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'''Joanna Johnson''' (born December 31, 1961 in ]) is an ] ], ] and ], best known for her ]s as ] and her twin sister, ] on the ] ] ] '']''. '''Joanna Johnson''' is an American actress, writer, producer and director. She is best known for her actress popular roles as ] (1987–1990, 1992, 2001) first and as her twin sister, ] (1991–1994, 2009, 2011–2014) on the ] daytime soap opera '']''.

Johnson continues to work actively also behind the camera in the entertainment show business, having several credits as writer, producer, showrunner and director.

She wrote the independent film '']'' (2001), after she created the ] sitcom '']'' (2003–2006) which ran for three seasons. She was co-executive producer on ] series '']'' (2009 – 2012), '']'' (2012), for ], and the ]'s '']'' (2012-2013). She is also the creator, executive producer and director of ]'s limited series '']'' (2020). Previously, Johnson was the executive producer and showrunner on Freeform's drama series '']'' (2013–2018), which ran for five seasons and actually in its spin-off, '']'' (2019-2024) that has been renewed for Season 5.<ref name="Beck">{{Cite web |last=Beck |first=Michelle |date=2022-08-02 |title='Good Trouble' Renewed for Season 5 |url=https://www.disneyplusinformer.com/good-trouble-renewed-for-season-5/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Disney Plus Informer |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Education==
In 1983, Johnson graduated from the ] with a degree of English literature. She subsequently graduated from the ].<ref name="Hemphill">{{Citation |last=Hemphill |first=Jim |title=Joanna Johnson (The Fosters, Good Trouble) |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9780429055867-10/joanna-johnson-fosters-good-trouble-jim-hemphill |work=The Art and Craft of TV Directing |year=2019 |pages=72–76 |doi=10.4324/9780429055867-10 |isbn=978-0-429-05586-7 |s2cid=200237218 |access-date=2022-07-27}}.</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
Johnson also created and had been working on the ABC sitcom '']'' since 2003. The final episode aired May 2, 2006. She is a 1983 graduate of the ], with a degree in English literature.


=== In front the camera: first roles as and actress ===
Following the cancellation of '']'' Johnson revealed in an interview with Gabrielle Winkel that she was working on other projects such as writing a comedy for Lifetime called Bad Bridemaids. In addition she has written several screenplays for the ] show ''Perfect 10'' (Now called '']''.){{deadlink}}<ref>. '']''.{{deadlink}}</ref>
Joanna Johnson was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended ]<ref name="Hemphill"/> and, after graduating, pursued an acting career. She started acting in small roles on television series such as '']'', '']'' (1984), and '']'' (1985). She had a first leading role in the terror movie '']''<ref>{{Citation |title=Odio en la sangre (1986) |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film947584.html |language=es |access-date=2022-07-27}}.</ref> (1986).


The next year she took a role as ] (1987–1990, 1992, 2001) on the ] daytime successful worldwide soap opera '']''. Joanna Johnson starred the original cast in the early seasons of this long-running daily soap opera series alongside, ], ], ], ] and many other actors. Her international popularity playing Caroline's role increased every year specially with the love triangles storylines between Caroline Spencer and ], ending with their expected wedding and some last heartbreaking episodes with Caroline's illness secret and death, where Joanna Johnson showed her great capacity as an actress.
Johnson reprised her role on ] From April 28, 2009 to mid November 2009 as ], a role she played from 1991 to 1994, as well as Karen's twin ] from March 23, 1987 to early-July 1990 and again from late-December 2000 to January 5, 2001. Johnson returned to the role as Karen Spencer on July 22, 2011.


Johnson's came back starring months later as Caroline's twin sister, ] (1991–1994, 2009, 2011–2014), role she played for four years more. She also reprised her role as Karen on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' from April 28, 2009, to mid November 2009 and again from late-December 2000 to January 5, 2001. Johnson returned again as Karen Spencer role on July 22, 2011, and since March 28, 2012 she was on recurring status.
Other behind-the-scenes credits boasted by Johnson are as associate producer on the ] film, '']'', starring ] and ]. Johnson also wrote the screenplay, '']'', starring ] and ].{{deadlink}}<ref>. Show Hype.{{deadlink}}</ref>

=== Behind the camera: writer, producer, show-runner and director ===
In 1993, she took a stab at the music industry with the album ''Standing In My Rain'' (1993). The record was published by Finnish label Sony Music Entertainment (Finland) Oy.

