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Sue Johnston

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
102

Gender
Female

Birthday
December 7, 1943 (82 years old)

Place of Birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

Sue Johnston

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.

Known For

Acting

2026Welcome to Boroviaas Matrashka
2025Stuffedas Lily
2025Fackham Hallas Great Aunt Bonaparte
2025Dexter Procteras Granny Bet
2025Big Winnersas Edith Thistle
2025Play for Todayas Edith Thistle
2024Generation Zas Cecily
2024Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Twoas Herself
2024Trueloveas Marion
2024The Big Snow of '47as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Familyas Barbara Royle (archive footage)
2023Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedyas Self
2023The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofaas Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
2022Downton Abbey: A New Eraas Gladys Denker
2022The Responderas Madge
2021Robbo: The Bryan Robson Storyas Self
2021Helpas Gloria
2021Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doorsas Narrator
2021Timeas June Cobden
2021Taskmaster’s New Year Treatas Self
2020David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Staras Narrator
2019The Cureas Bella Bailey
2019The Cockfieldsas Sue
2019DNA Journeyas Self
2019Celebrity Goggleboxas
2018Death on the Tyneas Colleen
2018Age Before Beautyas Ivy-Rae Regan
2018Walk Like a Pantheras Gladys
2017Diana and the Paparazzias Narrator (voice)
2017Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Storyas Narrator
2017Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsuleas Self
2017Shannon Matthews: What Happened Nextas Self - Narrator
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016Roversas Doreen
2016World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boysas Self
2016Golden Yearsas Nancy
2015The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number Oneas Self
2014Caring for the Recently Deceasedas Marjoram Bryon
2013Being Eileenas Eileen Lewis
2012The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ringas Barbara Royle
2012Gatesas Miss Hunter
2011Laplandas Eileen Lewis
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - Participant
2011Sugartownas
2011Baby Hospitalas
2010The Royle Family: Joe's Crackersas Barbara
2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofaas Self
2010Downton Abbeyas Miss Denker
2010A Passionate Womanas Betty (1980s)
2009The Turn of the Screwas Sarah Grose
2009The Golden Egg Cupas Barbara Royle
2009Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help Itas Self - Narrator (voice)
2008The Royle Family: The New Sofaas Barbara Royle
2008Little Dorritas Affery / Affery Flintwinch
2007The Alan Titchmarsh Showas Self
2007Would I Lie to You?as Self
2006Jam and Jerusalemas Sal Vine
2006The Streetas
2006Imagine Me & Youas Ella
2005Liverpool FC: One Night in Mayas Self
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
2004The Paul O'Grady Showas
2004Strictly Come Dancingas Self
2002The Virgin Maryas Self - Presenter
2002Timeshiftas Self - Narrator
2002There's Only One Paul McCartneyas Self
2002Cutting Itas Caroline Ferraday
2001New Year's Dayas Mrs. Fisher
2001My Uncle Silasas Mrs Betts
2001Waking the Deadas Dr. Grace Foley
2001Scoreas Maggie
1999Finest Houras Commentary
1999Loose Womenas Self
1999Sex, Chips & Rock n' Rollas
1999Sex, Chips & Rock n' Rollas Irma
1998Brookside: Friday the 13thas Sheila Grant
1998The Royle Familyas Barbara Royle
1998The Jumpas Maeve Brunos
1998The Things You Do for Love: Against the Oddsas Pat Phoenix
1998Duck Patrolas Val Rutland
1998Parkinsonas Self
1997Brookside: The Lost Weekendas Sheila Grant
1997Faceas Alice
1997Preaching to the Pervertedas Esmeralda
1997Crime Travelleras Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham
1996Brassed Offas Vera
1996Hetty Wainthropp Investigatesas Helga Allowby
1995Hollyoaksas Sheila Grant
1994Measure for Measureas Mistress Overdone
1993Luvas
1993Full Stretchas Grace Robbins
1992A Touch of Frostas Phyllis Bowman
1992Bitter Harvestas Miriam Johnson
1992Goodbye Cruel Worldas Barbara Grade
1991Performanceas Mistress Overdone
1991In Suspicious Circumstancesas Edith Rosse
1990Medicsas
1987Inspector Morseas Mrs. Bailey
1986ScreenPlayas Miriam Johnson
1982Brooksideas Sheila Grant
1952Todayas Self
Bilbyas Nancy

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