Sue Johnston
Biography
Susan Johnston, OBE (née Wright; born 7 December 1943) is an English actress known for playing Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy The Royle Family (1998–2000, 2006, 2008–2010, 2012), Grace Foley in the BBC drama Waking the Dead (2000–2011), Gloria Price in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2012–2014) and Miss Denker in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2014–2015). She won the 2000 British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress and was nominated for the 2000 BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy Performance for The Royle Family.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
87
Gender
Female
Birthday
1943-12-07 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Acting
2024
Generation Z as Cecily2024
Truelove as Marion2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era as Gladys Denker2022
The Responder as Madge2021
Time as June Cobden2021
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story as Self2021
Help as Gloria2019
The Cure as Bella Bailey2019
The Cockfields as Sue2018
Walk Like a Panther as Gladys2018
Death on the Tyne as Colleen2017
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story as Narrator2017
Diana and the Paparazzi as Narrator (voice)2017
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule as Self2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)2014
Caring for the Recently Deceased as Marjoram Bryon2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant2011
Lapland as Eileen Lewis2010
Downton Abbey as Miss Denker2008
Little Dorrit as Affery / Affery Flintwinch2008
The New Sofa as Barbara Royle2007
Would I Lie to You? as Self2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self2006
Imagine Me & You as Ella2006
The Street as Not available2006
Jam and Jerusalem as Sal Vine2004
Strictly Come Dancing as Self2004
Who Do You Think You Are? as Self2004
The Paul O'Grady Show as Not available2002
Timeshift as Self - Narrator2002
Cutting It as Caroline Ferraday2001
Waking the Dead as Dr. Grace Foley1999
Loose Women as Self1998
Parkinson as Self1998
The Royle Family as Barbara Royle1997
Face as Alice1996
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates as Helga Allowby1992
A Touch of Frost as Phyllis Bowman1991
Performance as Mistress Overdone1990
Medics as Not available1987
Inspector Morse as Mrs. Bailey1982
Brookside as Sheila Grant1952
Today as SelfNaN
Bilby as Nancy2024
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two as Herself2024
The Big Snow of '47 as Self - Narrator (voice)2023
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy as Self2021
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors as Narrator2020
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star as Narrator2019
DNA Journey as Self2018
Age Before Beauty as Ivy-Rae Regan2017
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next as Self - Narrator2016
Golden Years as Nancy2016
Rovers as Doreen2016
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys as Self2015
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One as Self2013
Being Eileen as Eileen Lewis2012
Gates as Miss Hunter2012
Barbara's Old Ring as Barbara Royle2011
Sugartown as Not available2011
Baby Hospital as Not available2010
A Passionate Woman as Betty (1980s)2010
Joe's Crackers as Barbara2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self2009
The Golden Egg Cup as Barbara Royle2009
The Turn of the Screw as Sarah Grose2009
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It as Narrator (voice)2005
Liverpool FC: One Night in May as Not available2002
The Virgin Mary as Self - Presenter2001
My Uncle Silas as Mrs. Betts2001
Score as Maggie2000
New Year's Day as Mrs. Fisher1999
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll as Not available1999
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll as Irma1999
Finest Hour as Commentary1998
Brookside: Friday the 13th as Sheila Grant1998
Duck Patrol as Val Rutland1998
The Jump as Maeve Brunos1998
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as Pat Phoenix1997
Crime Traveller as Not available1997
Preaching to the Perverted as Esmeralda1997
Brookside: The Lost Weekend as Sheila Grant1996
Brassed Off as Vera1994
Measure for Measure as Mistress Overdone1993
Full Stretch as Grace Robbins1993
Luv as Not available1992
Bitter Harvest as Miriam Johnson