Early life and career

Johnson was born Lynn Holly Johnson in Chicago, Illinois to Margaret, a housewife, and Alan Johnson, a general contractor. She has a brother, Gregg, and an older sister, Kimberlee. Johnson added the hyphen to her name after her roommate signed Johnson's name that way.

Johnson won the silver medal at the novice level of the 1974 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. She gave up competitive skating in 1977 to turn professional and join the Ice Capades, and subsequently began an acting career, making her film debut in Ice Castles, in which she portrayed Alexis "Lexie" Winston, a figure skater who is blinded by a blood clot in her brain. The film, a romantic drama co-starring Robby Benson, was a minor success in December 1978, grossing $18 million in the US. Johnson, who was described as "an appealing young woman who actually happens to be a good skater who can act" by film critic Roger Ebert, was nominated for a Golden Globe as "New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Female" for her performance in the film.

Johnson was subsequently cast in the lead role of the Disney horror drama, The Watcher in the Woods. The film received a limited release in April 1980, but was soon withdrawn and not given a wider release until October 1981. Also in 1981, Johnson starred as Bond girl Bibi Dahl in the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only. In that movie she played yet another ice-skater who attempts to seduce an unwilling and much older James Bond, played by Roger Moore. In 1984, Johnson starred in Where the Boys Are, a remake of the 1960 film of the same name. The film was a critical and box-office failure.

In 1996, Johnson quit acting to concentrate on her family; her last acting role at that time was a made-for-television film, Fugitive X: Innocent Target. She cited her refusal to take roles that called for nude scenes as having derailed her acting career.

In 2007 she returned to acting in a community theater production of It's a Wonderful Life.

Personal life

Johnson currently lives in the Los Angeles, California area with her husband and their two children, son Kellen and daughter Jensie. In January 2010, she suffered a stroke brought on by a patent foramen ovale, a heart condition, and subsequently underwent heart surgery.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1978	Ice Castles	Alexis Winston
1980	Watcher in the Woods	Jan Curtis
1981	For Your Eyes Only	Bibi Dahl
1984	Where the Boys Are '84	Laurie Jameson
1985	The Falling	Samantha
1986	Angel River	Jensie
1987	Alien Predator	Samantha	Filmed in 1984. Alternative title: The Falling
1988	The Sisterhood	Marya	Alternative title: Caged Woman
1989	Hyper Space	Arias Christensen
1990	Out of Sight, Out of Mind	Kathy Jordan	Alternative titles: Sight Unseen Out of Sight, Out of Her Mind
	Diggin' Up Business	Tesia Papadapacropolis	Alternative title: Say Bye-Bye
1993	The Criminal Mind	Mrs. Augustine
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	CHiPs	Ellen Getraer	1 episode
1983	Matt Houston	Cindy Gaines	1 episode
	Trapper John, M.D.		1 episode
1984	More Than Murder	Sandy	Television movie
1986	MacGyver	Ingrid Bannister	1 episode
1996	Fugitive X: Innocent Target	Kara	Television movie

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film
1980	Golden Globe Award	Nominated	Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress	Ice Castles
1985	Golden Raspberry Award	Won	Worst Supporting Actress	Where the Boys Are '84

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