Johnson's primary focus is her career writing, producing and directing: She started as associate producer on the ] film, '']'' (1998), starring ] and ]. She then wrote the independent film '']'' (2001) starring ] and ], after she created the ] sitcom comedy '']'' (2003 – 2006) which ran for three seasons, starring ] and ]<ref>{{Citation |title=Hope & Faith |date=2003-09-26 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366025/?ref_=nm_knf_t1 |type=Comedy, Family |publisher=Touchstone Television, Industry Entertainment, Bushwacker Productions |access-date=2022-07-27}}.</ref> as sisters and also with ] and ].

Following the cancellation of '']'' Johnson revealed in an interview with Gabrielle Winkel that she was working on other projects such as writing several episodes of the ] show ''] (''2009 – 2012) for which she also worked as co-executive producer. In 2012 she worked too as executive producer and writer of '']'', for ], and the ]'s series '']'' (2012-2013)<ref>{{Citation |title=Emily Owens M.D. |date=2012-10-16 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2290339/ |type=Comedy, Drama, Romance |publisher=The Dan Jinks Company, Warner Bros. Television, CBS Television Studios |access-date=2022-08-03}}.</ref> starred by ] (]'s daughter) in one of her firsts leading roles and by ].

In 2013, Johnson joined ] and {{ill|Bradley Bredeweg|lt=Bradley "Brad" Bredeweg|wd=Q19479569|s=1|v=sup}} as executive producer and showrunner on Freeform's drama series '']'' <ref>{{Citation |title=The Fosters |date=2013-06-03 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2262532/?ref_=rvi_tt |type=Drama, Romance |publisher=Blazing Elm Entertainment, Nitelite Entertainment, Nuyorican Productions |access-date=2022-08-03}}.</ref>(2013–2018), which ran for five seasons.The series stars ] and ] as gay parents Stef and Lena who have a multiethnic family kids, one biological, the others from the foster-care system. Johnson also did her debut as director of several episodes.

She is also the creator, executive producer and director of Freeform's limited series '']'' (2020).
Since 2019 (just 7 months after ''The Fosters'' came to an end) Joanna Johnson started as executive producer and showrunner on Freeform's drama series '']'' (2019-2024), ''The Fosters'' spin-off, that was renewed for Season 5 at Freeform.<ref name="Beck"/> ''Good Trouble''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turchiano |first=Danielle |date=2019-01-01 |title='The Fosters' Spinoff 'Good Trouble' Team on 'Chosen Family' Tone and Tackling Racial Injustice |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/good-trouble-maia-mitchell-cierra-ramirez-joanna-johnson-interview-1202978848/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> is again created with Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg also. It starts by following ''The Fosters'' characters Callie (]) and Mariana (]) that have grown and decided to move into a communal living space in Los Angeles. Both have a new job and intending to put careers above relationships.

Johnson not only worked again as the director of some ''Good Trouble'' episodes but, in 2019, she also did a guest role in as Diana, the mother of Callie's colleague Rebecca (]). Her character Diana is the daughter of a United States Senator. She comes from a wealthy and powerful conservative family and has always been careful not to do anything that could negatively affect her family name and expects the same from Rebecca.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maloney |first=Michael |title=First Look: 'Good Trouble' EP Joanna Johnson Guest Stars as Rebecca's Mom (PHOTOS) |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/755956/joanna-johnson-good-trouble-rebecca-mother-molly-mccook/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=TV Insider |date=27 February 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>
"We thought it would be fun if I played Rebecca's mother since I starred in the soap opera '']'' with her father ] - ] character]," Johnson said, adding "I think he convinced me I did the right path going behind the camera."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maloney |first=Michael |title=First Look: 'Good Trouble' EP Joanna Johnson Guest Stars as Rebecca's Mom (PHOTOS) |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/755956/joanna-johnson-good-trouble-rebecca-mother-molly-mccook/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=TV Insider |date=27 February 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
During a May 2012 interview with '']'', Johnson revealed that she is a lesbian and is married with two adopted children.<ref>. ]. May 15, 2012.</ref><ref>. '']''. May 14, 2010.</ref><ref>Macaluso, Beth Anne (May 15, 2012). . '']''.</ref> In May 2012, Johnson ] as gay during an interview with '']''.<ref>. ]. May 15, 2012.</ref><ref>Macaluso, Beth Anne (May 15, 2012). . '']''.</ref> Having been in a relationship since 2003, Johnson married L.A. club promoter {{ill|Michelle Agnew|wd=Q22337568|s=1|v=sup}} in 2008, during the four months ] was recognized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://my.xfinity.com/blogs/tv/2012/05/14/deep-soap-bold-the-beautiful-star-joanna-johnson-reveals-she-is-gay/ |title=Deep Soap: 'Bold and the Beautiful' Star Joanna Johnson Reveals She Is Gay |accessdate=2015-10-16 |archive-date=2015-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208120806/http://my.xfinity.com/blogs/tv/2012/05/14/deep-soap-bold-the-beautiful-star-joanna-johnson-reveals-she-is-gay/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> They have an adopted son and an adopted daughter.<ref>. '']''. May 14, 2010.</ref>


