Sue Johnston
Acting
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.
Media of
Sue Johnston
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Filmography of
Sue Johnston
Lily
... 2025
Great Aunt Bonaparte
... 2025
Edith Thistle
... 2025
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2024
... 2023
Barbara Royle (archive footage)
... 2023
Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
... 2023
Gladys Denker
... 2022
... 2021
Gloria
... 2021
... 2020
Bella Bailey
... 2019
Colleen
... 2018
Gladys
... 2018
Narrator (voice)
... 2017
Narrator
... 2017
Self - Narrator
... 2017
Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
... 2016
... 2016
Nancy
... 2016
... 2015
Marjoram Bryon
... 2014
Barbara Royle
... 2012
Eileen Lewis
... 2011
Barbara
... 2010
... 2010
Sarah Grose
... 2009
Barbara Royle
... 2009
Narrator (voice)
... 2009
Barbara Royle
... 2008
Ella
... 2006
... 2005
Self - Presenter
... 2002
Maggie
... 2001
Mrs. Fisher
... 2000
... 1999
Sheila Grant
... 1998
Pat Phoenix
... 1998
Sheila Grant
... 1997
Alice
... 1997
Esmeralda
... 1997
Vera
... 1996
Mistress Overdone
... 1994
Miriam Johnson
... 1992
Nancy