Name |
Joanna Johnson |
Height |
|
Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
31-December-1961 |
Place of Birth |
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
Famous for |
Acting |
Joanna Johnson is an American actress, writer and producer, best known for her roles as Caroline Spencer and her twin sister, Karen Spencer on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
Johnson also created and had been working on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith since 2003. The final episode aired May 2, 2006. She is a 1983 graduate of the University of Southern California, with a degree in English literature. 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 a comedy for Lifetime called Bad Bridemaids. In addition she has written several screenplays for the ABC Family show Perfect 10.
Johnson reprised her role on The Bold and The Beautiful from April 28, 2009 to mid November 2009 as Karen Spencer, a role she played from 1991 to 1994, as well as Karen's twin Caroline Spencer 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. After leaving The Bold and The Beautiful, she tried in music industry with her debut album Standing In My Rain (1993). The record was published by Finnish label Sony Music Entertainment (Finland) Oy. Other behind-the-scenes credits boasted by Johnson are as associate producer on the Peter Berg film, Very Bad Things, starring Cameron Diaz and Jeremy Piven. Johnson also wrote the screenplay, The Shrink Is In, starring Courteney Cox and David Arquette.