Rebekka Johnson is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer from

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. Johnson is best known for playing Dawn Rivecca on

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's wrestling comedy '' GLOW''. She was featured on

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's prank show ''

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''. Johnson has been performing with her musical comedy group ''The Apple Sisters'' along with her GLOW co-star

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and Sarah Lowe since 2007.

Early life

Johnson is the daughter of Beverly and Frederick Johnson. She graduaed from

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and

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, with a bachelor of fine arts degree in acting from the latter.

The Apple Sisters

Johnson is co-creator of The Apple Sisters, a

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musical comedy trio. The group, which consists of

, 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

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where they continually perform. She is a co-creator of the award winning Apple Sisters which performed at this festival.

Personal life

Johnson married Brendan James Gallagher on November 18, 2006, in Big Indian, New York.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Living people Actresses from Staten Island American film actresses American television actresses American women comedians 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American comedians Year of birth missing (living people) Comedians from Staten Island Montclair State University alumni {{US-screen-actor-stub