Lynn-Holly Johnson

Lynn-Holly Johnson (born December 13, 1958) is a retired American figure skater and former actress. Raised in suburban Chicago, Johnson worked as a child model in local commercials, and began training in figure skating at age five. In 1969, she was cast as Helen Keller in a local production of The Miracle Worker, starring opposite Rita Moreno.

Johnson achieved some success as a figure skater in the mid-1970s and competed in the 1974 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. After sustaining a leg fracture, she quit competitive skating and began performing as a figure skater with the Ice Capades. She made her feature film debut in the drama Ice Castles (1978) opposite Robby Benson, portraying a teenage figure skater who goes blind. Johnson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for her performance. She was subsequently cast as a lead in the Walt Disney-produced horror film The Watcher in the Woods (1980), and as Bibi Dahl in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.

She continued to work as an actress until the mid-1990s, when she began studying to become a physician assistant.

Early life Johnson was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 13, 1958, She has one older brother, Gregg, a pilot for United Airlines, and an older sister, Kimberlee.

Johnson was raised in the Chicago suburb of Glenview and began training in figure skating at age four. She began skating competitively at age eleven. In addition to figure skating, Johnson also worked as a child model in Chicago, appearing in over one hundred local commercials.

Johnson added the hyphen to her name after a roommate wrote Johnson's name that way. She subsequently gave up competitive skating in 1977 to turn professional and join the Ice Capades.

She was cast in her feature film debut in Ice Castles (1978), in which she portrayed Alexis "Lexie" Winston, a figure skater who is blinded after experiencing an ischemic stroke. Johnson was performing with the Ice Capades when she was cast in the production, which had been seeking out a professional ice skater who also had acting potential. Johnson, who was described as "an appealing young woman who actually happens to be a good skater who can act" by film critic Roger Ebert, was nominated for a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for her performance in the film.

Johnson was subsequently cast in the lead role of the Disney horror drama The Watcher in the Woods. The film received a limited release in April 1980, but it was soon withdrawn and not given a wider release until October 1981. Also in 1981, Johnson had a supporting role as Bibi Dahl in the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only . In For Your Eyes Only, she played a figure skater who has a crush on James Bond, played by Roger Moore. In 1984, Johnson starred in Where the Boys Are '84, a remake of the 1960 film of the same name. The film was a critical and box-office failure.

In 1996, Johnson retired from acting to concentrate on her family. with whom she resides Los Angeles, California. The couple have one son and one daughter. Her father also suffered from the condition,

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Accolades Award/association Year Category Nominated work Result Golden Globe Awards 1980 New Star of the Year – Actress Ice Castles Golden Raspberry Awards 1985 Worst Supporting Actress Where the Boys Are '84