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Dystin Johnson is a British actress and screenwriter. [1]

She is best known for playing Norma Starkey in the Channel 4 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 Harry , she moved on to a main cast role as Rossetti Wordsworth in series 2–4 of the CBeebies children's TV show The Story Makers , from 2002 to 2004. She has also had parts in Prime Suspect: The Final Act , EastEnders , The Bill and Holby City . She was also in the Paul Merton's Silent Clowns documentary on BBC Four as herself, in 2006. In August 2011, Johnson made a brief appearance in Coronation Street . From 2012 to 2015, Johnson played Mrs. Carter in 4 O'Clock Club on CBBC. In 2022, Johnson appeared as the character Vicki in the Netflix mockumentary sitcom Hard Cell .

Johnson has written for two episodes of the CBBC children's drama Tracy Beaker Returns and wrote 5 episodes of the CBeebies series Get Well Soon along with ex-CBeebies presenter Nicole Davis.

As of 2022 Johnson is continuing her studies at The University for the Creative Arts . Her pieces predominantly incorporate Abstract expressionism and Geometric art .

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References

  1. "Dystin Johnson". The British Blacklist. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.