Sue Johnston

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Sue Johnston

Acting 82 December 7, 1943

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…

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Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

8.1 2010 TV Show
Imagine Me & You

Imagine Me & You

7.6 2006 Movie
Loose Women

Loose Women

3.4 1999 TV Show
Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

7.2 2022 Movie
Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

5.2 1995 TV Show
Brookside

Brookside

6.2 1982 TV Show
Today

Today

5.6 1952 TV Show
Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

7.8 2007 TV Show
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

7.9 1987 TV Show
A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

7.6 1992 TV Show
Time

Time

7.6 2021 TV Show
Brassed Off

Brassed Off

7.0 1996 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Ann Droid

    TV show Sue

  2. 2026
    Welcome to Borovia

    Movie Matrashka

  3. 2025
    Stuffed

    Movie Lily

  4. 2025
    Fackham Hall

    Movie Great Aunt Bonaparte

  5. 2025
    Dexter Procter

    TV show Granny Bet

  6. 2025
    Big Winners

    Movie Edith Thistle

  7. 2025
    Play for Today

    TV show Edith Thistle

  8. 2024
    Generation Z

    TV show Cecily

  9. 2024
    Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

    TV show Herself

  10. 2024
    Truelove

    TV show Marion

  11. 2024
    The Big Snow of '47

    Movie Self - Narrator (voice)

  12. 2023
    Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

    Movie Self

  13. 2023
    Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

    Movie Barbara Royle (archive footage)

  14. 2023
    The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

    Movie Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)

  15. 2022
    Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Movie Gladys Denker

  16. 2022
    The Responder

    TV show Madge

More credits
  1. 2021
    Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

    Movie Self

  2. 2021
    Help

    Movie Gloria

  3. 2021
    Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors

    TV show Narrator

  4. 2021
    Time

    TV show June Cobden

  5. 2021
    Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

    TV show Self

  6. 2020
    David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star

    Movie Narrator

  7. 2019
    The Cure

    Movie Bella Bailey

  8. 2019
    The Cockfields

    TV show Sue

  9. 2019
    DNA Journey

    TV show Self

  10. 2019
    Celebrity Gogglebox

    TV show

  11. 2018
    Death on the Tyne

    Movie Colleen

  12. 2018
    Age Before Beauty

    TV show Ivy-Rae Regan

  13. 2018
    Walk Like a Panther

    Movie Gladys

  14. 2017
    Diana and the Paparazzi

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  15. 2017
    Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story

    Movie Narrator

  16. 2017
    Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

    TV show Self

  17. 2017
    Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

    Movie Self - Narrator

  18. 2016
    British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

    Movie Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)

  19. 2016
    Rovers

    TV show Doreen

  20. 2016
    World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

    Movie Self

  21. 2016
    Golden Years

    Movie Nancy

  22. 2015
    The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

    Movie Self

  23. 2014
    Caring for the Recently Deceased

    Movie Marjoram Bryon

  24. 2013
    Being Eileen

    TV show Eileen Lewis