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Sue Johnston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1943-12-07 (Age: 83)

Place of Birth

Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

Sue Johnston

Biography

Susan Johnston, OBE (nÊe 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.

Filmography (45)

⭐ 6.2 Role: Lily

Stuffed

2025
⭐ 6.7 Role: Great Aunt Bonaparte

Fackham Hall

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Edith Thistle

Big Winners

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Self - Narrator (voice)

The Big Snow of '47

2024
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

2023
⭐ 0 Role: Barbara Royle (archive footage)

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

2023
⭐ 0 Role: Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

2023
⭐ 7.2 Role: Gladys Denker

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022
⭐ 6.4 Role: Self

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

2021
⭐ 7.1 Role: Gloria

Help

2021
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⭐ 0 Role: Narrator

David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star

2020
⭐ 7.5 Role: Bella Bailey

The Cure

2019
⭐ 5.8 Role: Colleen

Death on the Tyne

2018
⭐ 6.2 Role: Gladys

Walk Like a Panther

2018
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator (voice)

Diana and the Paparazzi

2017