Michelle Johnson is an American actress who portrayed Jennifer Lyons in the 1984 romantic comedy filmBlame It on Rio, Jessica Cole inThe Glimmer Man (1996), and Kim Carlisle inThe Love Boat (1984–1985).

Johnson was born in Anchorage, Alaska.^[1] At age four, Johnson and her mother moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where her mother married child psychologist Dr. Grant Johnson.^[1] Johnson attendedAlhambra High School from 1981 through 1984, graduating one semester early in January 1984.^[2][3]

Johnson won the International Model of the Year competition in 1982.^[3] At age 16, Johnson began doing fashion print work and was soon signed by theWilhelmina agency in New York City.^[1] DirectorStanley Donen spotted her in a photograph in the fashion biweeklyW,^[1] and just as her modeling career was beginning, chose her to act in his feature filmBlame It on Rio. Since she was 17 at the time, she required permission from a judge to appear nude in the film.^{[citation needed]}

Johnson appeared in a number of roles over the next 15 years. Michelle Johnson played Linda Kolkena Broderick, the second wife of Dan Broderick, in the TV movieA Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992) and its sequel,Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter. She appeared in theatrical films, television movies, and television series, including a recurring role as Kim Carlisle on season eight ofThe Love Boat. She appeared in filmsGung Ho (1986),Waxwork (1988),Dr. Giggles (1992), andThe Glimmer Man (1996). She also co-starred in TV movieDallas: War of the Ewings in 1998 as Jennifer Jantzen, and in 1985 played Rhonda Cummings in an episode ofDallas.

Her most recent major film role was inMickey (2004). She remained out of the public eye until returning to acting briefly in the digital media Christmas specialBrat Holiday Spectacular (2018).

Johnson marriedMajor League Baseball playerMatt Williams of theArizona Diamondbacks on January 15, 1999. She sought a divorce in July 2002.^[4][5] The couple had resided primarily in Scottsdale, Arizona.^[5]

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• American film actresses
• Actresses from Anchorage, Alaska
• Actresses from Phoenix, Arizona
• American television actresses
• Female models from Alaska
• Female models from Arizona
• 20th-century American actresses
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• Alhambra High School (Arizona) alumni

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