Sue Johnston
Acting
Born December 7, 1943 · Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
Films (44)
Stuffed
2025
Fackham Hall
2025
Big Winners
2025
The Big Snow of '47
2024
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021
Help
2021
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
2020
The Cure
2019
Death on the Tyne
2018
Walk Like a Panther
2018
Diana and the Paparazzi
2017
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
2017
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
2017
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
2016
Golden Years
2016
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015
Caring for the Recently Deceased
2014
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012
Lapland
2011
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
The Turn of the Screw
2009
The Golden Egg Cup
2009
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
2009
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008
Imagine Me & You
2006
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
2005
The Virgin Mary
2002
Score
2001
New Year's Day
2000
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999
Brookside: Friday the 13th
1998
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
1998
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
1997
Face
1997
Preaching to the Perverted
1997
Brassed Off
1996
Measure for Measure
1994
Bitter Harvest
1992