Sue Johnston
Born: 1943-12-07
Place of Birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
Fackham Hall
2025★ 7.2
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
2017★ 0.0
Imagine Me & You
2006★ 7.6
Brassed Off
1996★ 7.0
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022★ 7.2
The Cure
2019★ 7.5
Face
1997★ 6.2
Diana and the Paparazzi
2017★ 0.0
Lapland
2011★ 0.0
Bitter Harvest
1992★ 0.0
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023★ 0.0
Help
2021★ 7.1
Walk Like a Panther
2018★ 6.2
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021★ 6.4
Preaching to the Perverted
1997★ 6.0
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023★ 0.0
New Year's Day
2000★ 5.0
Death on the Tyne
2018★ 5.8
Big Winners
2025★ 0.0
The Turn of the Screw
2009★ 4.7
The Virgin Mary
2002★ 0.0
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010★ 7.2
Golden Years
2016★ 6.3
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008★ 7.7
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016★ 5.7
Stuffed
2025★ 6.3
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
1997★ 6.8
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012★ 7.0
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010★ 8.4
The Big Snow of '47
2024★ 0.0
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015★ 9.3
Measure for Measure
1994★ 1.0
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023★ 8.0
The Golden Egg Cup
2009★ 8.0
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
2005★ 0.0
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
2009★ 7.0
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
1998★ 0.0
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
2017★ 0.0
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
2016★ 7.0