Lynn-Holly Johnson (born December 13, 1958) is a professional ice skater and actress. After achieving some success as a figure skater in the mid 1970s, she began an acting career, including a Golden Globe-nominated role in 1978’s Ice Castles.

Early life

Johnson was born in Chicago, Illinois to Margaret and Alan Johnson; she has a brother, Gregg, and an older sister, Kimberlee.

Career

Johnson, a professional figure skater, placed second at the novice level of the 1974 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. She gave up amateur competitive skating in 1977 to join the Ice Capades, and subsequently began an acting career, making her film debut in Ice Castles, where she played a figure skater. The film, a romantic drama co-starring Robby Benson, was a minor success in December of 1978, grossing $18 million domestically.[1] 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,[2] was nominated for a Golden Globe as “New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Female” 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 was pulled from theatres and not given a wider release until October 1981.

Johnson also played Bond girl Bibi Dahl in the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only, although she was initially advised by her agent not to take the part. She admits to well and truly enjoying the chance to work with Sir Roger Moore: “My character was supposed to have a HUGE crush on him,” Johnson laughs, “and it didn’t take much acting!”

Johnson “won” a Golden Raspberry Award for “Worst Supporting Actress” for her role in Where the Boys Are ‘84, a teen sex comedy released in April 1984.

Personal life

Johnson currently lives in Newport Beach, California with her husband, architect Kelly Givens, and their two children. She has for the most part gone by the name Lynn-Holly Givens since her marriage.

In 1996 Johnson quit acting to concentrate on her family; her last acting role at that time was a made-for-television film, Fugitive X: Innocent Target. In Fall of 2007 she returned to acting in a community theater production of It’s a Wonderful Life.[1]

Selected filmography
Year     Title     Role     Other notes
1988     The Sisterhood     Marya
1987     Alien Predator     Samantha
1984     Where the Boys Are ‘84     Laurie Jameson
1981     For Your Eyes Only     Bibi Dahl
1980     The Watcher in the Woods     Jan Curtis
1978     Ice Castles     Alexis Winston