==References== ==References==
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American actress For the Swedish politician, see Johanna Jönsson.

Joanna Johnson
BornPhoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California (1983)
Occupation(s)Actress, writer, producer
Years active1984–present
Spouse Michelle Agnew ​(m. 2008)​
Children2

Joanna Johnson is an American actress, writer, producer and director. She is best known for her actress popular roles as Caroline Spencer Forrester (1987–1990, 1992, 2001) first and as her twin sister, Karen Spencer (1991–1994, 2009, 2011–2014) on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

Johnson continues to work actively also behind the camera in the entertainment show business, having several credits as writer, producer, showrunner and director.

She wrote the independent film The Shrink Is In (2001), after she created the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith (2003–2006) which ran for three seasons. She was co-executive producer on ABC Family's series Make It or Break It (2009 – 2012), Fairly Legal (2012), for USA Cable, and the CW's Emily Owens, M.D. (2012-2013). She is also the creator, executive producer and director of Freeform's limited series Love in the Time of Corona (2020). Previously, Johnson was the executive producer and showrunner on Freeform's drama series The Fosters (2013–2018), which ran for five seasons and actually in its spin-off, Good Trouble (2019-2024) that has been renewed for Season 5.

Education

In 1983, Johnson graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree of English literature. She subsequently graduated from the USC Film School.

Career

In front the camera: first roles as and actress

Joanna Johnson was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended USC Film School and, after graduating, pursued an acting career. She started acting in small roles on television series such as Riptide, Mike Hammer (1984), and The Twilight Zone (1985). She had a first leading role in the terror movie Killer Party (1986).

The next year she took a role as Caroline Spencer Forrester (1987–1990, 1992, 2001) on the CBS daytime successful worldwide soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Joanna Johnson starred the original cast in the early seasons of this long-running daily soap opera series alongside, Ronn Moss, Susan Flannery, Katherine Kelly Lang, John McCook and many other actors. Her international popularity playing Caroline's role increased every year specially with the love triangles storylines between Caroline Spencer and Ridge Forrester, ending with their expected wedding and some last heartbreaking episodes with Caroline's illness secret and death, where Joanna Johnson showed her great capacity as an actress.

Johnson's came back starring months later as Caroline's twin sister, Karen Spencer (1991–1994, 2009, 2011–2014), role she played for four years more. She also reprised her role as Karen on The Bold and the Beautiful from April 28, 2009, to mid November 2009 and again from late-December 2000 to January 5, 2001. Johnson returned again as Karen Spencer role on July 22, 2011, and since March 28, 2012 she was on recurring status.

Behind the camera: writer, producer, show-runner and director

In 1993, she took a stab at the music industry with the album Standing In My Rain (1993). The record was published by Finnish label Sony Music Entertainment (Finland) Oy.

Johnson's primary focus is her career writing, producing and directing: She started as associate producer on the Peter Berg film, Very Bad Things (1998), starring Cameron Diaz and Jeremy Pive. She then wrote the independent film The Shrink Is In (2001) starring Courteney Cox and David Arquette, after she created the ABC sitcom comedy Hope & Faith (2003 – 2006) which ran for three seasons, starring Kelly Ripa and Faith Ford as sisters and also with Ted McGinley and Megan Fox.

