Michelle Johnson
Michelle Johnson is the classic Hollywood story: discovered young and propelled to stardom. Barely out of high school, she was snared by director Stanley Donen, who saw a photo of the young aspiring model in a magazine and offered her a major part in his upcoming movie. That film, the sex comedy "Blame it on Rio" (1984)--most notable for being Demi Moore's breakthrough--was a hit. Thanks to its success and to Johnson's striking good looks, she was able to win numerous roles over the next decade or so. Among these were small parts in two Ron Howard ventures: the culture-clash comedy "Gung Ho" (1986) and the epic "Far and Away" (1992), a saga about Irish immigrants in America in the 19th century. In that same year, she had another small role as an aide in the immodestly budgeted Robert Zemeckis fantasy "Death Becomes Her" (1992); following that, she appeared in a raft of lesser films. Johnson managed to get steadier work in TV, doing guest spots on shows such as "The Love Boat" (1984) and "Melrose Place" (1992), and the occasional TV movie like "Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills" (1994).
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Michelle Johnson
Filmography
Movies
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38% | No Score Yet | Mickey | Patty Sinclair (Character) | $293.8K | 2003 |
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Dallas: War of the Ewings | Jennifer Jantzen (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inner Action | Unknown (Character) | - | 1997 |
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Specimen | Sarah (Character) | - | 1996 |
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Moving Target | Casey (Character) | - | 1996 |
11% |
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The Glimmer Man | Jessica Cole (Character) | $20.4M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | When the Bullet Hits the Bone | Lisa (Character) | - | 1996 |
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The Donor | Dr. Lucy Flynn (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Incident at Deception Ridge | Natalie Harris (Character) | - | 1994 |
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Illicit Dreams | Melinda Ryan (Character) | - | 1994 |
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50% |
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Far and Away | Grace (Character) | $58.2M | 1992 |
23% |
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Dr. Giggles | Tamara (Character) | $8.2M | 1992 |
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A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story | Linda Kolkena Broderick (Character) | - | 1992 |
57% |
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Death Becomes Her | Anna (Character) | $58.4M | 1992 |
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Driving Me Crazy | Ricki (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wishful Thinking | Diane (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Genuine Risk | Girl (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jigsaw Murders | Kathy DaVonzo (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Slipping Into Darkness | Carlyle (Character) | - | 1988 |
60% |
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Waxwork | China (Character) | $489.1K | 1988 |
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Beaks | Vanessa Cartwright (Character) | - | 1987 |
33% |
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Gung Ho | Heather DiStefano (Character) | $36.4M | 1986 |
7% |
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Blame It on Rio | Jennifer Lyons (Character) | - | 1983 |
TV
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62% | No Score Yet | Arli$$ | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Ady Sutton (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Janet Fisk (Guest Star) | 1992-1993 |
82% | 90% | Tales From the Crypt | Unknown (Character) | 1991-1992 |
89% | 90% | Moonlighting | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charles in Charge | Joyce (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1984 |