Beverly Hills, 90210 actress and model Kimmarie Johnson has died at the age of 50, her family has confirmed.
Johnson's niece, Rhonda Scott, told TMZ that the star suffered a "heart event" at her Los Angeles home on 27 October 2026 and was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Doctors diagnosed her with a "heart aneurysm condition." Scott said Johnson died peacefully on the afternoon of Wednesday, 4 November 2026, after her heart stopped beating.
Born Kim Marie Johnson in Pittsburgh on 8 April 1976, she first made her name as Miss Pennsylvania USA in 1993 and later competed at Miss USA. She moved into acting in the late 1990s, landing a guest role as Judy in the Season 8 Beverly Hills, 90210 episode "The Following Options" in 1998. She also appeared in V.I.P. alongside Pamela Anderson and had a part in the 2000 comedy Dude, Where's My Car? with Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott.
Beyond screen work, Johnson built a second career in beauty and fashion. In 2011 she launched SkinGlow by Kimmarie, a skincare line, and in recent months she had been focusing again on modeling, including a Grazia Slovenia cover appearance in August 2026 while preparing for New York Fashion Week runway bookings.
Friends and relatives have begun posting tributes online. A cousin wrote that she was "heartbroken" by the sudden loss and asked people to pray for the family. Johnson is survived by her son, Cameron Nino. She joins other Beverly Hills, 90210 alumni who have died in recent years, including Luke Perry, who passed away in 2019 after a stroke.
