Tiffany Renee Johnson

ABOUT TIFFANY

Tiffany Renee Johnson (she/her/hers) is a native Chicagoan and graduate of Howard University, where she received her BFA in Theatre Arts. Tiffany’s theatre credits include: Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Regional Tour (Arena Stage, Berkeley Rep, Chicago Shakes); Blues for an Alabama Sky, Passage (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Chlorine Sky (Steppenwolf Theatre); School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play (Goodman Theatre); Red Velvet (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); The Garbologists (Northlight Theatre); Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, A Doll’s House (Writers Theatre); Flyin’ West (American Blues Theatre); Saint Joan (Poetic Forum Collective); VANYA; Or, That’s Life! (Rasaka Theatre); The Nativity (Congo Square Theatre); Hairspray (Drury Lane Theatre). Her tv credits include: Shameless (Showtime), The Chi (Showtime), Chicago PD (NBC), Soundtrack (Formerly Netflix, currently Hulu), Chicago Med (NBC), APB (FOX), Embeds (Verizon go90), and Chicago Fire (NBC). She has also played characters in the films Range Runners, North of the 10, and Training Wheels. When she is not onstage or on camera, Tiffany enjoys working with other artists to produce personal projects. She also loves speaking and teaching workshops to students and aspiring artists. Collaborating with a myriad of creative people and other professionals to tell stories and produce other work has been the joy of her life, and she looks forward to continuing to find new ways to do so. Tiffany is a woman and artist in constant pursuit of the truth wrapped in story and often says, “Tell yourself the truth and watch it become a gift of freedom.”