Laura Johnson is an American actress. She is best known for playing Terry Hartford in the CBS primetime

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'' from 1983 to 1986.

Career

Johnson made her film debut in the 1977 drama film ''

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'' directed by

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and starring

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. From 1979 to 1980, she had a recurring role as Betty Lou Barker in the CBS prime time soap opera ''

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''. In 1983, she was cast as Terry Hartford in the another CBS prime time soap opera, ''

'' playing this role to 1986. In 1986, she received a ''Soap Opera Digest'' Award nomination for Outstanding Villainess on a Prime Time Serial. Johnson appeared in a number of movies, include '' Beyond Reason'' (1985), ''

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'' (1985), ''Fatal Instinct'' (1992), ''

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'' (1993), ''Deadly Exposure'' (1993), ''

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'' (2008) and '' Fame'' (2009). From 1988 to 1989, she played one of leads in the ABC medical drama series ''

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'' produced by

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. 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 ''

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'', ''

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'', '' In the Heat of the Night'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Johnson was born in

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. She was first married to producer David Solomon, and then to actor

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from 1985 to 1990.

Filmography

*''

'' (1977) as Nancy Stein *'' Beyond Reason'' (1977) as Leslie Valentine *''

'' as Betty Lou (3 episodes, 1979-1980) *''Fly Away Home'' (1981) as Chickie *''

'' as Natasha Cellini (1 episode, 1985) *''

'' (1985) as Leigh Kenyon (TV movie) *''

'' as Terry Hartford Ranson Channing (80 episodes, 1983–1986) *''

'' as Nina Hollender (2 episodes, 1987) *''Red River'' (1988) as Kate *''

'' as Dr. Eve Autrey (18 episodes, 1988–1989) *'' Nick Knight'' (1989) as Dr. Alyce Hunter *''

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'' as Ms. Amelie Saint-John (episode "More than you know", 1990) *''Murderous Vision'' (1991) as Elizabeth *''

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'' (1992) episode "Double Dare" *''Fatal Instinct'' (1992) as Catherine Merrims *''

'' (1993) as Grace Harrington *''

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'' (1993) as Patsy *''Deadly Exposure'' (1993) as Rita Sullivan *' (1993) as Wendy Hill *''

Marked for Murder ''Marked for Murder'' is a 1945 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, Tex Ritter and Guy Wilkerson, with Marilyn McConnell, Ed Cassidy and Henry Hall. The film was released on 8 February 19 ...

'' (1993) as Dr. Jean Horton *''Awake to Danger'' (1995) as Renee McAdams *''

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'' (1996) as Grace Silvano *''Mr. Atlas'' (1997) as Teddie Nielsen *''

Born Free ''Born Free'' is a 1966 British drama film starring the real-life couple Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as Joy and George Adamson, another real-life couple who raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood, and released her in ...

'' as Kate McQueen (25 episodes, 1998–1999) *'' And the Beat Goes On'' (1999) as Georgia LaPierre *''California Myth'' (1999) as Angie *''

'' as Simon/Darlene Peck (1 episode, 2000) *''

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'' (2002) as Sam Brooks *''

'' as Claudia Chase (1 episode, 2002) *'' JAG'' as Mrs. Kubin (1 episode, 2003) *''

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'' (2004) as Bonnie McCloud *''The Hollywood Mom's Mystery'' (2004) as Francine Palumbo *'' Red Eye'' (2005) as Blonde Woman *''

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'' as Rita Hart (1 episode, 2006) *''

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'' as Kim Wolfe (1 episode, 2006) *''

'' (2008) as Cheryl *'' Fame'' (2009) as Mrs. Ellerton *'' The Storm'' as Anne Cambridge (1 episode, 2009) *''

'' as Carolyn Buxton (1 episode, 2009) *''

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'' as Georgia Riede (1 episode, 2009)

References

External links

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