Sue Johnston
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 7, 1943 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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
Filmography
Bilby
Movie · as Nancy
The Broken Arrow
Movie · as Mrs. Barnes
Welcome to Borovia
Movie · as Matrashka
Ann Droid
TV · as Sue · 6 eps
Big Winners
Movie · as Edith Thistle
Stuffed
Movie · as Lily
Fackham Hall
Movie · as Great Aunt Bonaparte
Dexter Procter
TV · as Granny Bet · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Edith Thistle · 1 ep
The Big Snow of '47
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Generation Z
TV · as Cecily · 6 eps
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
TV · as Herself · 3 eps
Truelove
TV · as Marion · 6 eps
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Movie · as Self
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Movie · as Barbara Royle (archive footage)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Movie · as Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Movie · as Gladys Denker
The Responder
TV · as Madge · 1 ep
Help
Movie · as Gloria
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Movie · as Self
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
Time
TV · as June Cobden · 3 eps
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
TV · as Self · 1 ep
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
Movie · as Narrator
The Cure
Movie · as Bella Bailey
The Cockfields
TV · as Sue · 9 eps
DNA Journey
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Celebrity Gogglebox
TV · 2 eps
Walk Like a Panther
Movie · as Gladys
Death on the Tyne
Movie · as Colleen
Age Before Beauty
TV · as Ivy-Rae Regan · 6 eps
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Diana and the Paparazzi
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Movie · as Narrator
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Years
Movie · as Nancy
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Movie · as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Movie · as Self
Rovers
TV · as Doreen · 6 eps
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Movie · as Self
Caring for the Recently Deceased
Movie · as Marjoram Bryon
Being Eileen
TV · as Eileen Lewis · 6 eps
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Movie · as Barbara Royle
Gates
TV · as Miss Hunter · 5 eps
Lapland
Movie · as Eileen Lewis
Baby Hospital
TV · 3 eps
Sugartown
TV · 3 eps
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Movie · as Barbara
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Movie · as Self
A Passionate Woman
TV · as Betty (1980s) · 2 eps
Downton Abbey
TV · as Miss Denker · 6 eps
The Turn of the Screw
Movie · as Sarah Grose
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Golden Egg Cup
Movie · as Barbara Royle
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Movie · as Barbara Royle
Little Dorrit
TV · as Affery / Affery Flintwinch · 14 eps
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Imagine Me & You
Movie · as Ella
The Street
TV · 1 ep
Jam and Jerusalem
TV · as Sal Vine · 19 eps
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
Movie · as Self
Strictly Come Dancing
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV · 1 ep
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Virgin Mary
Movie · as Self - Presenter
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Movie · as Self
Cutting It
TV · as Caroline Ferraday · 1 ep
Timeshift
TV · as Self - Narrator · 1 ep
New Year's Day
Movie · as Mrs. Fisher
Score
Movie · as Maggie
Waking the Dead
TV · as Dr. Grace Foley · 90 eps
My Uncle Silas
TV · as Mrs Betts · 12 eps
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Movie
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
TV · as Irma · 6 eps
Loose Women
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Finest Hour
TV · as Commentary · 4 eps
Brookside: Friday the 13th
Movie · as Sheila Grant
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
Movie · as Pat Phoenix
The Royle Family
TV · as Barbara Royle · 20 eps
Duck Patrol
TV · as Val Rutland · 7 eps
The Jump
TV · as Maeve Brunos · 4 eps
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Verdict
TV · as Hazel De Vere Q.C. · 1 ep
Preaching to the Perverted
Movie · as Esmeralda
Face
Movie · as Alice
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
Movie · as Sheila Grant
Crime Traveller
TV · as Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham · 8 eps
Brassed Off
Movie · as Vera
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
TV · as Helga Allowby · 1 ep
Into the Fire
TV · as Lyn · 3 eps
Hollyoaks
TV · as Sheila Grant · 1 ep
Measure for Measure
Movie · as Mistress Overdone
Luv
TV · as Terese Craven · 18 eps
Full Stretch
TV · as Grace Robbins · 6 eps
Bitter Harvest
Movie · as Miriam Johnson
A Touch of Frost
TV · as Phyllis Bowman · 1 ep
Goodbye Cruel World
TV · as Barbara Grade · 3 eps
Performance
TV · as Mistress Overdone · 1 ep
In Suspicious Circumstances
TV · as Edith Rosse · 1 ep
Medics
TV · 40 eps
Inspector Morse
TV · as Mrs. Bailey · 1 ep
ScreenPlay
TV · as Miriam Johnson · 1 ep
Brookside
TV · as Sheila Grant · 882 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep