Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

Known for: Acting

Born: December 7, 1943

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…

Known for

The Big Snow of '47
The Big Snow of '47
2024
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
2009
Lapland
Lapland
2011
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
1997
Brookside: Friday the 13th
1998
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
2017
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
1998
The Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary
2002
Big Winners
Big Winners
2025
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
2020
Bilby
 
Score
2001
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
1992
Diana and the Paparazzi
Diana and the Paparazzi
2017
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
2017
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023
Welcome to Borovia
Welcome to Borovia
2026
Golden Years
Golden Years
2016
Caring for the Recently Deceased
2014
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023
Help
Help
2021
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008
The Golden Egg Cup
The Golden Egg Cup
2009
The Cure
The Cure
2019
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
Stuffed
Stuffed
2025
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999
Death on the Tyne
Death on the Tyne
2018
Imagine Me & You
Imagine Me & You
2006
Brassed Off
Brassed Off
1996
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023
New Year's Day
New Year's Day
2001
Walk Like a Panther
Walk Like a Panther
2018
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure
1994
Preaching to the Perverted
Preaching to the Perverted
1997
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw
2009
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
2016
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015
Fackham Hall
Fackham Hall
2025
Face
Face
1997
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
2005
There's Only One Paul McCartney
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
Brookside
Brookside
1982
Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
2004
Today
Today
1952
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
1992
Crime Traveller
Crime Traveller
1997
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
1987
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
The Royle Family
The Royle Family
1998
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
2001
Luv
1993
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
The Street
The Street
2006
Medics
Medics
1990
Cutting It
Cutting It
2002
Duck Patrol
Duck Patrol
1998
A Passionate Woman
A Passionate Woman
2010
Baby Hospital
2011
Timeshift
Timeshift
2002
Sugartown
Sugartown
2011
The Jump
1998
Performance
Performance
1991
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
Rovers
Rovers
2016
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
2010
Gates
Gates
2012
Generation Z
Generation Z
2024
Being Eileen
Being Eileen
2013
Age Before Beauty
Age Before Beauty
2018
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
2021
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
My Uncle Silas
My Uncle Silas
2001
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
2024
Full Stretch
1993
The Cockfields
The Cockfields
2019
Truelove
Truelove
2024
Loose Women
Loose Women
1999
The Responder
The Responder
2022
Time
Time
2021
Parkinson
Parkinson
1998
DNA Journey
DNA Journey
2019
Finest Hour
Finest Hour
1999
Jam and Jerusalem
Jam and Jerusalem
2006
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
1995
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
2021
Dexter Procter
Dexter Procter
2025
Goodbye Cruel World
Goodbye Cruel World
1992
Celebrity Gogglebox
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
In Suspicious Circumstances
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay
1986
Play for Today
Play for Today
2025