Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

Acting

Birthday

1943/12/07 (81 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

Also know as

Susan Wright, Susan Johnston, OBE

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.

Acting
Imagine Me & You
7.6

(2006) Imagine Me & You

as Ella

Help
7.1

(2021) Help

as Gloria

Preaching to the Perverted
6.1

(1997) Preaching to the Perverted

as Esmeralda

0.0

(2020) David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star

as Narrator

Brassed Off
7.0

(1996) Brassed Off

as Vera

Face
6.3

(1997) Face

as Alice

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
6.5

(2021) Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

as Self

The Turn of the Screw
4.9

(2009) The Turn of the Screw

as Sarah Grose

Downton Abbey: A New Era
7.2

(2022) Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Gladys Denker

0.0

Bilby

as Nancy

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
8.0

(2023) Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

as Self

The Big Snow of '47
0.0

(2024) The Big Snow of '47

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
7.0

(2009) Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

as Narrator (voice)

500 Miles North
7.5

(2014) 500 Miles North

as Stein

0.0

(1999) Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

as ---

Lapland
0.0

(2011) Lapland

as Eileen Lewis

6.8

(1997) Brookside: The Lost Weekend

as Sheila Grant

5.5

(1998) Brookside: Friday the 13th

as Sheila Grant

Golden Years
6.3

(2016) Golden Years

as Nancy

Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
0.0

(2017) Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

as Self - Narrator

0.0

(2014) Caring for the Recently Deceased

as Marjoram Bryon

Downton Abbey 3
0.0

(2025) Downton Abbey 3

as Gladys Denker

Measure for Measure
1.0

(1994) Measure for Measure

as Mistress Overdone

The Cockfields Christmas Special
0.0

The Cockfields Christmas Special

as ---

New Year's Day
5.0

(2000) New Year's Day

as Mrs. Fisher

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7

(2016) British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Walk Like a Panther
6.2

(2018) Walk Like a Panther

as Gladys

0.0

(2001) Score

as Maggie

Death on the Tyne
6.4

(2018) Death on the Tyne

as Colleen

Bitter Harvest
0.0

(1992) Bitter Harvest

as Miriam Johnson

Diana and the Paparazzi
0.0

(2017) Diana and the Paparazzi

as Narrator (voice)

Barbara's Old Ring
7.0

(2012) Barbara's Old Ring

as Barbara Royle

The New Sofa
7.7

(2008) The New Sofa

as Barbara Royle

The Cure
7.5

(2019) The Cure

as Bella Bailey

World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
7.0

(2016) World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

as Self

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
9.0

(2015) The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

as Self

The Queen of Sheba
7.5

(2006) The Queen of Sheba

as Barbara Royle

The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
0.0

(1998) The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

as Pat Phoenix

Joe's Crackers
7.2

(2010) Joe's Crackers

as Barbara

The Golden Egg Cup
8.0

(2009) The Golden Egg Cup

as Barbara Royle

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
8.4

(2010) The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

as Self

The Virgin Mary
0.0

(2002) The Virgin Mary

as Self - Presenter

Liverpool FC: One Night in May
0.0

(2005) Liverpool FC: One Night in May

as ---

Jam and Jerusalem
7.0

(2006) Jam and Jerusalem

as Sal Vine

The One Show
4.6

(2006) The One Show

as Self - Guest

Brookside
6.0

(1982) Brookside

as Sheila Grant

Strictly Come Dancing
5.9

(2004) Strictly Come Dancing

as Self

Today
5.5

(1952) Today

as Self

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
6.5

(1999) Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

as Irma

A Touch of Frost
7.5

(1992) A Touch of Frost

as Phyllis Bowman

Crime Traveller
8.2

(1997) Crime Traveller

as ---

The Paul O'Grady Show
4.6

(2004) The Paul O'Grady Show

as ---

Inspector Morse
7.8

(1987) Inspector Morse

as Mrs. Bailey

Who Do You Think You Are?
6.6

(2004) Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

The Royle Family
7.6

(1998) The Royle Family

as Barbara Royle

Waking the Dead
7.2

(2001) Waking the Dead

as Dr. Grace Foley

6.0

(1993) Luv

as ---

Little Dorrit
7.8

(2008) Little Dorrit

as ---

3.7

(2007) The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

The Street
7.6

(2006) The Street

as ---

Medics
4.5

(1990) Medics

as ---

Cutting It
6.7

(2002) Cutting It

as Caroline Ferraday

Duck Patrol
5.0

(1998) Duck Patrol

as Val Rutland

A Passionate Woman
6.5

(2010) A Passionate Woman

as Betty (1980s)

0.0

(2011) Baby Hospital

as ---

Timeshift
7.0

(2002) Timeshift

as Self - Narrator

Sugartown
10.0

(2011) Sugartown

as ---

6.0

(1998) The Jump

as Maeve Brunos

Performance
6.0

(1991) Performance

as Mistress Overdone

Would I Lie to You?
7.7

(2007) Would I Lie to You?

as Self

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
8.0

(2017) Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

as Self

Rovers
6.7

(2016) Rovers

as Doreen

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
7.2

(1996) Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Helga Allowby

Downton Abbey
8.1

(2010) Downton Abbey

as Miss Denker

Gates
7.0

(2012) Gates

as Miss Hunter

Generation Z
5.8

(2024) Generation Z

as Cecily

Being Eileen
0.0

(2013) Being Eileen

as Eileen Lewis

Age Before Beauty
3.3

(2018) Age Before Beauty

as Ivy-Rae Regan

Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
0.0

(2021) Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors

as Narrator

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
5.0

(2011) Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

My Uncle Silas
7.0

(2001) My Uncle Silas

as Mrs. Betts

Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
0.0

(2024) Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

as Herself

8.0

(1993) Full Stretch

as Grace Robbins

The Cockfields
7.2

(2019) The Cockfields

as Sue

Truelove
6.5

(2024) Truelove

as Marion

Loose Women
3.4

(1999) Loose Women

as Self

The Responder
7.0

(2022) The Responder

as Madge

Time
7.6

(2021) Time

as June Cobden

Parkinson
0.0

(1998) Parkinson

as Self

DNA Journey
6.0

(2019) DNA Journey

as Self

Taskmaster
8.4

(2015) Taskmaster

as Self