Actor
Sue Johnston
48 movies as actor
Born Dec 7, 1943 (age 82)From Warrington, Cheshire, England, UKAlso known as Susan Wright, Susan Johnston, OBE
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
Imagine Me & You
2006 · Drama, Comedy
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 · Drama, Romance
Brassed Off
1996 · Comedy, Romance
Fackham Hall
2025 · Comedy
Help
2021 · Drama
Face
1997 · Crime, Drama
Preaching to the Perverted
1997 · Comedy, Drama
Golden Years
2016 · Crime, Comedy
The Turn of the Screw
2009 · Thriller, Drama
Death on the Tyne
2018 · Comedy, Crime
Walk Like a Panther
2018 · Comedy
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021 · Documentary
Sue Johnston movies
Bilby
Bilby
Nancy
The Broken Arrow
2026 · Mrs. Barnes
Welcome to Borovia
2026 · Matrashka
Stuffed
2025 · Lily
Fackham Hall
2025 · Great Aunt Bonaparte
Big Winners
2025 · Edith Thistle
The Big Snow of '47
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023 · Self
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023 · Barbara Royle (archive footage)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023 · Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 · Gladys Denker
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021 · Self
Help
2021 · Gloria
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
2020 · Narrator
The Cure
2019 · Bella Bailey
Death on the Tyne
2018 · Colleen
Walk Like a Panther
2018 · Gladys
Diana and the Paparazzi
2017 · Narrator (voice)
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
2017 · Narrator
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
2017 · Self - Narrator
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016 · Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
2016 · Self
Golden Years
2016 · Nancy
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015 · Self
Caring for the Recently Deceased
Caring for the Recently Deceased
2014 · Marjoram Bryon
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012 · Barbara Royle
Lapland
2011 · Eileen Lewis
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010 · Barbara
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010 · Self
The Turn of the Screw
2009 · Sarah Grose
The Golden Egg Cup
2009 · Barbara Royle
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
2009 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008 · Barbara Royle
Imagine Me & You
2006 · Ella
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
2005 · Self
The Virgin Mary
2002 · Self - Presenter
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002 · Self
New Year's Day
2001 · Mrs. Fisher
Score
Score
2001 · Maggie
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999
Brookside: Friday the 13th
Brookside: Friday the 13th
1998 · Sheila Grant
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
1998 · Pat Phoenix
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
1997 · Sheila Grant
Face
1997 · Alice
Preaching to the Perverted
1997 · Esmeralda
Brassed Off
1996 · Vera
Measure for Measure
1994 · Mistress Overdone
Bitter Harvest
1992 · Miriam Johnson
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