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How Amy Jo Johnson Discovered a New Part of Herself Through the Loss of Her Mom

Aired on 05/12/2000 | CC
During a 2000 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, actress Amy Jo Johnson, best known for her role in the TV show Felicity and as the Pink Power Ranger, opened up about landing her dream role (in Felicity) as her mother was dying of cancer. Amy Jo said that losing her mom was devastating but that she eventually realized that her mother's spirit was watching over her and helping to make her dreams come true.

Here, Amy Jo explains how the painful loss of her mom was inextricably connected to her discovering the best part of herself.