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Sue Johnston

Acting
Known For

82 Years Old

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.

Born

Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK on 7th December 1943

All Credits

Downton Abbey Image
Downton Abbey
Miss Denker
Waking the Dead Image
Waking the Dead
Dr. Grace Foley
Inspector Morse Image
Inspector Morse
Mrs. Bailey
Parkinson Image
Parkinson
Self
Fackham Hall Image
Fackham Hall
Great Aunt Bonaparte
A Touch of Frost Image
A Touch of Frost
Phyllis Bowman
Strictly Come Dancing Image
Strictly Come Dancing
Self
Would I Lie to You? Image
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Performance Image
Performance
Mistress Overdone
No Image
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
The Paul O'Grady Show Image
The Paul O'Grady Show
Timeshift Image
Timeshift
Self - Narrator
Who Do You Think You Are? Image
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Image
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Hollyoaks Image
Hollyoaks
Sheila Grant
Loose Women Image
Loose Women
Self
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Image
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Helga Allowby
Brassed Off Image
Brassed Off
Vera
The Responder Image
The Responder
Madge
Time Image
Time
June Cobden
Brookside Image
Brookside
Sheila Grant
Bitter Harvest Image
Bitter Harvest
Miriam Johnson
Imagine Me & You Image
Imagine Me & You
Ella
Death on the Tyne Image
Death on the Tyne
Colleen
The Royle Family Image
The Royle Family
Barbara Royle
Cutting It Image
Cutting It
Caroline Ferraday
No Image
Bilby
Nancy
Little Dorrit Image
Little Dorrit
Affery / Affery Flintwinch
Today Image
Today
Self
Jam and Jerusalem Image
Jam and Jerusalem
Sal Vine
Lapland Image
Lapland
Eileen Lewis
Downton Abbey: A New Era Image
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Gladys Denker
The Street Image
The Street
Generation Z Image
Generation Z
Cecily
Medics Image
Medics
The Virgin Mary Image
The Virgin Mary
Self - Presenter
DNA Journey Image
DNA Journey
Self
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule Image
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Self
Truelove Image
Truelove
Marion
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers Image
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Barbara
Face Image
Face
Alice
The Cockfields Image
The Cockfields
Sue
The Royle Family: The New Sofa Image
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Barbara Royle
Duck Patrol Image
Duck Patrol
Val Rutland
Crime Traveller Image
Crime Traveller
My Uncle Silas Image
My Uncle Silas
Mrs. Betts
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat Image
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
Self
Rovers Image
Rovers
Doreen
Help Image
Help
Gloria
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll Image
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Irma
A Passionate Woman Image
A Passionate Woman
Betty (1980s)
Gates Image
Gates
Miss Hunter
Preaching to the Perverted Image
Preaching to the Perverted
Esmeralda
Age Before Beauty Image
Age Before Beauty
Ivy-Rae Regan
Walk Like a Panther Image
Walk Like a Panther
Gladys
New Year's Day Image
New Year's Day
Mrs. Fisher
Sugartown Image
Sugartown
No Image
Full Stretch
Grace Robbins
No Image
Luv
The Cure Image
The Cure
Bella Bailey
No Image
Caring for the Recently Deceased
Marjoram Bryon
Big Winners Image
Big Winners
Edith Thistle
Golden Years Image
Golden Years
Nancy
No Image
The Jump
Maeve Brunos
The Turn of the Screw Image
The Turn of the Screw
Sarah Grose
No Image
Baby Hospital
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story Image
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Self
Being Eileen Image
Being Eileen
Eileen Lewis
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa Image
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
Stuffed Image
Stuffed
Lily
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Image
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Image
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Measure for Measure Image
Measure for Measure
Mistress Overdone
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One Image
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Self
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors Image
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
Narrator
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two Image
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
Herself
Finest Hour Image
Finest Hour
Commentary
No Image
Brookside: Friday the 13th
Sheila Grant
Dexter Procter Image
Dexter Procter
Granny Bet
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring Image
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Barbara Royle
No Image
Score
Maggie
Liverpool FC: One Night in May Image
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
Brookside: The Lost Weekend Image
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
Sheila Grant
The Big Snow of '47 Image
The Big Snow of '47
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Golden Egg Cup Image
The Golden Egg Cup
Barbara Royle
Diana and the Paparazzi Image
Diana and the Paparazzi
Narrator (voice)
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds Image
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
Pat Phoenix
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy Image
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa Image
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family Image
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It Image
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
Narrator (voice)
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys Image
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Self
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story Image
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Narrator
No Image
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
Narrator
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next Image
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
Self - Narrator