Overview

• In an exclusive July 28 interview Johnston quipped that her “New York is over” line will likely appear on her gravestone and that she’s fully okay with it defining her legacy.
• Her one-off portrayal of Lexi Featherston in Sex and the City’s 2003 episode “Splat” became a standout moment thanks to its dark humor and sudden on-screen demise.
• A decade-long sobriety underpins her current phase, as she channels recovery insights from her 2013 memoir Guts into her acting projects.
• Johnston stars as the free-spirited sister of comedian Leanne Morgan in Netflix’s sitcom Leanne, which will debut on July 31, 2025.
• She emphasizes that the candid, humorous voice that fueled her memoir continues to shape her creative reinvention in the new series.