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Johnna Kirkland

Overview

  • Born
    February 14, 1950 · Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

  • Johnna Kirkland was born on February 14, 1950 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977).

Family

  • Spouse
      Jimmy McHugh III (1 child)
  • Parents
      Jack Kirkland
      Nancy Kirkland
  • Relatives
      Pat Kirkland(Half Sibling)
      Gelsey Kirkland(Sibling)

Trivia

  • Ballerina with the Los Angeles Ballet Company. She is sister of fellow dancer Gelsey Kirkland, and daughter of playwright Jack Kirkland. She retired from dance in 1983.
  • She retired from professional ballet when she broke her foot.
  • She trained at the School of American Ballet.
  • She was a soloist with the New York City Ballet and a principal with the Los Angeles Ballet.
  • She was a co-founder and anchor of the Los Angeles Ballet with John Clifford, whom she often partnered with.

Quotes

  • Everything Gelsey did, I did. And vice-versa. But the difference is the world knew about her. I was invisible.
  • The bottom line is that Gelsey and I were destined to be self-destructive. No one could come out of our neurotic family unscarred.
  • Nothing has changed. We [Gelsey and herself] still occupy different places in the world.

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