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Kristen Johnston
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Name: Kristen Johnston Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA Date of Birth: 20th September 1967 Height: 6' (1.38m)
Spent a large part of her teens traveling as an exchange student to Sweden and South America. Attended Whitefish Bay High School, in Whitefish Bay, an upscale, small suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Graduated with good grades in 1985. Her father is a former senator. Dated David Newsom in 1996. Has a BFA in Drama from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1989) She appeared on the cover of punk band Bad Religion's 1998 album "No Substance".
1997 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for "3rd Rock from the Sun" - Won 1998 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for "3rd Rock from the Sun" - Nominated 1999 - Emmy Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for "3rd Rock from the Sun" - Won 2001 - TV Guide Award - Supporting Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series for "3rd Rock from the Sun" - Nominated
"And to be different is great. You don't want to be the same." "But this show reminds me that there are other aspects to me besides the fact that I'm a funny chick." "I am, uh... a 6 foot tall woman, I feel like I'm a healthy size, I'm not anorexic; and I feel that people who aren't anorexic are punished... for not being anorexic." "I don't consider myself a goody-goody, but I like to be perceived as classy." "I like people-watching and fading into crowds." "I literally felt like a freak, which is another aspect of the role of Sally that I relate to: total outsider." "I really came out to L.A. to take the money and run." "I want to play a Disney villainess so badly." "I was a full foot taller than any child my age." "I was such a dork. I was too big. I was really gangly." "I was voted Biggest Ham and Likeliest to Become a Celebrity." "I'd so much rather people think I was funny than pretty." "I'm a strong person, but I'd never resort to violence." "I'm really thrilled to be on this show, but it's also a very intense experience, and there's an adjustment period which I'm deep in the heart of." "I've always just gone with the best role, and I don't care if it's in theater, film or television." "If you love it, and work really hard at it, it will really happen, I believe. I'm living proof." "It was only when I moved to New York that I realized tall is good." "May I say, if you were suddenly put into a woman's body, wouldn't you be slightly interested in your breasts, and why people look at certain parts of you, and why certain parts move like they do?" "My way was not to be the petite, gorgeous, little cheerleader. My way of getting by was making people laugh." "Onstage, I was never the ingenue." "To actually be allowed to be beautiful is a total first for me." "When you're that tall, people talk about it all the time."
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