---
name: "Sunny Johnson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sunny-johnson-31116"
fi1m_id: "sunny-johnson-31116"
imdb_id: "nm1230879"
tmdb_id: 31116
wikidata_id: "Q3503936"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 September 1953"
died: "19 June 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T18:12:48.978161+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sunny Johnson

## Identity

Sunny Johnson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sunny-johnson-31116
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sunny-johnson-31116
- **IMDb ID:** nm1230879
- **TMDB ID:** 31116
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3503936
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_Johnson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3503936, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1230879/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31116

Actor. Born 21 September 1953 in San Bernardino County, California, USA. Died 19 June 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 September 1953, San Bernardino County, California, USA
- **Died:** 19 June 1984
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_Johnson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3503936, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1230879/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31116

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Flashdance*](https://film.one/film/flashdance.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Sunny Johnson was an American actress. She played the role of Jeanie Szabo in the 1983 film *Flashdance*.

Johnson began her career with a role in the television series *Baretta* and appeared in an episode of *Charlie's Angels*. Her film credits include *Animal House* (1978), in which she played Otter's Co-ed, *The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia* (1981) and *Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype* (1980). She died in 1984 at the age of 30.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Flashdance* (1983), Fi1m 54, as Jeanie Szabo — [page](https://film.one/film/flashdance.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Red-Light Sting* (1984), as Sonia
- *Imps** (1983), as Missy
- *Flashdance* (1983), as Jeanie Szabo — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/flashdance.md)
- *The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia* (1981), as Melody
- *Nights at O'Rears* (1980), as Vi Ann
- *Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype* (1980), as Coral Careen
- *The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story* (1980), Actor
- *Animal House* (1978), as Otter's Co-Ed

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/sunny-johnson-31116