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
| Birth Location | Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943-12-07 |
Movies
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
as Self
2024
The Big Snow of '47
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self
2023
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Gladys Denker
2022
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
as Self
2021
Help
as Gloria
2021
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
as Narrator
2020
The Cure
as Bella Bailey
2019
Death on the Tyne
as Colleen
2018
Walk Like a Panther
as Gladys
2018
Diana and the Paparazzi
as Narrator (voice)
2017
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
as Self
2016
Golden Years
as Nancy
2016
2015
Caring for the Recently Deceased
as Marjoram Bryon
2014
500 Miles North
as Stein
2014
Barbara's Old Ring
as Barbara Royle
2012
Lapland
as Eileen Lewis
2011
Joe's Crackers
as Barbara
2010
2010
The Turn of the Screw
as Sarah Grose
2009
The Golden Egg Cup
as Barbara Royle
2009
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
as Narrator (voice)
2009
The New Sofa
as Barbara Royle
2008
The Queen of Sheba
as Barbara Royle
2006
Imagine Me & You
as Ella
2005
Score
as Maggie
2001
New Year's Day
as Mrs. Fisher
2000
Brookside: Friday the 13th
as Sheila Grant
1998
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
as Pat Phoenix
1998
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
as Sheila Grant
1997
Face
as Alice
1997
Preaching to the Perverted
as Esmeralda
1997
Brassed Off
as Vera
1996
Measure for Measure
as Mistress Overdone
1994
Bitter Harvest
as Miriam Johnson
1992
Bilby
as Nancy
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Sue Johnston hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows