Sue Johnston
Birthday: 1943-12-07
Birthplace: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
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Bilby | Nancy | |
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The Cockfields Christmas Special | ||
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2025-09-10 | Downton Abbey 3 | Gladys Denker |
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2022-04-27 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | Gladys Denker |
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2021-09-16 | Help | Gloria |
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2019-12-19 | The Cure | Bella Bailey |
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2018-12-15 | Death on the Tyne | Colleen |
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2018-03-09 | Walk Like a Panther | Gladys |
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2016-04-29 | Golden Years | Nancy |
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2014-07-28 | Caring for the Recently Deceased | Marjoram Bryon |
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2014-01-01 | 500 Miles North | Stein |
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2012-12-25 | Barbara's Old Ring | Barbara Royle |
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2011-12-24 | Lapland | Eileen Lewis |
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2010-12-25 | Joe's Crackers | Barbara |
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2009-12-30 | The Turn of the Screw | Sarah Grose |
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2009-12-25 | The Golden Egg Cup | Barbara Royle |
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2008-12-25 | The New Sofa | Barbara Royle |
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2006-10-29 | The Queen of Sheba | Barbara Royle |
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2006-01-27 | Imagine Me & You | Ella |
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2001-06-05 | Score | Maggie |
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2000-01-01 | New Year's Day | Mrs. Fisher |
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1999-09-05 | Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll | |
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1998-11-14 | Brookside: Friday the 13th | Sheila Grant |
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1998-08-30 | The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds | Pat Phoenix |
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1997-11-15 | Brookside: The Lost Weekend | Sheila Grant |
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1997-09-26 | Face | Alice |
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1997-07-04 | Preaching to the Perverted | Esmeralda |
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1996-11-01 | Brassed Off | Vera |
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1994-11-05 | Measure for Measure | Mistress Overdone |
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1992-07-22 | Bitter Harvest | Miriam Johnson |