Following the cancellation of Hope and Faith Johnson revealed in an interview with Gabrielle Winkel that she was working on other projects such as writing several episodes of the ABC Family show Make It or Break It (2009 – 2012) for which she also worked as co-executive producer. In 2012 she worked too as executive producer and writer of Fairly Legal, for USA Cable, and the CW's series Emily Owens, M.D. (2012-2013) starred by Mamie Gummer (Meryl Streep's daughter) in one of her firsts leading roles and by Justin Hartley.

In 2013, Johnson joined Peter Paige and Bradley "Brad" Bredeweg as executive producer and showrunner on Freeform's drama series The Fosters (2013–2018), which ran for five seasons.The series stars Teri Polo and Sherri Saum as gay parents Stef and Lena who have a multiethnic family kids, one biological, the others from the foster-care system. Johnson also did her debut as director of several episodes.

She is also the creator, executive producer and director of Freeform's limited series Love in the Time of Corona (2020). Since 2019 (just 7 months after The Fosters came to an end) Joanna Johnson started as executive producer and showrunner on Freeform's drama series Good Trouble (2019-2024), The Fosters spin-off, that was renewed for Season 5 at Freeform. Good Trouble is again created with Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg also. It starts by following The Fosters characters Callie (Maia Mitchell) and Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) that have grown and decided to move into a communal living space in Los Angeles. Both have a new job and intending to put careers above relationships.

Johnson not only worked again as the director of some Good Trouble episodes but, in 2019, she also did a guest role in as Diana, the mother of Callie's colleague Rebecca (Molly McCook). Her character Diana is the daughter of a United States Senator. She comes from a wealthy and powerful conservative family and has always been careful not to do anything that could negatively affect her family name and expects the same from Rebecca.

"We thought it would be fun if I played Rebecca's mother since I starred in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful with her father ," Johnson said, adding "I think he convinced me I did the right path going behind the camera."

Personal life

In May 2012, Johnson came out as gay during an interview with TV Guide. Having been in a relationship since 2003, Johnson married L.A. club promoter Michelle Agnew in 2008, during the four months same-sex marriage in California was recognized. They have an adopted son and an adopted daughter.

References

  1. ^ Beck, Michelle (August 2, 2022). "'Good Trouble' Renewed for Season 5". Disney Plus Informer. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Hemphill, Jim (2019), "Joanna Johnson (The Fosters, Good Trouble)", The Art and Craft of TV Directing, pp. 72–76, doi:10.4324/9780429055867-10, ISBN 978-0-429-05586-7, S2CID 200237218, retrieved July 27, 2022.
  3. Odio en la sangre (1986) (in Spanish), retrieved July 27, 2022.
  4. Hope & Faith (Comedy, Family), Touchstone Television, Industry Entertainment, Bushwacker Productions, September 26, 2003, retrieved July 27, 2022.
  5. Emily Owens M.D. (Comedy, Drama, Romance), The Dan Jinks Company, Warner Bros. Television, CBS Television Studios, October 16, 2012, retrieved August 3, 2022.
  6. The Fosters (Drama, Romance), Blazing Elm Entertainment, Nitelite Entertainment, Nuyorican Productions, June 3, 2013, retrieved August 3, 2022.
  7. Turchiano, Danielle (January 1, 2019). "'The Fosters' Spinoff 'Good Trouble' Team on 'Chosen Family' Tone and Tackling Racial Injustice". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  8. Maloney, Michael (February 27, 2019). "First Look: 'Good Trouble' EP Joanna Johnson Guest Stars as Rebecca's Mom (PHOTOS)". TV Insider. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  9. Maloney, Michael (February 27, 2019). "First Look: 'Good Trouble' EP Joanna Johnson Guest Stars as Rebecca's Mom (PHOTOS)". TV Insider. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  10. "‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Star Joanna Johnson Reveals She’s Gay". ABC News. May 15, 2012.
  11. Macaluso, Beth Anne (May 15, 2012). "Soap Opera Star Joanna Johnson: I’m Gay". US Weekly.
  12. "Deep Soap: 'Bold and the Beautiful' Star Joanna Johnson Reveals She Is Gay". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  13. "Joanna Johnson Comes Out: 'The Bold And The Beautiful' Star Reveals She's A Lesbian". Huffington Post. May 14, 2010.

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