Bayn Johnson (born November 4, 1958) is a former American actress, electric guitarist and singer. The high point of her career was the period from 1973 to 1975, during which she appeared as Kelly, a blonde member of the band the Short Circus, in the third and fourth seasons of the

PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...

children's television series ''

The Electric Company ''The Electric Company'' is an American educational children's television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It was co-created by Paul Dooley, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Lloyd Morrisett. ...

''.

Early career

Johnson got her first career break in the late 1960s, appearing opposite

Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters ( ''née'' Lazzara; born February 28, 1948) is an American actress and singer. Over a career spanning more than six decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo concerts and released reco ...

as the title character in the off-Broadway musical '' Curley McDimple'', a pseudo-satirical tribute to

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was na ...

movies. She recorded a Christmas novelty song entitled ''Christmas Teddy Bear''. On December 18, 1967, and January 8, 1968, she appeared on

The Merv Griffin Show ''The Merv Griffin Show'' is an American television talk show starring Merv Griffin. The series had runs on two different networks on NBC (1962–1963) and CBS (1969–1972) but is most known for its run on first-run syndication from 1965 to 1 ...

. In 1969, she appeared as Happy Hollywood in the television show, ''What's It All About, World?''Profile
imdb.com; accessed August 11, 2015. and on December 30, she guest starred as Penny Rose in the twelfth episode of the second season of ''Lancer'', 'Little Darling of the Sierras'. From 1969 to 1970, she made cameo appearances in the children's television series ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational television, educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Worksh ...

''.

The Short Circus

In 1973, 14-year-old Johnson became a member of the Short Circus on the

television show ''

''. As Kelly, she replaced the recently departed Denise Nickerson, ultimately appearing in 260 episodes of the show. Johnson left ''The Electric Company'' in 1975 and was replaced by Janina Matthews.Profile
, mcomet.com; accessed August 11, 2015.

Later career

After quitting ''The Electric Company'', Johnson appeared on ''

The Love Boat ''The Love Boat'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes that originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1977, to May 24, 1986. In addition, three TV movies aired before the regular series pre ...

'' in 1977 and on '' Police Woman'' and ''

Switch In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type o ...

'' in 1978.

External links

* *
Johnson appearing as Curley McDimple, March 1, 1969

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Bayn Living people 1958 births 20th-century American actresses American child actresses American musical theatre actresses American stage actresses American television actresses American voice actresses American women singers Actresses from New Orleans American female dancers Dancers from Louisiana 21st-century American women