Cast
Sue Johnston
Acting
Cast
Sue Johnston
Known for
Acting
Born
1943-12-07
From
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Also known as Susan Wright, Susan Johnston, OBE
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.
Fackham Hall
as Great Aunt Bonaparte
Imagine Me & You
as Ella
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Gladys Denker
Brassed Off
as Vera
Help
as Gloria
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lapland
as Eileen Lewis
Face
as Alice
Golden Years
as Nancy
Big Winners
as Edith Thistle
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
as Self
Preaching to the Perverted
as Esmeralda
Walk Like a Panther
as Gladys
Stuffed
as Lily
The Turn of the Screw
as Sarah Grose
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
as Self
New Year's Day
as Mrs. Fisher
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
as Sheila Grant
Measure for Measure
as Mistress Overdone
Bilby
as Nancy
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
as Barbara
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Caring for the Recently Deceased
as Marjoram Bryon
Death on the Tyne
as Colleen
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Big Snow of '47
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Royle Family - Christmas with the Royle Family
as Barbara
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
as Pat Phoenix
Bitter Harvest
as Miriam Johnson
The Golden Egg Cup
as Barbara Royle
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
as Barbara Royle
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
as Self
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self
Score
as Maggie
Brookside: Friday the 13th
as Sheila Grant
The Cure
as Bella Bailey
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
as Barbara Royle
The Virgin Mary
as Self - Presenter
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
as Narrator
Welcome to Borovia
as Matrashka
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
as Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
as Self
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
as Narrator
Diana and the Paparazzi
as Narrator (voice)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
as Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
as Self - Narrator