Actress Kimmarie Johnson Dies at 50 After Medical Emergency

Actress Kimmarie Johnson died at 50 on November 4, after a medical emergency at her Los Angeles home, her niece Rhonda Scott told TMZ. Scott said Johnson had been taken to Cedars-Sinai after experiencing a heart event on October 27, and doctors diagnosed a heart aneurysm condition. Scott said Johnson died peacefully on Wednesday afternoon after her heart stopped. The reports of the medical emergency, diagnosis and death all relay Scott’s account; no medical records or independent confirmation of the diagnosis were cited. Johnson appeared as Judy in one episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1998. She also played Jumpsuit Chick in the 2000 comedy Dude, Where’s My Car?, which starred Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott. Her other screen work included appearances in independent films and television. Johnson later did theater work and producing, including serving as executive producer of the 2005 film The Last Eve, according to reports. She launched a beauty line, SkinGlow by Kimmarie, in 2011. Johnson’s niece said the actress experienced the heart event at home in Los Angeles before being taken to the hospital. The reports described the diagnosis as a heart aneurysm condition,...