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Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6, 1970) is an actress and entertainer. She was born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, and her most notable roles have been as Kimberly Ann Hart the Pink Power Ranger (1993-1996) on the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and as "Julie Emrick" (1998-2000) on the college drama series Felicity.

Biography

In her early life, Johnson became interested in gymnastics and, after training for years, decided to aim for the Olympics. She eventually reached Class One - the highest status in gymnastics - and participated in competitions hosted both in the United States and in Europe but was forced to abandon her career as a professional gymnast due to a severe injury.

At the age of eighteen, she left her home town Cape Cod and moved to New York in order to pursue her acting career. She attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute (See Lee Strasberg.) and the American Musical and Acting Academy. When Johnson felt comfortable with her skills, she left for Los Angeles to audition for her first part.

Her gymnastics background was a clear advantage for her in being chosen for the role of Kimberly Ann Hart in the Power Rangers series (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) in its first three seasons 1993-1995. The series achieved unexpected success, and Johnson had a fair share of media exposure, both as the character of Kimberly Hart and as herself. After her character left the series, she went on to star in the indie film Susie Q in 1996. In 1997, she participated in NBC's adaptation of Lois Duncan's novel Killing Mr. Griffin and also played a bulimic gymnast in the movie Perfect Body. She also reprised her role as Kimberly Hart for perhaps the last time in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
, as her character was turned evil after being sacrified to Divatox's fiancee Maligore.

In 1998, she played the part of a vampire in the cult indie movie Cold Hearts. Soon after, she was invited to play the second most notable role of her acting career: Julie Emrick, a college freshman who becomes the best friend of the lead actress of the Warner Brothers series Felicity. She was in the series for two and a half years.

Her character in the series was originally cast as a dancer, but Johnson managed to convince the producers to turn the role into that of a singer and guitarist, which eventually led her to being able to play a song of her own composition, entitled "Puddle of Grace." The song was added to the show's official soundtrack. Her talent in music also led her to star in the movie Sweetwater: A True Rock Story, a biography about the life of Nansi Nevins, lead singer from Sweetwater, the band that opened the Woodstock festival.

Johnson then took roles in a number of indie movies, namely Interstate 60, Pursuit of Happiness (in her sole nude scene, distinctive as a Power Rangers actor for a kids show), and Hard Ground. She also had a role in the final season of the television crime drama The Division.

As of 2001, she has dedicated herself mostly to music (after her fellow MMPR co-star Thuy Trang's untimely death), releasing her debut album, titled The Trans-American Treatment, and performing live in the Los Angeles area alongside "The Amy Jo Johnson Band." She later dropped the band and limited the instrumental presence in her shows to her acoustic guitar and her voice. She has released another album titled Imperfect, released on March 2005.

In 2006, Johnson co-starred in Magma: Volcanic Disaster, a Sci-Fi Channel original made for TV movie. "I play a college student who really, really wants to go on an expedition he's going on, and she begs him, and he finally lets her go," Johnson stated.

Johnson has also taken roles on ABC Family's original show Wildfire as the famous jockey Tina Sharp.

She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Trivia

She likes to watch classic sitcoms, such as All in the Family, Mary Tyler Moore
, and The Dick Van Dyke Show, as well as more modern shows like American Idol and Sex and the City.
She is currently (as of 2005) producing the movie In Memory of My Father.
She has a tattoo of a butterfly on her left ankle, symbolizing freedom.
Her favorite ice cream flavor is "Heath Bar Crunch."
She has a pitbull named Lucy.
She volunteered in Bosnia three times in 1994.
Her life motto is "Grow enough to be consistently happy."
She likes to paint - pixies and fairies in particular.
She dislikes the color pink but tolerated it for her role on Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
She was a neighbor of Sarah Brown
(Katlin Star from VR Troopers).
Jennifer Garner
once stated that fans often confuse her for Amy.
She has gone on record, in a chat room, as saying that she has "the most ticklish feet in the world."
She is currently filming in Outward Blonde
with Hilary Duff
.
She was in an episode of ER, titled "Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain"; it aired on November 15, 2001 on NBC.

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