Amy Jo Johnson grew up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. As a child she competed as a gymnast, learning skills that would later be of great use to her in her breakthrough role as Kimberly Hart the Pink Ranger on _"Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" . When not working on the show Amy appears with her band Valhalla, where she is the lead singer as well as a guitarist. Amy also paints, primarily with oil and acrylics, and is devoted to her pit bull, Lucy.
August 19, 1998, her mother, Christine, died of uterine cancer, with which she had struggled for ten months. In January 1998, she won the role of Julie Emrick on "Felicity" but considered turning it down to be with her mother, during her last days.
Hobbies: Lead Singer/Guitarist for band Valhalla.
Attended Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, So. Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
Now in a band named "Amy Jo Johnson" which released a CD in 2001.
Chipped the bone in one of her elbows in Gymnastics.
Wrote story Memories of My Mother in the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff.
She cites the main reason for her departure from "Felicity" in 2000 was that she needed to grieve for her mother. Her mother had died two years previously and she felt that being on such a prominent show hadnt given her the time or space to do so.
Enjoys music, painting, and writing
Favorite musicians: Grateful Dead , Natalie Merchant , Sarah McLachlan , James Taylor , The Beatles , The Allman Brothers Band and Jewel Kilcher.
Plays the guitar and piano
Brother and Sister: Grieg Johnson Jr. (older, car salesman) and Julie Johnson Clary (older).
Has a butterfly tattooed on her left ankle as a symbol of freedom. Her mom suggested a squirrel tattoo to her.
Has a bulldog Lucy.
Her mother worked in a clothing store.
(April 2006) On "Wildfire" as Kriss rival, "Tina Sharp".
(May 2002) Starring in Love, Janis at the Village Theater, NYC
Starring in CTVs "Flashpoint" .
In 2007-present she lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Decided to leave "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" midway through the third season because she was ready to move on and find other acting opportunities.
(August 2009) Married Olivier Giner , her longtime boyfriend and father of her 8-month-old daughter named Francesca.
Gave birth at age 38, to her 1st child, a daughter named Francesca Christine Giner, on December 1, 2008 at 9:09 p.m., weighing 7 lbs., 1 oz. Her middle name honors Amys late mother. Childs father is her fianc (now husband) Olivier Giner.
Bears such as strong resemblance to fellow actress Jennifer Garner , fans often confuse the two, and whenever this happens, Johnson takes it in stride and sometimes signs autographs as Garner if asked for one.
Became a Canadian citizen in June 2015. Now has dual citizenship.
Her maternal grandfather was a Portuguese immigrant, from the Azores. Her other ancestry is English, and a smaller amount of French-Canadian.
She is left-handed.
Has the distinction of being one of only two (including Jason David Frank ) original "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" cast members to appear in all three of the franchises theatrically released films, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie , Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie , and Sabans Power Rangers .
Love that!!,[on asking if she kept any props from her time on the Power Rangers,show] I wish I did!! Would come in handy right now with our Indiegogo,campaign for my first feature film The Space Between. Ah well. . .
My fondest memory of Power Rangers was just being a kid and hanging out,with the cast and crew. We had such a great time on and off set. We,were like a family. Lots of very fun parties and laughs. .
