Whilst attending
Highgate Wood School Arts College, Johnson was spotted by an agent in a production of
Guys and Dolls, in which she played the lead. She subsequently appeared in numerous stage productions, including a six-month run in a
National Theatre production of
Dylan Thomas'
Under Milk Wood directed by
Roger Michell. Her first television role, in 2003, was as
Vicki Fowler on the
BBC soap opera
EastEnders. She spent nearly two years and 194 episodes in the show; for her portrayal of Vicki, she was ranked 83rd in
EastEnders: The Greatest Cliffhangers. Johnson left
EastEnders at the end of 2004 to return to stage acting and embark on a career in films. In 2005, she played Juliet in an open air run of
Romeo and Juliet at
Stafford Castle and received favourable notices including in
The Stage. In April 2010, Johnson was cast by
Warner Bros. in
The CW network's US TV pilot
Damn Thorpes (aka
The Wyoming Project) opposite co-star
Sean Faris (
The Vampire Diaries). In the same year she also played the lead role in the UK film
Panic Button and in the
Channel 4 comedy
Pete Versus Life as Trish, the girlfriend of Pete's friend Ollie. In February to March 2010 she appeared in the play
Slaves for the Olivier award-winning
Theatre503, London. She played the role of Laura Derbyshire, a pregnant teenager and subsequently a new mother, in the
BBC Three comedy
Pramface, alongside her
Beaver Falls co-star
Emer Kenny. The first series piloted in late February 2012. She reprised her role for the second series which began airing in the new year of 2013 and was broadcast for a second time on
BBC One throughout the summer of 2013. She reprised her role again for a third and final series, which started airing in late February 2014. In 2019, she appeared in the 3rd series of
ITV's medical drama
The Good Karma Hospital, playing Tommy, the daughter of series regular Greg McConnell, played by
Neil Morrissey. Until 2022, Johnson was Vice Principal at the Bethnal Green Branch of
Pauline Quirke Academy, with her husband, who was the Principal. ==Filmography==