At age 18, Johnson relocated to New York City to pursue a career in acting. She studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. She later relocated there to try out for her first role.
Less than a month after arriving in Los Angeles, Johnson received her big break when she was chosen to play Kimberly Hart, the Pink Ranger, in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the inaugural entry in the Power Rangers franchise. Johnson received little financial security from the series, even though it was a huge success and helped her gain recognition as an actress around the world.
Who was Amy Jo Johnson’s mother Christine Johnson?
Amy Jo Johnson, the daughter of Greig Johnson Sr., a car salesman, and Christine Johnson (deceased 1998), a manager of a clothes business, was born on October 6, 1970, in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
She has a brother and a sister for siblings. Johnson, who was raised in Dennis, Massachusetts, and went to Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, was born in Hyannis. She was trained in gymnastics as a child.
Christine Johnson’s cause of death
Christine, her mother, passed away on August 19, 1998, after a ten-month battle with uterine cancer. She was offered the part of Julie Emrick on Felicity (1998) in January 1998, but she thought about declining it so she could be with her mother in her final weeks. Lead singer and guitarist for the band Valhalla.
