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Sue Johnston

Acting
Known For

81 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

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