Sue Johnston


    Starbirth:
    December 7, 1943
Birthplace:
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Overview

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.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two Self 2024
The Big Snow of '47 Self - Narrator (voice) 2024
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy Self 2023
Downton Abbey: A New Era Gladys Denker 2022
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story Self 2021
Help Gloria 2021
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star Narrator 2020
The Cure Bella Bailey 2019
Death on the Tyne Colleen 2018
Walk Like a Panther Gladys 2018
Diana and the Paparazzi Narrator (voice) 2017
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited) 2016
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys Self 2016
Golden Years Nancy 2016
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One Self 2015
Caring for the Recently Deceased Marjoram Bryon 2014
500 Miles North Stein 2014
Barbara's Old Ring Barbara Royle 2012
Lapland Eileen Lewis 2011
Joe's Crackers Barbara 2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa Self 2010
The Turn of the Screw Sarah Grose 2009
The Golden Egg Cup Barbara Royle 2009
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It Narrator (voice) 2009
The New Sofa Barbara Royle 2008
The Queen of Sheba Barbara Royle 2006
Imagine Me & You Ella 2005
Score Maggie 2001
New Year's Day Mrs. Fisher 2000
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll 1999
Brookside: Friday the 13th Sheila Grant 1998
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds Pat Phoenix 1998
Brookside: The Lost Weekend Sheila Grant 1997
Face Alice 1997
Preaching to the Perverted Esmeralda 1997
Brassed Off Vera 1996
Measure for Measure Mistress Overdone 1994
Bitter Harvest Miriam Johnson 1992
Bilby Nancy
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The One Show Self - Guest <mt>
Strictly Come Dancing Self <mt>
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll Irma <mt>
Inspector Morse Mrs. Bailey <mt>
Who Do You Think You Are? Self <mt>
Gates Miss Hunter <mt>
The Royle Family Barbara Royle <mt>
Waking the Dead Dr. Grace Foley <mt>
Luv <blank> <mt>
Jam & Jerusalem Sal Vine <mt>
Today Self <mt>
Crime Traveller <blank> <mt>
A Touch of Frost Phyllis Bowman <mt>
The Paul O'Grady Show <blank> <mt>
Little Dorrit <blank> <mt>
The Alan Titchmarsh Show Self <mt>
The Street <blank> <mt>
Medics <blank> <mt>
Duck Patrol Val Rutland <mt>
A Passionate Woman Betty (1980s) <mt>
Sugartown <blank> <mt>
Baby Hospital <blank> <mt>
Rovers Doreen <mt>
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Helga Allowby <mt>
Brookside Sheila Grant <mt>
Being Eileen Eileen Lewis <mt>
Age Before Beauty Ivy-Rae Regan <mt>
The Cockfields Sue <mt>
Time June Cobden <mt>
Timeshift Self - Narrator <mt>
Would I Lie to You? Self <mt>
Downton Abbey Miss Denker <mt>
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors Narrator <mt>
My Uncle Silas Mrs. Betts <mt>
Truelove Marion <mt>
Cutting It Caroline Ferraday <mt>
The Jump Maeve Brunos <mt>
Performance Mistress Overdone <mt>
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule Self <mt>
Generation Z Cecily <mt>
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Self - Participant <mt>
Full Stretch Grace Robbins <mt>
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two Herself <mt>
Ricky, Sue and a Trip or Two Self <mt>
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