Ashley Johnson
Biography
Ashley Johnson is an American actress whose career started when she was six, playing Chrissy Seaver in the sitcom Growing Pains during the early 1990s. Later television work included Amber Ahmed on The Killing and Patterson on Blindspot. Her film credits include What Women Want (2000), Fast Food Nation (2006) and Much Ado About Nothing (2013). She has done extensive voice acting, among them Gretchen Grundler on Recess, Terra on Teen Titans and Gwen Tennyson in the Ben 10 franchise. Her best known game role is Ellie, whom she voiced and performed through motion capture in The Last of Us games. That work brought her two BAFTA awards for game performance, a VGX Award for Best Voice Actress and a D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Character Performance. She is also a cast member of the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role.
43years old
Turns 44 on August 9in 272 days
- Born Camarillo
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Ashley Suzanne Johnson (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 26 years1990 to 2016
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Behind the award
Johnson has won two BAFTA Games Awards for Performer, one for The Last of Us and one for The Last of Us: Left Behind. No one else has taken that award more than once.
A role that slipped away
Johnson was cast as Beth, the waitress saved by Captain America in The Avengers, and was meant to return as his new love interest, but the plan was dropped and Emily VanCamp's Sharon Carter took that role instead.
First role
Johnson's career started at age six with the role of Chrissy Seaver on Growing Pains, and the character's age was sped up between seasons for the plot.
Ashley Johnson movies on Netflix
And Punching the Clownas Danielle
The Last of Us: One Night Liveas Self…
Grounded: Making The Last of Usas Himself
Much Ado About Nothingas Margaret
Allegedas Rose Elizabeth Williams
Christmas Cupidas Jenny
Spreadas Eva
Columbus Dayas Alana
Otisas Riley Lawson
The Brothers Solomonas Patricia
Fast Food Nationas Amber
Recess: All Growed Downas Gretchen (voice)
Recess: Taking the Fifth Gradeas Gretchen Grundler
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Streetas Gretchen Grundler (voice)
Recess: School's Outas Gretchen Grundler (voice)
What Women Wantas Alex Marshall
Annie: A Royal Adventureas Annie
Nine Monthsas Shannon Dwyer
Lionheartas Nicole Gaultier
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Howy Parkins directed three of these films, Chuck Sheetz two. Seven actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Dabney Coleman4 films together, 2001 to 2003
Dabney Coleman's page Recess: All Growed Down2003IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as GretchenvoiceColeman as Principal Prickleyvoice
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade2003IMDb rating 6.7Johnson as Gretchen GrundlerColeman as Principal Prickly
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street2001IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceColeman as Principal Peter Prickly
Recess: School's Out2001IMDb rating 6.5Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceColeman as Principal Peter Pricklyvoice
Pamela Adlon4 films together, 2001 to 2003
Pamela Adlon's page Recess: All Growed Down2003IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as GretchenvoiceAdlon as Spinellivoice
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade2003IMDb rating 6.7Johnson as Gretchen GrundlerAdlon as Spinelli
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street2001IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceAdlon as Ashley Spinelli
Recess: School's Out2001IMDb rating 6.5Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceAdlon as Ashley Spinellivoice
April Winchell4 films together, 2001 to 2003
April Winchell's page Recess: All Growed Down2003IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as GretchenvoiceWinchell as Miss Finstervoice
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade2003IMDb rating 6.7Johnson as Gretchen GrundlerWinchell as Miss Finster
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street2001IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceWinchell as Miss Muriel P Finster
Recess: School's Out2001IMDb rating 6.5Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceWinchell as Miss Muriel P. Finster / Mrs. Detweillervoice
Allyce Beasley4 films together, 2001 to 2003
Allyce Beasley's page Recess: All Growed Down2003IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as GretchenvoiceBeasley as Miss Grotkevoice
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade2003IMDb rating 6.7Johnson as Gretchen GrundlerBeasley as Miss Grotke
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street2001IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceBeasley as Miss Alordayne Grotkey
Recess: School's Out2001IMDb rating 6.5Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceBeasley as Miss Grotkeyvoice
Courtland Mead4 films together, 2001 to 2003
Courtland Mead's page Recess: All Growed Down2003IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as GretchenvoiceMead as Gus Griswaldvoice
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade2003IMDb rating 6.7Johnson as Gretchen GrundlerMead as Gus Griswald
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street2001IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceMead as Gustav Patten 'Gus' Griswaldvoice
Recess: School's Out2001IMDb rating 6.5Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceMead as Gus Griswaldvoice
Jason Davis4 films together, 2001 to 2003
Jason Davis's page Recess: All Growed Down2003IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as GretchenvoiceDavis as Mikeyvoice
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade2003IMDb rating 6.7Johnson as Gretchen GrundlerDavis as Mikey Blumberg
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street2001IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceDavis as Mikey Blumbergvoice
Recess: School's Out2001IMDb rating 6.5Johnson as Gretchen GrundlervoiceDavis as Mikey Blumbergvoice
Howy ParkinsDirector, 3 films, 2001 to 2003
All films by Howy Parkins Recess: All Growed Down2003IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as Gretchenvoice
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade2003IMDb rating 6.7Johnson as Gretchen Grundler
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street2001IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as Gretchen Grundlervoice
Chuck SheetzDirector, 2 films, 2001
All films by Chuck Sheetz Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street2001IMDb rating 6.2Johnson as Gretchen Grundlervoice
Recess: School's Out2001IMDb rating 6.5Johnson as Gretchen Grundlervoice
Also four films together1 more actor
- Rickey D'Shon CollinsRecess: All Growed Down (2003), Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003), Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (2001) and Recess: School's Out (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Ashley Johnson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$604 million
8 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 19 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$374M61.9% of the total
- 2$139M22.9% of the total
- 3$44M7.4% of the total
- 4$24M4.0% of the total
- 5$12M2.0% of the total
- 6$4.3M0.7% of the total
- 7$4.1M0.7% of the total
- 8$2.2M0.4% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2014 to 2015, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 2015 | Performer | Won | |
| 2014 | Performer | Won | |
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