Acting
Sue Johnston
EN cinema · 48 credits
Born
7 December 1943 (age 82)
Birthplace
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Also known as Susan Wright · Susan Johnston, OBE
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
Bilby
Bilby
as Nancy
Welcome to Borovia
as Matrashka
The Broken Arrow
as Mrs. Barnes
Big Winners
as Edith Thistle
Stuffed
as Lily
Fackham Hall
as Great Aunt Bonaparte
The Big Snow of '47
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
as Barbara Royle (archive footage)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
as Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Gladys Denker
Help
as Gloria
The Cure
as Bella Bailey
Walk Like a Panther
as Gladys
Death on the Tyne
as Colleen
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
as Self - Narrator
Diana and the Paparazzi
as Narrator (voice)
Golden Years
as Nancy
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Caring for the Recently Deceased
2014
Caring for the Recently Deceased
as Marjoram Bryon
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
as Barbara Royle
Lapland
as Eileen Lewis
The Turn of the Screw
as Sarah Grose
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Golden Egg Cup
as Barbara Royle
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
as Barbara Royle
Imagine Me & You
as Ella
The Virgin Mary
as Self - Presenter
New Year's Day
as Mrs. Fisher
Score
2001
Score
as Maggie
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
as Pat Phoenix
Preaching to the Perverted
as Esmeralda
Face
as Alice
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
as Sheila Grant
Brassed Off
as Vera
Measure for Measure
as Mistress Overdone
Bitter Harvest
as Miriam Johnson