Kimmarie Johnson, a model and actress whose credits included Dude, Where’s My Car? and Beverly Hills, 90210, has died after a recent hospitalization. She was 50.
Johnson’s niece Rhonda Scott confirmed her death in a statement to ABC News on Thursday, Nov. 5.
“She radiated a light so strong and bright, people who came in contact with her felt nothing but positive energy,” Scott said. “We will miss her tremendously and will continue to honor her life forever.”
Johnson became ill at her Los Angeles home on Oct. 27 and was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to Scott. Doctors diagnosed her with what her niece described as a “heart aneurysm condition.”
She passed away a week later on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Her official cause of death has not been released.
Johnson was born on April 8, 1976, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, according to her IMDb page.
She pursued modeling and competed in beauty pageants before building an acting career. She won Miss Pennsylvania USA and competed in the Miss USA pageant. She also founded the skin care and beauty company, SkinGlow by Kimmarie.
Her television credits included a 1998 appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210 and a role on the Pamela Anderson-led action series V.I.P. In 2000, she appeared in the buddy comedy Dude, Where’s My Car?, starring Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott.
Johnson’s other movie credits were Break a Leg, Gang Warz, Spanish Fly, The Summer of Massacre and Diary of a Tired Black Man.
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