Ashley Johnson Biography
Ashley Johnson (Ashley Suzanne Johnson) is an American actress, voice actress and singer. Johnson is best known for her roles as Chrissie Seaver in Growing Pains, Ellie in The Last of Us, Annie Warbucks in Annie: A Royal Adventure!,Terra in Teen Titans and its spin-off Teen Titans Go!, Alex Marshall in What Women Want, Gwen Tennyson in the Ben 10 franchise and Gretchen Priscilla Grundler in Disney’s Recess. Currently Johnson stars in the NBC drama Blindspot as FBI forensic specialist Patterson and is a recurring cast member of Geek and Sundry’s show Critical Role. Johnson won BAFTA Awards in 2013 and 2014 for her performances as Ellie in The Last of Us and The Last of Us: Left Behind.
Ashley Johnson Age
Ashley Johnson is 35 years old as per 2018 born on August 9, 1983 in Camarillo, California, U.S.
Ashley Johnson Parents
The youngest child of Nancy Spruiell Johnson, an independent film producer and Clifford Johnson, the captain of an exploration ship. Johnson’s father died in July 2000 from Hepatitis C and cancer. Johnson is of Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Irish, Scottish, and Native American descent.
Ashley Johnson Avengers
Ashley Johnson appeared in The Avengers in 2012, (also directed by Whedon) as a waitress who is saved by Captain America (Chris Evans). Johnson was intended to appear in future Captain America films as his newest love interest (given that a brief scene in the film was implied), but that plan was shelved and instead, Emily VanCamp an actress took over as Sharon Carter for the next two films. Although Johnson’s role was minor, the Blu-ray edition of The Avengers contains some deleted scenes that expand her role in the movie and further her interactions with Captain America.
Ashley Johnson Education
Johnson studied violin and piano at the International School of Music. She also plays guitar and cello. When not acting or studying music, Johnson co-runs the photography company Infinity Pictures with her friend, Mila Shah, production assistant.
Ashley Johnson Family
Johnson has an older brother Chris and a sister Haylie Johnson. Chris worked on the television show The District. Haylie Johnson is best known for her role as Haylie on Kids Incorporated.
Ashley Johnson Relationship
Johnson has been in a relationship with Brian Wayne Foster since 2012, who is an American writer, poet and singer. In December 2018 the two got engaged.
Ashley Johnson Career
Ashley Johnson began her career when six years old, on the sitcom Growing Pains from 1990 to 1992 she played the role of Chrissy Seaver. The character’s age was accelerated from a toddler between seasons for plotting purposes. By the time Johnson was 12, she had been in the casts of eight TV series. Later she reprised her role as Chrissy in The Growing Pains Movie and Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers. In the one season series Phenom from 1993 to 1994, Johnson played the mischievous younger sister of a rising teenage tennis star. In the 1994 sitcom All-American Girl johnson also appeared, which also lasted for only one season. In the 1995 Roseanne episode “The Blaming of the Shrew” she played DJ’s overbearing girlfriend Lisa and played Alex Marshall, the daughter of Mel Gibson’s character, in the 2000 comedy What Women Want. Johnson became a regular on the drama Dirt as Sharlee Cates in 2008. Johnson appeared in “Omega” in 2009, the season one finale of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse.
She played Sean on the cartoon movie The First Snow of Winter in the US version in 1998 as a voice actress, Terra in the Teen Titans animated series during the show’s second and fifth season, Gretchen Grundler on the Walt Disney TV animated series Recess, Jinmay on Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! and Gwen Tennyson on Ben 10: Alien Force and in future variations of the Ben 10 franchise. Four of Johnson’s roles have love interests who are voiced by Greg Cipes (Chiro in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Kevin in Ben 10, Beast Boy in Teen Titans, and Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
In the PlayStation exclusive The Last of Us Johnson co-starred as the character Ellie, which was released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Subsequently, Johnson won a video game BAFTA for Best Performer and a VGX Award for Best Voice Actress for her role in the game. Johnson won another BAFTA for Best Performer on March 12, 2015, for the same role in the game’s downloadable content, The Last of Us: Left Behind. She will reprise the role in The Last of Us Part II.
