Vintage interview with Laura Johnson

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but still I think it's important to know the name of the hit show you're on!
Maybe she thought Falcon Crest was that other show?

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Laura was a very attractive addition to the cast and of course Terri bedded nearly all of the men, until she died in the earthquake of 1986. The interview was enjoyable, apart from the name of the show blip.


Terri pays her neighbours a visit. She has one of a few cordial encounters, with Angela at the Falcon Crest mansion. They seem to have a bond at the moment, since both their husbands died in the plane crash to Italy, (a scene from season 4, 1984 – ’85):

Angela: “I’m so glad you stopped by. It was nice to have this little talk.”

Terri: “I appreciate the invitation and the tea.”

Angela: “We must keep in touch.”

Terri replies, while thinking of her husband Dr. Michael Ranson: “Next time you come to our…..my place.”

Angela comforts Terri: “Oh Terri! I do know what you are going through. If there is anything I can do.”

Terri: “Thanks but I think I’m going to be alright!”

Angela: “But I was thinking of business matters. Perhaps Michael left a couple of things unfinished. Now if I can be of any help.”

Terri: “You mean like the harvest for my vineyard.”

Angela: “Oh well we’ll talk about that when the time comes.”

Terri: “Of course.”

Angela: “Bye Terri!” She then goes back through the stained glass mansion doors and into her study.
 

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Introducing Laura Johnson's character was important for the show, she had ideal comic timing and she liked to say "ta ta".
 
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Actually he says it right the first time, then she calls it Falcon's Crest and then he calls it that too. I guess Laura wasn't a huge fan but still I think it's important to know the name of the hit show you're on!

How on earth did she make that mistake? What I found most interesting was how she felt that the part went to her.
 

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Laura Johnson has been compared to a young Gena Rowlands. I haven't noticed any similarities yet.

It's strange that Dallas wasn't mentioned among her previous projects; that might have interested some viewers. To me Laura was quite good as Betty Lou Barker on Dallas and i wouldn't have minded if she had become JR's mistress after Alan Beam left. I think, although she had more attractive partners on Falcon Crest, Randolph Powell is the one with whom Laura Johnson had the best chemistry. The two were a good match visually.
 

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I would've liked if Laura Johnson had still been in the cast, maybe instead of Dana Sparks who joined in the sixth season. More was possible for her character.
 
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