Sue Johnston
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.
Filmography (102 titles)
ShowAnn Droid
Sue · 2026
MovieWelcome to Borovia
Matrashka · 2026
6.0MovieStuffed
Lily · 2025
6.7MovieFackham Hall
Great Aunt Bonaparte · 2025
ShowDexter Procter
Granny Bet · 2025
MovieBig Winners
Edith Thistle · 2025
ShowPlay for Today
Edith Thistle · 2025
5.5ShowGeneration Z
Cecily · 2024
ShowRicky, Sue & a Trip or Two
Herself · 2024
6.4ShowTruelove
Marion · 2024
MovieThe Big Snow of '47
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2024
8.0MovieCaroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self · 2023
MovieRicky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Barbara Royle (archive footage) · 2023
MovieThe Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage) · 2023
7.2MovieDownton Abbey: A New Era
Gladys Denker · 2022
7.0ShowThe Responder
Madge · 2022
6.4MovieRobbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Self · 2021
7.0MovieHelp
Gloria · 2021
ShowKensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
Narrator · 2021
7.6ShowTime
June Cobden · 2021
ShowTaskmaster’s New Year Treat
Self · 2021
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
Narrator · 2020
7.5MovieThe Cure
Bella Bailey · 2019
6.4ShowThe Cockfields
Sue · 2019
6.0ShowDNA Journey
Self · 2019
6.6ShowCelebrity Gogglebox
2019
5.8MovieDeath on the Tyne
Colleen · 2018
2.8ShowAge Before Beauty
Ivy-Rae Regan · 2018
6.2MovieWalk Like a Panther
Gladys · 2018
MovieDiana and the Paparazzi
Narrator (voice) · 2017