Laura Johnson

{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | image = Laura Johnson (2091210429) (cropped).jpg | caption = Johnson in 1987 | birth_date =  | birth_place = Burbank, California, U.S. | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|David Solomon<br>|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Harry Hamlin|1985|1989|end=divorced}} }} | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1977–present }}

'''Laura Johnson''' is an American actress. She is best known for playing Terry Hartford in the CBS primetime soap opera ''Falcon Crest'' from 1983 to 1986.

==Career== Johnson made her film debut in the 1977 drama film ''Opening Night'' directed by John Cassavetes and starring Gena Rowlands. From 1979 to 1980, she had a recurring role as Betty Lou Barker in the CBS prime time soap opera ''Dallas''. In 1983, she was cast as Terry Hartford in another CBS prime time soap opera, ''Falcon Crest'' playing this role to 1986.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&q=laura+johnson+falcon+crest&pg=PA443|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present|page=443|first1=Tim|last1=Brooks|first2=Earle F.|last2=Marsh|date=June 24, 2009|publisher=Random House Publishing Group|isbn=9780307483201|via=Google Books|access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name="SOE 1985">{{cite book|last=Schemering|first=Christopher|author-link=Christopher Schemering|title=The Soap Opera Encyclopedia|date=September 1985|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-32459-5|edition=1st|pages=95–98|title-link=The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book)}}</ref> In 1986, she received a ''Soap Opera Digest'' Award nomination for Outstanding Villainess on a Prime Time Serial.{{Citation needed |date=August 2022}}

Johnson appeared in a number of movies, include ''Beyond Reason'' (1985), ''Wes Craven's Chiller'' (1985), ''Fatal Instinct'' (1992), ''Trauma'' (1993), ''Deadly Exposure'' (1993), ''Four Christmases'' (2008) and ''Fame'' (2009). From 1988 to 1989, she played one of leads in the ABC medical drama series ''Heartbeat'' produced by Aaron Spelling. From 1998 to 1999, she played a leading role in the syndicated television family drama ''Born Free''. Johnson also guest starred in a number of shows, include ''Hotel'', ''L.A. Law'', ''In the Heat of the Night'', ''Nash Bridges'', ''Strong Medicine'' and ''Monk''.

==Personal life== Johnson was born in Burbank, California. She was first married to producer David Solomon,{{Citation needed |date=August 2022}} and then to actor Harry Hamlin from 1985 to 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-01-11-9401110056-story.html|title=The Dark Side|first=Nancy|last=Mills|website=Chicago Tribune|date=January 11, 1994|access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/09/01/the-two-ring-circus/0f2b756d-56b2-4be0-81c9-dbdbdfc9e3c8/|title=The Two-Ring Circus|first=Beverly|last=Beyette|date=September 1, 1992|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref>

== Filmography == {{div col}} *''Opening Night'' (1977) as Nancy Stein *''Beyond Reason'' (1977) as Leslie Valentine *''Dallas'' as Betty Lou (3 episodes, 1979-1980) *''Fly Away Home'' (1981) as Chickie *''Hotel'' as Natasha Cellini (1 episode, 1985) *''Wes Craven's Chiller'' (1985) as Leigh Kenyon (TV movie) *''Falcon Crest'' as Terry Hartford Ranson Channing (80 episodes, 1983–1986) *''L.A. Law'' as Nina Hollender (2 episodes, 1987) *''Red River'' (1988) as Kate *''Heartbeat'' as Dr. Eve Autrey (18 episodes, 1988–1989) *''Nick Knight'' (1989) as Dr. Alyce Hunter *''Jake and the Fatman'' as Ms. Amelie Saint-John (episode "More than you know", 1990) *''Murderous Vision'' (1991) as Elizabeth *''Red Shoe Diaries'' (1992) episode "Double Dare" *''Fatal Instinct'' a.k.a. ''To Kill For'' (1992) as Catherine Merrims *''Trauma'' (1993) as Grace Harrington *''Paper Hearts'' (1993) as Patsy *''Deadly Exposure'' (1993) as Rita Sullivan *''{{ill|Hunt for the Blue Diamond|de|Der blaue Diamant}}'' (1993) as Wendy Hill *''Marked for Murder'' (1993) as Dr. Jean Horton *''Awake to Danger'' (1995) as Renee McAdams *''Judge and Jury'' (1996) as Grace Silvano *''Mr. Atlas'' (1997) as Teddie Nielsen *''Born Free'' as Kate McQueen (25 episodes, 1998–1999) *''And the Beat Goes On'' (1999) as Georgia LaPierre *''California Myth'' (1999) as Angie *''Nash Bridges'' as Simon/Darlene Peck (1 episode, 2000) *''Hope Ranch'' (2002) as Sam Brooks *''Strong Medicine'' as Claudia Chase (1 episode, 2002) *''JAG'' as Mrs. Kubin (1 episode, 2003) *''The Long Shot'' (2004) as Bonnie McCloud *''The Hollywood Mom's Mystery'' (2004) as Francine Palumbo *''Red Eye'' (2005) as Debbie *''Cold Case'' as Rita Hart (1 episode, 2006) *''Without a Trace'' as Kim Wolfe (1 episode, 2006) *''Four Christmases'' (2008) as Cheryl *''Fame'' (2009) as Mrs. Ellerton *''The Storm'' as Anne Cambridge (1 episode, 2009) *''Monk'' as Carolyn Buxton (1 episode, 2009) *''Mental'' as Georgia Riede (1 episode, 2009) {{div col end}}

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==External links== {{Commons}} *{{IMDb name|0425610}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Laura}} Category:Actresses from Burbank, California Category:American soap opera actresses Category:American television actresses Category:Living people Category:American film actresses Category:20th-century American actresses Category:21st-century American actresses Category:Year of birth missing (living people)