The Greatest Role of All

Last Monday, Emmy Award-winning actress Kristen Johnston adopted Pinky, a seven-year-old pit bull mix from the ASPCA adoption center.

The friendly, feisty pooch caught the eye of Johnston, who spotted her at a recent ASPCA mobile adoption event in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Pinky, formerly called Cookie by our staff, has been at the ASPCA since she was rescued by Special Agent Adam Gankiewicz of the ASPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement department last summer. She underwent surgery to repair her broken hip at the ASPCA’s Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital.

A star of the stage and screen, Johnston received her Emmy Award for her role as Sally on 3rd Rock from the Sun, and shone as hysterical man-hating Beatrice in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park. You also know her as Lexi Featherstone from Sex and the City and Drew Barrymore's older sister, Rhonda, in the romantic-comedy Music & Lyrics (she stole the show in that one!).

But we think her finest role is that of dog lover—she is an avid supporter of animal rescue, having rescued several lovable, homeless pups in the past. We wish her and Pinky years of happiness!