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comedy-drama series, '' Shameless'', in a recurring role for series 1 and 3, then in the main cast for series 4–6. Following her first role in a 1993 episode of ''

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'', she moved on to a main cast role as Rossetti Wordsworth in series 2–4 of the

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children's TV show ''

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'', from 2002 to 2004. She has also had parts in '' Prime Suspect: The Final Act'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Holby City''. She was also in the ''

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's Silent Clowns'' documentary on

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as herself, in 2006. In August 2011, Johnson made a brief appearance in ''

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''. From 2012 to 2015, Johnson played Mrs. Carter in '' 4 O'Clock Club'' on

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. In 2022, Johnson appeared as the character Vicki in the

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''. Johnson has written for two episodes of the CBBC children's drama ''

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'' and for five of the six episodes of the 1997 BBC comedy '' Get Well Soon''. As of 2022 Johnson is continuing her studies at The ''

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''. Her pieces predominantly incorporate ''

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'' and ''

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''.

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* Living people British film actresses British radio actresses British stage actresses British television actresses British soap opera actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Black British actresses English people of Barbadian descent {{UK-film-actor-stub