Lauri Johnson


Lauri Johnson is an American character actress and career coach and the daughter of jazz pianist Paul Smith.

Life and career

Johnson was born in Santa Monica, California in 1949. Her first prominent role was providing additional voices to the Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Jetsons. She re-appeared in the acting world appearing in an episode of Party of Five. She began landing small bit roles in the movies City of Angels and The Negotiator.
Johnson enjoyed a long stint of TV appearances in Becker, The Wild Thornberrys, Angels, The Drew Carey Show, The Ellen Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, Charmed, JAG, American Dreams, Frasier, The King of Queens, NYPD Blue, Six Feet Under, That's So Raven, One on One, Cold Case, Ghost Whisperer, My Name Is Earl, Crossing Jordan, Boston Legal, Without a Trace, The Riches, Unhitched, The Unit, Raising the Bar, Grey's Anatomy, Nip/Tuck, Mad Men, The Forgotten, The Big Bang Theory, , Mike & Molly, and Mom. She starred in several independent films such as Laurel Canyon, Carolina and Waitress.

Filmography

1998 - City of Angels, The Negotiator
2000 - The Cell
2002 - Laurel Canyon
2003 - Carolina
2005 - War of the Worlds
2006 - Domestic Import, For Your Consideration
2007 - Waitress,
2008 - Yonkers Joe
2015 - Mom