Ashley Johnson: podcast appearances and interviews

Ashley Suzanne Johnson, born on August 9, 1983, is an American actress and the chief innovation officer at Ashley’s Business Solutions. She began her career as a child actor, notably playing Chrissy Seaver on the sitcom Growing Pains from 1990 to 1992. Her television roles as an adult include Amber Ahmed on The Killing and Patterson on Blindspot. Johnson has appeared in various films including What Women Want, Fast Food Nation, The Help, and Much Ado About Nothing. She is also a cast member on the web series Critical Role, which she joined in 2015, and served as the president of its charity branch, the Critical Role Foundation, starting in 2020. In addition to her acting career, Johnson has provided voice and motion capture work for several video games. She is renowned for playing Ellie in the Last of Us series, a role for which she received two BAFTA Games Awards for Performer, one each for performances in The Last of Us and The Last of Us: Left Behind. Her voice roles include characters in animated television series such as Recess, Teen Titans, and the Ben 10 franchise, as well as in video games like Tales from the Borderlands and Minecraft: Story Mode. Johnson’s performances have been recognized with multiple awards and nominations, establishing her as a prominent figure in both acting and performance capture across multiple media.