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Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 07, 1943 (81)
Birthplace Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

as Gladys Denker

Help

Help

2021

as Gloria

The Cure

The Cure

2019

as Bella Bailey

Death on the Tyne

Death on the Tyne

2018

as Colleen

Walk Like a Panther

Walk Like a Panther

2018

as Gladys

Golden Years

Golden Years

2016

as Nancy

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Caring for the Recently Deceased

Caring for the Recently Deceased

2014

as Marjoram Bryon

500 Miles North

500 Miles North

2014

as Stein

Barbara's Old Ring

Barbara's Old Ring

2012

as Barbara Royle

Lapland

Lapland

2011

as Eileen Lewis

Joe's Crackers

Joe's Crackers

2010

as Barbara

Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

2009

as Narrator (voice)

The Golden Egg Cup

The Golden Egg Cup

2009

as Barbara Royle

The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

2009

as Sarah Grose

The New Sofa

The New Sofa

2008

as Barbara Royle

The Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba

2006

as Barbara Royle

Imagine Me & You

Imagine Me & You

2006

as Ella

Score

Score

2001

as Maggie

New Year's Day

New Year's Day

2000

as Mrs. Fisher

Brookside: Friday the 13th

Brookside: Friday the 13th

1998

as Sheila Grant

Brookside: The Lost Weekend

Brookside: The Lost Weekend

1997

as Sheila Grant

Preaching to the Perverted

Preaching to the Perverted

1997

as Esmeralda

Face

Face

1997

as Alice

Brassed Off

Brassed Off

1996

as Vera

Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure

1994

as Mistress Overdone

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1992

as Miriam Johnson

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Brookside

as Sheila Grant

Episodes: 882

First Aired: Nov 02, 1982

Waking the Dead

as Dr. Grace Foley

Episodes: 91

First Aired: Jun 18, 2001

The Royle Family

as Barbara Royle

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

Jam and Jerusalem

as Sal Vine

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Nov 24, 2006

My Uncle Silas

as Mrs. Betts

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Oct 28, 2001

The Cockfields

as Sue

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Nov 12, 2019

Downton Abbey

as Miss Denker

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 26, 2010

Duck Patrol

as Val Rutland

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jul 19, 1998

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

as Irma

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 05, 1999

Rovers

as Doreen

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 24, 2016

Generation Z

as Cecily

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 13, 2024

Being Eileen

as Eileen Lewis

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 04, 2013

Age Before Beauty

as Ivy-Rae Regan

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 31, 2018

Full Stretch

as Grace Robbins

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 05, 1993

Truelove

as Marion

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 03, 2024

Gates

as Miss Hunter

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Aug 14, 2012

The Jump

as Maeve Brunos

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 06, 1998

Time

as June Cobden

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 06, 2021

Inspector Morse

as Mrs. Bailey

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 06, 1987

A Passionate Woman

as Betty (1980s)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 11, 2010

Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors

as Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 24, 2021

A Touch of Frost

as Phyllis Bowman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 06, 1992

Cutting It

as Caroline Ferraday

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 16, 2002

Performance

as Mistress Overdone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Helga Allowby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1996

The Responder

as Madge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 2022

Medics

Episodes: 35

First Aired: Nov 14, 1990

Luv

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Mar 09, 1993

Little Dorrit

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Oct 26, 2008

Crime Traveller

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 01, 1997

Baby Hospital

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 14, 2011

Sugartown

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 24, 2011

Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

as Herself

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 19, 2024

Loose Women

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 06, 1999

The One Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Strictly Come Dancing

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 15, 2004

Today

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

The Paul O'Grady Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 2004

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 2004

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2007

The Street

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 13, 2006

Timeshift

as Self - Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 2002

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2007

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 2017

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 2011

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

DNA Journey

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 10, 2019

Taskmaster

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 28, 2015

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