Sue Johnston
December 7, 1943 (80 years old) in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2024 · Truelove as Marion
- 2022 · Downton Abbey: A New Era as Gladys Denker
- 2021 · Help as Gloria
- 2021 · Time as June Cobden
- 2019 · The Cockfields as Sue
- 2018 · Age Before Beauty as Ivy-Rae Regan
- 2017 · Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule as Self
- 2016 · Rovers as Doreen
- 2013 · Being Eileen as Eileen Lewis
- 2012 · Gates as Miss Hunter
- 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Miss Denker
- 2010 · A Passionate Woman as Betty (1980s)
- 2008 · Little Dorrit as
- 2007 · The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2006 · Jam & Jerusalem as Sal Vine
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The Street as
- 2006 · Imagine Me & You as Ella
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
- 2004 · Strictly Come Dancing as Self
- 2002 · Timeshift as Self - Narrator
- 2002 · Cutting It as Caroline Ferraday
- 2001 · My Uncle Silas as Mrs. Betts
- 2001 · Waking the Dead as Dr. Grace Foley
- 1999 · Loose Women as Self
- 1999 · Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll as Irma
- 1998 · The Royle Family as Barbara Royle
- 1997 · Preaching to the Perverted as Esmeralda
- 1997 · Crime Traveller as
- 1996 · Brassed Off as Vera
- 1996 · Hetty Wainthropp Investigates as Helga Allowby
- 1993 · Full Stretch as Grace Robbins
- 1992 · A Touch of Frost as Phyllis Bowman
- 1991 · Performance as Mistress Overdone
- 1990 · Medics as
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Mrs. Bailey
- 1982 · Brookside as Sheila Grant
- 1952 · Today as Self
- Future · Generation Z as Cecily
- 2024 · Ricky, Sue and a Trip or Two as Self
- 2024 · Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two as Herself
- 2024 · Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two as Self
- 2024 · The Big Snow of '47 as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy as Self
- 2021 · Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story as Self
- 2021 · Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors as Narrator
- 2020 · David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star as Narrator
- 2019 · The Cure as Bella Bailey
- 2018 · Death on the Tyne as Colleen
- 2018 · Walk Like a Panther as Gladys
- 2017 · Diana and the Paparazzi as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016 · World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys as Self
- 2016 · Golden Years as Nancy
- 2015 · The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One as Self
- 2014 · Caring for the Recently Deceased as Marjoram Bryon
- 2014 · 500 Miles North as Stein
- 2012 · Barbara's Old Ring as Barbara Royle
- 2011 · Lapland as Eileen Lewis
- 2011 · Sugartown as
- 2011 · Baby Hospital as
- 2010 · Joe's Crackers as Barbara
- 2010 · The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
- 2009 · The Turn of the Screw as Sarah Grose
- 2009 · The Golden Egg Cup as Barbara Royle
- 2009 · Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · The New Sofa as Barbara Royle
- 2006 · The Queen of Sheba as Barbara Royle
- 2001 · Score as Maggie
- 2000 · New Year's Day as Mrs. Fisher
- 1999 · Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll as
- 1998 · Brookside: Friday the 13th as Sheila Grant
- 1998 · The Jump as Maeve Brunos
- 1998 · The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as Pat Phoenix
- 1998 · Duck Patrol as Val Rutland
- 1997 · Brookside: The Lost Weekend as Sheila Grant
- 1997 · Face as Alice
- 1994 · Measure for Measure as Mistress Overdone
- 1993 · Luv as
- 1992 · Bitter Harvest as Miriam Johnson
- Future · Bilby as Nancy