Ashley Johnson


Ashley Johnson Biography

Ashley Suzanne Johnson (born August 9, 1983) is an American actress, singer, and voice actress. Johnson is best known for her roles as Chrissy Seaver in the sitcom Growing Pains and for playing Mel Gibson's daughter in What Women Want. As a voice actress she is well known for the part of Gretchen Grundler in Disney's Recess as well as Gwen Tennyson in the series Ben 10: Alien Force, and its two successors Ben 10: Ultimate Alien and Ben 10: Omniverse. Most recently Johnson played the role of Ellie in the video game The Last of Us. In 2012, Johnson played a small role as the blonde New York City waitress Beth who is saved by Captain America in The Avengers.

Early life

Johnson was born in Camarillo, California, the youngest daughter of Nancy Spruiell Johnson, an independent film producer; and Clifford Johnson, who was the captain of an exploration ship and died of lung and liver cancer in July 2000. When Ashley was nine days old, her father's job moved to Michigan. The family settled in the village of Franklin, Michigan, among Detroit's affluent northern suburbs. Ashley graduated from high school when she was 15.

Johnson has an older brother, Chris, who worked on the television show, The District. Her older sister, Haylie Johnson is best known for her role as Haylie on Kids Incorporated. Haylie is married to singer Jonny Lang. Both Ashley and Haylie are former Miss Jr. Michigan titleholders, and they currently play in a band together.

Acting career

Johnson had a prolific career at a young age; before she was twenty-one years old, she had already been a part of the casts of eight different TV series. Her acting career began at age six, when she played the role of Chrissy Seaver (whose age was accelerated from a toddler between seasons for plotting purposes) on the television show Growing Pains from 1990 to 1992, where, since the sixth and seventh season, she and then little-known actor Leonardo DiCaprio were the main characters who were added in the show before its cancellation. In the one-season Phenom in 1993-1994, she played the mischievous younger sister of a rising teenaged tennis star. She also appeared in the 1994 sitcom All American Girl, which lasted for only one season, an episode in 1995 on "Roseanne" playing Lisa ("The Blaming of the Shrew") and was Mel Gibson's character's daughter in the 2000 comedy What Women Want. In 2008 she became a regular on the drama Dirt as Sharlee Cates, a starlet whose character is based on pop singer Britney Spears. In 2009, she appeared in Omega, the finale of the first season of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse. She also appeared in the show's unaired pilot, Echo.

In 2012, she appeared in The Avengers (also directed by Whedon) as a waitress who is saved by Captain America. Though this was a minor role, the Blu-ray edition of The Avengers contains a deleted scene that expands her role in the movie, and furthers her interactions with Captain America, leaving the possibility of future romantic involvement. Her "small-but-pivotal role" may lead to her returning in future movies as a friend or love interest for Captain America.

Also a voice actress, she voiced Gretchen Grundler on the Walt Disney TV animated series Recess, Terra in the Teen Titans animated series during the show's second season, 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. Three of her roles have love interests who are voiced by Greg Cipes (Chiro on Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Kevin in Ben 10, and Beast Boy in Teen Titans). She co-starred in the PlayStation exclusive The Last of Us.

Personal life

She attended the International School of Music, where she studied violin and piano; she also plays guitar and cello. When not acting or studying music, Johnson co-runs the photography company Infinity Pictures, with her friend, production assistant Mila Shah. She loves to snowboard and surf, was taught to sail by her father, and is an avid gun shooter.

Credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Lionheart Nicole Gaultier
1995 Nine Months Shannon Dwyer
1998 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 Josie Hemphill
1999 Marionette
1999 Anywhere but Here Sarah
2000 ' Doris (voice) Short film
2000 What Women Want Alex Marshall
2001 Recess: School's Out Gretchen Grundler (voice)
2001 Rustin Lee Wolford
2003 ' Lilly Kyle
2004 Killer Diller Angie
2004 King of the Corner Elena Spivak
2005 Nearing Grace Merna Ash
2006 ' Gretel Short film
2006 Fast Food Nation Amber
2006 Grad Night Student
2007 ' Patricia
2008 Pie'n Burger Holly Short film
2008 Otis Riley Lawson
2008 Columbus Day Alana
2009 Spread Eva
2009 Punching the Clown Tracy
2010 Alleged Rose Williams
2011 ' Mary Beth Caldwell
2012 The Avengers Beth
2012 Much Ado About Nothing Margaret
2015 Paradox Sophie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990"1992 Growing Pains Chrissy Seaver 47 episodes
1993 Men Don't Tell Cindy TV movie
1993 In the Shadows, Someone's Watching Blind Girl TV movie
1993 ' Granddaughter (voice) TV movie
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"
1995 Annie: A Royal Adventure! Annie TV movie
1995"1996 Maybe This Time Gracie Wallace 18 episodes
1996"1998 Jumanji Peter Shepherd (voice) 21 episodes
1997 Moloney Katherine 'Kate' Moloney 3 episodes
1997 Wings Rebecca Episode: "Ms. Write"
1997"2001 Recess Gretchen Grundler (voice) 129 episodes
1998 Kelly Kelly Maureen Kelly 7 episodes
1998 ER Dana Ellis Episode: "They Treat Horses, Don't They?"
Episode: "Vanishing Act"
1999 Partners Janie TV movie
2000 ' Chrissy Seaver TV movie
2001 Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street Gretchen Grundler (voice) Video
2002 In the Echo TV movie
2002 Lloyd in Space Violet (voice) Episode: "The Big Sleepover"
2002 Roswell Eileen Burrows Episode: "Panacea"
Episode: "Chant Down Babylon"
2002 Ally McBeal Serena Feldman Episode: "Heart and Soul"
2002 Providence Daphne Wallace 3 episodes
2002 Touched by an Angel Natalie Episode: "Bring on the Rain"
2002 ' Betsy Fortunato Episode: "Sacrifice"
2003 Kidz History: The Revolutionary War Colonist Video
2003 Recess: All Growed Down Gretchen (voice) Video
2003 Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade Gretchen (voice) Video
2003 Married to the Kellys Shari Episode: "Lewis May Have a Girlfriend"
2004 Married to the Kellys Shari Episode: "Chris and Mary Fight"
2004 Sweden, Ohio TV movie
2004 Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers Chrissy Seaver TV movie
2004"2005 Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Jinmay (voice) 6 episodes
2004"2006 Teen Titans Terra (voice) 6 episodes
2004"2010 King of the Hill Emily / Jamie 7 episodes
2006 Lilo & Stitch: The Series Gretchen Gundler (voice) Episode: "Lax: Experiment #285"
2007 Monk Susie the Maid Episode: "Mr. Monk Is at Your Service"
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dreama Little Episode: "Ending Happy"
2007 Heartland Rebecca Colton Episode: "Mother & Child Reunion"
2008 Dirt Sharlee Cates 4 episodes
2008 ' Eleanor Draper Episode: "The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation"
2008 Raising the Bar Elise Denton Episode: "Hang Time"
2008 ' Clara Tennant Episode: "Seeing Red"
2008"2010 Ben 10: Alien Force Gwen Tennyson / Various (voice) 45 episodes
2009 Dollhouse Wendy / Caroline / Hayden Leeds Episode: "Omega"
Episode: "Echo"
2009 Cold Case Grace Stearns Episode: "The Crossing"
2010 Funny or Die Presents... Girlfriend Episode: "1.1"
2010 Lie to Me Valerie Episode: "Beat the Devil"
2010 Drunk History Elizabeth Hamilton Episode: "Drunk History Vol. 1: Featuring Michael Cera"
2010 Christmas Cupid Jenny TV movie
2010"2012 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Gwen Tennyson / Various (voice) 51+ episodes
2011 In Plain Sight Sarah Collins / Sarah Peterschwim Episode: "Something A-mish"
2011 Pound Puppies Toyoshiko Episode: "Toyoshiko! Bark Friend Machine"
2011 ' Amber Ahmed 6 episodes
2012 Private Practice Kelly Episode: "The Time Has Come"
2012 Drop Dead Diva Veronica Kramer Episode: "Road Trip"
2012 Pound Puppies Gina Episode: "The Super Secret Pup Club"
2012 Ben 10: Omniverse Gwen Tennyson (voice) Various episodes Appeared in only 7 episodes as guest

2013 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange Jenny Applesauce (voice)
2013 Pound Puppies Amelia Giblet

Episode: "Fright at the Museum" Episode: "When Niblet Met Giblet

2013 Teen Titans Go! Terra (voice) Episode: "Terra-ized"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Teen Titans Terra
2008 Ben 10: Alien Force Gwen Tennyson
2009 FusionFall Gwen Tennyson
2009 Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks Gwen Tennyson
2010 Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex Gwen Tennyson
2010 Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction Gwen Tennyson
2011 Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion Gwen Tennyson
2013 ' Ellie



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