Sunny Johnson
Actor, Film actor
1953 – 1984
Who was Sunny Johnson?
Sunny Johnson was an American actress.
In the 1983 film Flashdance, she portrayed Jennifer Beals's figure-skating friend.
The actress first appeared in the Baretta series on television. She also had roles in the films The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia and the spoof Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype with the English actor Oliver Reed. She is listed in the credits of Animal House, but does not appear in the movie as her scene was cut due to time constraints.
Sunny Johnson died from a burst blood vessel in her brain, she had suffered on the night of June 18, 1984. The actress was found unconscious by her boyfriend, Archie Hahn, in the home they shared.
She was taken to UCLA Medical Center, where she remained on a life-support system until June 19, when she was declared clinically dead.
Without any hope of her mental recovery, her family agreed to take her off the respirator. Sunny Johnson died at the age of only 30 years, without regaining consciousness.
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- Born
- Sep 21, 1953
Bakersfield - Also known as
- Sunny Suzanne Johnson
- Spouses
- Archie Hahn
( - 1984/06/19)
- Archie Hahn
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 19, 1984
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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