Born Jonnie Kimbrough on a Naval base in Jacksonville, FL to John and
Freda Kimbrough on April 11. Raised in multiple cities such as Sharon,
PA, Taylor, MI, Owasso,OK, Skiatook, OK and Sand Springs, OK. Father
worked for American Airlines and had to move his family to avoid the
many lay-offs during his work with American Airlines. This job did
offer Jonnie many opportunities to travel with the airlines to many
places and countries.
Jonnie was bitten by the acting bug when the filming of "The Outsiders"
came to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jonnie was working at the hospital at the time
the filming was being done for the burn scene of 'Johnny' in the burn
unit. Jonnie walked off the elevator and walked into Matt Dillion! Matt
was very friendly and walked her up and down the halls to meet and
greet with the various new actors (unknowns at the time!)Patrick
Swayze, Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, etc. and was thrown in as a "background
extra" since she had the lab coat on. Jonnie has been hooked on acting
ever since!
Jonnie is single and has one grown son named Seth. Jonnie returned to
acting at the ripe old age of 50. She has had many extra scenes in
various movies and has recently landed a principle roles in several new
movies.