Personal life

Johnson was born in Dennis, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, to Greig, a car salesman, and Christine, who managed a clothing store. She attended Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School.

As a teenager, Johnson participated in gymnastics. She reached Class One and participated in competitions hosted in the United States and Europe in uneven bars, vault, beam, and floor. At the age of 17, she left gymnastics to pursue acting.

Johnson is married to Olivier Giner (August 2009). They live in Toronto and have one daughter, Francesca Christine, born in December 2008.

Acting career

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 Acting Academy. She later 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 less than a month after moving to Los Angeles. Her gymnastics background was an advantage in fight scenes. The series achieved unexpected success, and Johnson had a fair share of media exposure. In an appearance on VH1's 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 revealed that becoming famous from the show was at times overwhelming and had given her nightmares but that overall, she learned many things and was grateful to the show and her fans.

After she left the series in 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 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 on USA's Covert Affairs. In addition, she has directed and produced two short films, Bent and Lines.

Music career

Johnson is a singer-songwriter and has released three albums: The Trans-American Treatment (2001), Imperfect (2005), and Never Broken (2013). 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.

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. In Flashpoint, her songs "Dancing In-Between" and "Goodbye" were featured.

Awards and nominations

Among other notable recognitions, Johnson received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the 24th Annual Gemini Awards in 2009. She also received two nominations as Best Actress for her role in Flashpoint at the Monte Carlo TV Festival.

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2000	Nominated	Teen Choice Awards	TV Star Choice Sidekick	Felicity
2002	Nominated	Slamdunk Film Festival	Best Actress	Pursuit of Happiness
2009	Nominated	Gemini Awards	Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Flashpoint
2010	Nominated	Monte Carlo TV Festival	TV Best Actress	Flashpoint
2012	Nominated	Monte Carlo TV Festival	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Flashpoint
2013	Won	Long Island Film Festival	Shelly Award for Woman Filmmakers	Bent
2013	Won	Women in Film and Television	Audience Choice	Bent
2013	Won	Toronto International Film Festival	Jury Award	Bent
2014	Won	Buffalo Niagara Film Festival	Best Canadian Short	Bent

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie	Kimberly Ann Hart / The Pink Ranger
1997	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	Kimberly Ann Hart
1998	Without Limits	Iowa's Finest
1999	Cold Hearts	Alicia
2001	Pursuit of Happiness	Tracy
2001	Liars Club	Karen
2002	Interstate 60	Laura
2002	Infested	Jesse
2005	Adjusting Arbie	Fairy	Short film
2006	Islander	Cheryl
2007	Veritas, Prince of Truth	Marty Williams
2011	Summer Song (film)	Jenni
2012	Tiger Eyes	Gwen Wexler
2013	Bent	Amelia	Short film
2013	Coming Home for Christmas	Wendy	Video
2014	Lines	Amelia Jamison	Short film, completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993-1995	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers	Kimberly Hart / The Pink Ranger	Main role (138 episodes)
1994	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Alpha's Magical Christmas	Kimberly Ann Hart	Video short
1995	Eddie Files, TheThe Eddie Files	Cindy	Episode: "The Counting Principle: Eddie in Barbieland"
1996	Saved by the Bell: The New Class	Linda	Episode: "Backstage Pass"
1996	Susie Q	Susie Quinn / Maggie	TV film
1997	Killing Mr. Griffin	Susan McConnell	TV film
1997	Perfect Body	Andie Bradley	TV film
1998-2000; 2002	Felicity	Julie Emrick	Main Cast (Season 1-3) Special Guest Star (Season 4): 50 episodes
1999	Sweetwater	Nansi Nevins	TV film
2001	Night Visions	Sara	Episode: "Rest Stop/After Life"
2001	ER	Jill	Episode: "Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain"
2002	Spin City	Stephanie	Episode: "Sex, Lies and Video Date"
2002	Felicity	Julie Emrick	Episodes: "Spin the Bottle", "Felicity Interrupted"
2003	Hard Ground	Elizabeth Kennedy	TV film
2004	I Love the 90s	Herself	Episode: 10
2004	Division, TheThe Division	Stacy Reynolds	Main role (22 episodes)
2005-2007	Wildfire	Tina Sharp	Recurring role (7 episodes)
2006	Magma: Volcanic Disaster	Brianna Chapman	TV film
2006	What About Brian	Karen - Car Girl	Episodes: "Pilot", "What About the Fish", "What About Angelo's Ashes"
2006	Fatal Trust	Kate	TV film
2008-2012	Flashpoint	Jules Callaghan	Main role (75 episodes)
2013	Cracked	Sydney Reid	Episode: "Night Terrors"
2014	Bookaboo	Herself	Episode: "The Talent Show"
2014	Covert Affairs	Hayley Price	Recurring Character

Discography

Studio albums

• The Trans-American Treatment (2001)
• Imperfect (2005)
• Never Broken (2013)

As a featured performer

• Felicity (soundtrack) (1999)
• Sweetwater (soundtrack) (2000)
• Since You're Gone (EP) (2007)
• Souvenirs (2008)

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