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1984 — Blame It on Rio — Jennifer Lyons • 1986 — Gung Ho — Heather DiStefano • 1987 — Beaks: The Movie — Vanessa Cartwright • 1988 — The Jigsaw Murders — Kathy DaVonzo • | Slipping Into Darkness — Carlyle • | Waxwork — China Webster • 1990 — Wishful Thinking — Diane • | Trabbi Goes to Hollywood — Ricki • | Genuine Risk — Girl • 1992 — Death Becomes Her — Anna • | Dr. Giggles — Tamara • | Far and Away — Grace • | Street Wars — Tina • 1993 — Body Shot — Danielle Wild/Chelsea Savage • 1995 — Illicit Dreams — Melinda Ryan • | The Donor — Dr. Lucy Flynn • | When the Bullet Hits the Bone — Lisa • 1996 — The Glimmer Man — Jessica Cole • | Specimen — Sarah • 1997 — Inner Action • | Moving Target — Casey • 1999 — Revenge — Vicky Mayerson • 2004 — Mickey — Patty • 2018 — Brat Holiday Spectacular — Nellie (Eleanor Chambers)
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1984 — Hotel — Kelly Branden — Episode: "Flesh and Blood" • 1985 — Dallas — Rhonda Cummings — Episode: "The Verdict" • 1985 — Half Nelson — Linda Sawyer — Episode: "The Deadly Vase" • 1984-1985 — The Love Boat — Kim Carlisle — 7 episodes • 1987 — Werewolf — Kelly Nichols — Episode: "Pilot" • 1987 — Charles in Charge — Joyce — Episode: "Her Brother's Keeper" • 1989 — Moonlighting — Michelle Hunziger — Episode: "Plastic Fantastic Lovers" • 1989 — Moonlighting — Michelle Hunziger (uncredited) — Episode: "Shirts and Skins" • 1991 — Blood Ties — Celia — TV movie • 1991 — Tales from the Crypt — Liz Kelly-Dixon — Episode: "Split Second" • 1992 — A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story — Linda Kolkena Broderick — TV movie • 1992 — Murder, She Wrote — Monica Chase — Episode: "Incident in Lot 7" • 1992 — Melrose Place — Perry Morgan — Episode: "For Love or Money" • 1992 — Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter — Linda Broderick — TV movie • 1993 — Melrose Place — Perry Morgan — Episode: "The Test" • 1993 — Murder, She Wrote — Janet Fisk — Episode: "Ship of Thieves" • 1993 — Herman's Head — Aurora — Episode: "Trouble in Paradise" • 1994 — Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills — Lisa — TV movie • 1994 — Terror at Deception Ridge — Natalie Harris — TV movie • 1996 — The Outer Limits — Ady Sutton — Episode: "First Anniversary" • 1998 — Dallas: War of the Ewings — Jennifer Jantzen — TV movie

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