Johnson appears in several Geek & Sundry shows, including on the web series Spooked on Hulu playing occult specialist Morgan, on the board gaming web series TableTop playing Alhambra and Dead of Winter and playing Pike Trickfoot/Yasha in Critical Role. As of 2015, Johnson plays FBI forensic specialist Patterson in the NBC drama series Blindspot. Ashley Johnson was the voice actress of a main character in Minecraft: Storymode by TellTale and Mojang, Petra the Warrior in 2015.
Ashley Johnson Movies
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
1990 | Lionheart | Nicole Gaultier | ||
1995 | Nine Months | Shannon Dwyer | ||
1998 | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | Josie Hemphill | ||
1999 | Marionette | |||
Anywhere but Here | Sarah | |||
2000 | The Indescribable Nth | Doris | Short film; voice role | |
What Women Want | Alex Marshall | |||
2001 | Recess: School’s Out | Gretchen Grundler | Voice role | |
Rustin | Lee Wolford | |||
2003 | The Failures | Lilly Kyle | ||
2004 | Killer Diller | Angie | ||
King of the Corner | Elena Spivak | |||
2005 | Nearing Grace | Merna Ash | ||
2006 | The Pity Card | Gretel | Short film | |
Fast Food Nation | Amber | |||
Grad Night | Student | |||
2007 | The Brothers Solomon | Patricia | ||
2008 | Pie’n Burger | Holly | Short film | |
Otis | Riley Lawson | |||
Columbus Day | Alana | |||
2009 | Spread | Eva | ||
Punching the Clown | Tracy | |||
2010 | Alleged | Rose Williams | ||
2011 | The Help | Mary Beth Caldwell | ||
2012 | The Avengers | Waitress Beth | ||
Much Ado About Nothing | Margaret | |||
2015 | Paradox | Sophie | ||
When Marnie Was There | Additional voices | Voice role | ||
2016 | Punching Henry | Danielle | ||
2018 | Weight | Liza | ||
Juvenilles | Ms. Taylor | |||
2019 | Limited Partners | Post-Production |
Ashley Johnson Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1990–1992 | Growing Pains | Christine Ellen “Chrissie” Seaver | 47 episodes |
1993 | Men Don’t Tell | Cindy | Movie |
In the Shadows, Someone’s Watching | Blind Girl | TV Movie | |
The Town Santa Forgot | Granddaughter (voice) | ||
Timmy’s Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas | Additional Voices (voice) | ||
1993–1994 | Phenom | Mary Margaret Doolan | 22 episodes |
1994 | All-American Girl | Casey Emmerson | 12 episodes |
1995 | Roseanne | Lisa | Episode: “The Blaming of the Shrew” |
Annie: A Royal Adventure! | Annie Warbucks | TV Movie | |
1995–96 | Maybe This Time | Gracie Wallace | 18 episodes |
1995 | Mina and the Count | Mina (voice) | Episode: “Interlude with a Vampire” |
1996–1998 | Jumanji | Peter Shepherd (voice) | 40 episodes |
1997 | Moloney | Katherine ‘Kate’ Moloney | 3 episodes |
Wings | Rebecca | Episode: “Ms. Write” | |
1997–2001 | Recess | Gretchen Grundler (voice) | 129 episodes |
1998 | Kelly Kelly | Maureen Kelly | 7 episodes |
ER | Dana Ellis | 2 episodes | |
1999 | Partners | Janie | Movie |
2000 | The Growing Pains Movie | Chrissy Seaver | Movie |
2001 | Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street | Gretchen Grundler (voice) | Video |
2002 | Lloyd in Space | Violet (voice) | 5 episodes |
Roswell | Eileen Burrows | 2 episodes | |
Ally McBeal | Serena Feldman | Episode: “Heart and Soul” | |
Providence | Daphne Wallace | 3 episodes | |
Touched by an Angel | Natalie | Episode: “Bring on the Rain” | |
The Guardian | Betsy Fortunato | Episode: “Sacrifice” | |
2003 | Kidz History: The Revolutionary War | Colonist | Video |
Recess: All Growed Down | Gretchen (voice) | Video | |
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade | Gretchen (voice) | Video | |
2003–2004 | Married to the Kellys | Shari | 2 episodes |
2004 | Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers | Chrissy Seaver | |
2004–2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Jinmay (voice) | 12 episodes |
Teen Titans | Terra (voice) | 7 episodes | |
2004–2010 | King of the Hill | Emily / Jamie | 7 episodes |
2005 | The X’s | Kimla | Episode: “License to Slumber” |
2006 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Gretchen Grundler (voice) | Episode: “Lax: Experiment #285” |
2007 | Monk | Susie the Maid | Episode: “Mr. Monk Is at Your Service” |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dreama Little | Episode: “Ending Happy” | |
Heartland | Rebecca Colton | Episode: “Mother & Child Reunion” | |
2008 | Dirt | Sharlee Cates | 4 episodes |
The Middleman | Eleanor Draper | Episode: “The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation” | |
Raising the Bar | Elise Denton | Episode: “Hang Time” | |
The Mentalist | Clara Tennant | Episode: “Seeing Red” | |
2008–10 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Gwen Tennyson, | 45 episodes |
2009 | Dollhouse | Wendy, Caroline, Hayden Leeds | 2 episodes |
Cold Case | Grace Stearns in 1966 | Episode: “The Crossing” | |
2010 | Funny or Die Presents… | Girlfriend | Episode: “1.1” |
Lie to Me | Valerie | Episode: “Beat the Devil” | |
Christmas Cupid | Jenny | Movie | |
2010–2018 | Drunk History | Elizabeth Hamilton, Elizabeth Cherry, Sara Northrup | Episodes: “Drunk History Vol. 1: Featuring Michael Cera”; “Shit Shows”; “Dangerous Minds” |
2010–2012 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Gwen Tennyson, | 52 episodes |
2011 | In Plain Sight | Sarah Collins, Sarah Peterschwim | Episode: “Something A-mish” |
2011–2013 | Pound Puppies | Toyoshiko, Gina, Amelia, Giblet (voice) | 4 episodes |
2011–2012 | The Killing | Amber Ahmed | 7 episodes |
2012 | Private Practice | Kelly | Episode: “The Time Has Come” |
Drop Dead Diva | Veronica Kramer | Episode: “Road Trip” | |
2012–2014 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Gwen Tennyson, | 21 episodes |
2013–2018 | Teen Titans Go! | Terra (voice) | 5 Episodes |
2013 | Masters of Sex | Flora Banks | Episode: “Fallout” |
2014 | Garfunkel & Oates | Jane | Episode: “Speechless” |
2015 | Blindspot | Patterson | Series regular |
Stalker | Stephanie | Episode: “My Hero” | |
Naruto Shippuden | Shiseru (voice) | Episodes: 290-295 (“Power Saga”) | |
2015–2017 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Renet (voice) | 6 episodes |
2016; 2019 | Infinity Train | Tulip, Steward (voice) |
Ashley Johnson Video Games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2005 | Teen Titans | Terra | [16] |
2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Gwen Tennyson | [16] |
2009 | FusionFall | ||
Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks | [16] | ||
2010 | Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex | ||
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction | |||
2011 | Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion | ||
2013 | The Last of Us | Ellie | VGX Award for Best Voice Actress |
2014 | Infamous First Light | Jenny | [16] |
2015 | Tales from the Borderlands | Gortys, Hyperion System Voice | “Hyperion System Voice” credited as Additional Voices |
Skylanders: SuperChargers | Gadfly Glades Collector | [20] | |
Marvel Heroes | Spider-Gwen | [21] | |
Lego Dimensions | Terra (voice) | Uncredited | |
2015–2017 | Minecraft: Story Mode | Petra | [16] |
2016 | Lego Marvel’s Avengers | Beth the Waitress | [22] |
The Witness | [23] | ||
2018 | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | Narrator / Pike Trickfoot / Ydwin (voice) | [24][25] |
TBA | The Last of Us Part II | Ellie |
Ashley Johnson Web Series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2013–2015 | Tabletop | Herself | Season 1 Ep. 17, Season 3 Ep. 8 |
2014 | Spooked | Morgan | 4 episodes |
2015–present | Critical Role | Pike Trickfoot (campaign 1), Yasha (campaign 2) | RPG web series, cast member |
2016 | Force Grey: Giant Hunters | Dagny Halvor |
Ashley Johnson Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheVulcanSalute