Many fans are curious about Kristen Johnston's financial success in April 2026. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What Is Kristen Johnston's Net Worth and Salary?

Johnston appeared in plays withDavid Mamet'sAtlantic Theater Company as well as the Naked Angels Theater Company and New York Stage and Film. She made her television debut in 1994 when she guest-starred on "As the World Turns," "Chicago Hope," and "The 5 Mrs. Buchanans," and her first film was 1995's "Backfire!" A casting agent who saw Kristen in a Lincoln Center Theater production of "The Lights" recommended her for the upcoming NBC sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun," and she was cast after several auditions. Johnston starred as Sally Solomon from 1996 to 2001 alongsideJohn Lithgow,French Stewart,Joseph Gordon-Levitt, andJane Curtin. "3rd Rock from the Sun" aired 139 episodes over six seasons and earned Kristen two Primetime Emmys. While starring on "3rd Rock from the Sun," Johnston also played Ivana Humpalot in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (1999) and Wilma Slaghoople in "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" (2000), and she narrated the TV movie "Microscopic Milton." She had an uncredited role as a dancer in 2002's "Austin Powers in Goldmember," and in 2004, she guest-starred on "Sex and the City" and had a recurring role as Head Nurse Eve Peyton on "ER."

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Kristen Johnston was born Kristen Angela Johnston on September 20, 1967, in Washington, D.C. Her father, Rod (who passed away in 2018), was a Republican state senator for Wisconsin from 1979 to 1985. Kristen has a brother named Scott, and sadly, her sister, Julie, died in August 2020. Johnston announced the news on social media, writing, "Yesterday my beautiful younger sister Julie lost her battle with addiction. I know she's finally at peace. She had the best belly laugh in the world." Kristen attended Whitefish Bay High School in Wisconsin, and after graduating in 1985, she enrolled at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama in 1989.

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Kristen Johnston is an American actress and author who has a net worth of $6 million. Kristen Johnston is best known for her Emmy-winning performance as extraterrestrial Sally Solomon on the NBC sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996–2001). She is also known for starring as Holly Franklin on TV Land's "The Exes" (2011–2015) and Tammy Diffendorf on the CBS series "Mom" (2018–2021).

Kristen discussed her battle with addiction in her 2012 autobiography, saying that she became dependent on pills and alcohol as a teenager. She revealed that her Vicodin addiction resulted in a ruptured stomach ulcer the day after a play she was starring in, "Love Song," opened in London. Though she was five years sober when she wrote the book, Kristen told "Entertainment Weekly" in March 2012:

Johnston played Coach Divers in 2005's "Strangers with Candy" movie, and in 2007, she co-starred withDrew BarrymoreandHugh Grantin the romantic comedy "Music and Lyrics." She guest-starred on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (2009) and "Bored to Death" (2010), and from 2009 to 2010, she had a recurring role on "Ugly Betty." Kristen appeared in the films "Bride Wars" (2009), "Finding Bliss" (2009), "Life Happens" (2011), "Vamos" (2012), "Bad Parents" (2012), and "Lovesick" (2014), and from 2011 to 2015, she starred as divorce attorney Holly Franklin on "The Exes." In 2013, she appeared in two episodes of "RuPaul'sDrag Race," then she guest-starred on "Kirstie" (2014), "Modern Family" (2014), and "Getting On" (2015) and had a recurring role as Anna Crouse on the satirical VH1 series "Daytime Divas" (2017). Johnston appeared in the films "Thrill Ride" (2016), "Swiped" (2018), "For the Love of George" (2018), "Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate" (2018), "The Wedding Year" (2019), and "Small Town Wisconsin" (2020), and from 2018 to 2021, she played Tammy Diffendorf on the critically-acclaimed sitcom "Mom." Her "3rd Rock from the Sun" co-star French Stewart portrayed Chef Rudy on the series, and for a time, Rudy and Tammy were romantically involved on the show. In 2022, Kristen guest-starred in two episodes of the HBO Max pirate comedy "Our Flag Means Death," and it was announced that she had been cast as May-May Montgomery in the third season of HBO's "The Righteous Gemstones."

Kristen has more than 50 acting credits to her name, including the films "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (1999), "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" (2000), "Strangers with Candy" (2005), "Music and Lyrics" (2007), "Bride Wars" (2009), and "Life Happens" (2011) and the television series "ER" (2004), "Ugly Betty" (2009–2010), and "Daytime Divas" (2017). She has performed on Broadway in "The Women" (2001–2002) and "The 24 Hour Plays 2007," and she earned Drama Desk Award nominations for productions of "The Lights" (2003) and "So Help Me God" (2007–2009) In 2012, Johnston published the memoir "Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster."

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