dʒˈɑːnsən dˈɪd sˌʌm mˈaɪnɚ fˈɪlm ænd tˌiːvˈiː ɹˈoʊlz, bˌʌt baɪ ðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ʃiː ɡˈeɪv ˌʌp ˌɔn ˈæktɪŋ ænd ɡɑːt ɐ dʒˈɑːb æz ɐ tɹˈæfɪk ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚɹ ˌɔn ɐ lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ stˈeɪʃən.
Johnson did some minor film and TV roles, but by the late 1980s, she gave up on acting and got a job as a traffic reporter on a Los Angeles radio station.