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My Take
Kristen Johnston will always be Sally Solomon to me, the towering, fearless physical comedy that earned her two Emmys on 3rd Rock from the Sun. But what deepens my admiration is the second act: she turned her struggle with addiction into a candid memoir and became a genuine voice for recovery. A comedian who spends years making people laugh, then bares her hardest chapters in print, shows a rare kind of courage. From sitcoms to The Exes to Mom she has proven her range, yet it is that off-screen honesty that makes her, to me, far more than a punchline.
Overview
Kristen Angela Johnston (born September 20, 1967) is an American actress. Best known for her work on television sitcoms, she twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Sally Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun. She starred as divorce attorney Holly Franklin on The Exes, and as recovering addict Tammy Diffendorf on Mom.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kristen Johnston
- Name (Japanese)
- クリステン・ジョンストン
- Reading
- くりすてん・じょんすとん
- Born
- September 20, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / autobiographer / film actor / television actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Whitefish Bay High School
- University
- New York University
Awards & achievements
- 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | — |
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/thekjohnston
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristen%20Johnston
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.