Ashley Johnson's Real Name: Ashley Suzanne Johnson

Quick answer: The actress is known professionally as Ashley Johnson. TV Guide records the name Ashley Suzanne Johnson and places the birth in Camarillo, California, without a calendar date. Encyclopedia.com independently records the full name Ashley Suzanne Johnson and says she was born on August 9, 1983, in Camarillo, California.

Real name and early life

TV Guide lists the birth name as Ashley Suzanne Johnson and places the birth in Camarillo, California, United States, without a calendar date. Encyclopedia.com independently gives the full name Ashley Suzanne Johnson and the birth date August 9, 1983, in Camarillo, California. TV Guide says she was raised by a musical family and played guitar and cello while attending the International School of Music for violin and piano.

Career highlights

TV Guide says her acting career began when she was six, playing Chrissy Seaver in Growing Pains for two years, and that in 1993 she appeared in the only season of Phenom, receiving a Young Artist Award for best actress under 10 in a television series or show. Encyclopedia.com independently identifies the Growing Pains role as Christine "Chrissy" Seaver on ABC from 1990 to 1992, lists Young Artist Award nominations for Growing Pains in 1991, 1992, and 1993, and a 1994 Young Artist Award for Phenom, and later lists Recess as a 1997–2000 series in which she voiced Gretchen Grundler. TV Guide also names later voice roles including Gretchen Grundler in the 1997 animated series Recess and Ellie in the 2014 video game The Last of Us, as well as work with Joss Whedon on The Avengers, Dollhouse, and a 2012 adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. Encyclopedia.com records Young Artist Award nominations for Recess in 1999 and 2000 and a 2001 nomination for the film What Women Want, and lists earlier film appearances including Lionheart (1990) and Nine Months (1995). Encyclopedia.com also names later series appearances including All-American Girl and Maybe This Time.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Ashley Johnson or Ashley Suzanne Johnson are looking for the same actress, including the later Growing Pains role and the voice work in The Last of Us most often associated with her name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Ashley Johnson.