Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 07, 1943
Place of Birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Credits
104 titles
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
Filmography
Ann Droid
Sue
Welcome to Borovia
Matrashka
Stuffed
Lily
Fackham Hall
Great Aunt Bonaparte
Dexter Procter
Granny Bet
Big Winners
Edith Thistle
Play for Today
Edith Thistle
Generation Z
Cecily
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
Herself
Truelove
Marion
The Big Snow of '47
Self - Narrator (voice)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Barbara Royle (archive footage)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Gladys Denker
The Responder
Madge
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Self
Help
Gloria
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
Narrator
Time
June Cobden
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
Self
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
Narrator
The Cure
Bella Bailey
The Cockfields
Sue
DNA Journey
Self
Celebrity Gogglebox
Death on the Tyne
Colleen
Age Before Beauty
Ivy-Rae Regan
Walk Like a Panther
Gladys
Diana and the Paparazzi
Narrator (voice)
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Narrator
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Self
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
Self - Narrator
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rovers
Doreen
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Self
Golden Years
Nancy
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Self
Caring for the Recently Deceased
Marjoram Bryon
Being Eileen
Eileen Lewis
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Barbara Royle
Gates
Miss Hunter
Lapland
Eileen Lewis
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Sugartown
Baby Hospital
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Barbara
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
Downton Abbey
Miss Denker
A Passionate Woman
Betty (1980s)