People
Sue Johnston
- Name: Sue Johnston
- Birthday: 1943-12-07
- Also known as: Susan Wright,Susan Johnston, OBE
- Place of birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
- Popularity: 1.4199
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Stuffed as Lily | 2025-12-13 |
| Fackham Hall as Great Aunt Bonaparte | 2025-12-05 |
| Big Winners as Edith Thistle | 2025-11-20 |
| The Big Snow of '47 as Self - Narrator (voice) | 2024-01-01 |
| Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family as Barbara Royle (archive footage) | 2023-12-25 |
| Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy as Self | 2023-12-25 |
| The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa as Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage) | 2023-09-17 |
| Downton Abbey: A New Era as Gladys Denker | 2022-04-27 |
| Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story as Self | 2021-11-29 |
| Help as Gloria | 2021-09-16 |
| David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star as Narrator | 2020-12-21 |
| The Cure as Bella Bailey | 2019-12-19 |
| Death on the Tyne as Colleen | 2018-12-15 |
| Walk Like a Panther as Gladys | 2018-03-09 |
| Diana and the Paparazzi as Narrator (voice) | 2017-08-17 |
| Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story as Narrator | 2017-04-06 |
| Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next as Self - Narrator | 2017-02-28 |
| British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016-09-12 |
| World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys as Self | 2016-05-22 |
| Golden Years as Nancy | 2016-04-29 |
| The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One as Self | 2015-11-11 |
| Caring for the Recently Deceased as Marjoram Bryon | 2014-07-28 |
| The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring as Barbara Royle | 2012-12-25 |
| Lapland as Eileen Lewis | 2011-12-24 |
| The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers as Barbara | 2010-12-25 |
| The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self | 2010-11-10 |
| The Turn of the Screw as Sarah Grose | 2009-12-30 |
| The Golden Egg Cup as Barbara Royle | 2009-12-25 |
| Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It as Self - Narrator (voice) | 2009-05-27 |
| The Royle Family: The New Sofa as Barbara Royle | 2008-12-25 |
| Imagine Me & You as Ella | 2006-01-27 |
| Liverpool FC: One Night in May | 2005-05-24 |
| The Virgin Mary as Self - Presenter | 2002-12-22 |
| Score as Maggie | 2001-06-05 |
| New Year's Day as Mrs. Fisher | 2000-01-01 |
| Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll | 1999-09-05 |
| Brookside: Friday the 13th as Sheila Grant | 1998-11-14 |
| The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as Pat Phoenix | 1998-08-30 |
| Brookside: The Lost Weekend as Sheila Grant | 1997-11-15 |
| Face as Alice | 1997-09-26 |
| Preaching to the Perverted as Esmeralda | 1997-07-04 |
| Brassed Off as Vera | 1996-11-01 |
| Measure for Measure as Mistress Overdone | 1994-11-05 |
| Bitter Harvest as Miriam Johnson | 1992-07-22 |
