Rebekka Johnson

Rebekka Johnson is an American actress, comedian and writer, producer[1] from Staten Island, New York.[2] Johnson is best known for playing Dawn Rivecca on Netflix's wrestling comedy GLOW.[3] She was featured on MTV's prank show Boiling Points. Johnson has been performing with her musical comedy group The Apple Sisters along with her GLOW co-star Kimmy Gatewood and Sarah Lowe since 2007.

Rebekka Johnson
Johnson on the set of Consent in August 2018
Born
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
  • singer
  • composer
Years active2002–present

The Apple Sisters

Johnson is co-creator of The Apple Sisters, a World War II musical comedy trio. The group, which consists of Kimmy Gatewood, Rebekka Johnson, and Sarah Lowe, started in 2007 in New York City. They received wide acclaim at the 2008 Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, which lead them to move to Los Angeles where they continually perform.[4] She is a co-creator of the award winning Apple Sisters which performed at this festival.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Consent, a Short Comedy About a Serious Subject Libby / Producer / Writer Short film
2013 Jazz Fever Pregnant Mabel / Producer Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Crazy Ex Girlfriend Elated Cat Episode: "I Need Some Balance"
2018 WWE SmackDown Herself Episode: "The Road to WWE Extreme Rules 2018 Begins"
2017–19 GLOW Dawn Rivecca 29 episodes
2017 A Christmas Story Live! Candy Apple The Apple Sisters
2016 We Don't Hate It Here Edie

References
  1. "Rebekka Johnson". IMDb. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  2. "21 things to know about Netflix's 'GLOW' scene stealer from Staten Island". silive.com. July 26, 2017.
  3. Petski, Denise (September 22, 2016). "'G.L.O.W.': Jenji Kohan Netflix Comedy Series Adds Britt Baron, Jackie Tohn & Five More".
  4. "MCU Times". mcutimes.com. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  5. "Rebekka Johnson on Earwolf". www.earwolf.com. Retrieved September 15, 2021.


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