 Since 2003, Johnson has played the role of Pearl Ladderbanks in ITV's popular soap opera "Emmerdale".Prior to joining "Emmerdale", Johnson was a part of the axed UK soap "Brookside", playing Brigid McKenna for three years.In the early 1980s she also played the part of Eunice Gee in "Coronation Street", a role she briefly reprised in 1999.