Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday7 December 1943 (82 years old)
Place of birthWarrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Known credits104

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.

Ann Droid
Ann Droid
2026 · Sue
Welcome to Borovia
Welcome to Borovia
2026 · Matrashka
Stuffed
Stuffed
2025 · Lily
Fackham Hall
Fackham Hall
2025 · Great Aunt Bonaparte
Dexter Procter
Dexter Procter
2025 · Granny Bet
Big Winners
Big Winners
2025 · Edith Thistle
Play for Today
Play for Today
2025 · Edith Thistle
Generation Z
Generation Z
2024 · Cecily
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
2024 · Herself
Truelove
Truelove
2024 · Marion
The Big Snow of '47
The Big Snow of '47
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023 · Self
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023 · Barbara Royle (archive footage)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023 · Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 · Gladys Denker
The Responder
The Responder
2022 · Madge
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021 · Self
Help
Help
2021 · Gloria
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
2021 · Narrator
Time
Time
2021 · June Cobden
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
2021 · Self
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
2020 · Narrator
The Cure
The Cure
2019 · Bella Bailey
The Cockfields
The Cockfields
2019 · Sue
DNA Journey
DNA Journey
2019 · Self
Celebrity Gogglebox
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
Death on the Tyne
Death on the Tyne
2018 · Colleen
Age Before Beauty
Age Before Beauty
2018 · Ivy-Rae Regan
Walk Like a Panther
Walk Like a Panther
2018 · Gladys
Diana and the Paparazzi
Diana and the Paparazzi
2017 · Narrator (voice)
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
2017 · Narrator
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017 · Self
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
2017 · Self - Narrator
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016 · Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rovers
Rovers
2016 · Doreen
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
2016 · Self
Golden Years
Golden Years
2016 · Nancy
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015 · Self
Caring for the Recently Deceased
2014 · Marjoram Bryon
Being Eileen
Being Eileen
2013 · Eileen Lewis
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012 · Barbara Royle
Gates
Gates
2012 · Miss Hunter
Lapland
Lapland
2011 · Eileen Lewis
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Self - Participant
Sugartown
Sugartown
2011
Baby Hospital
2011
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010 · Barbara
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010 · Self
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