Sue Johnston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-12-07 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

Sue Johnston

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

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Strictly Come Dancing

    Strictly Come Dancing

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Fackham Hall

    Fackham Hall

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • The Paul O'Grady Show

    The Paul O'Grady Show

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Lapland

    Lapland

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Brookside

    Brookside

  • The Responder

    The Responder

  • Hollyoaks

    Hollyoaks

  • Imagine Me & You

    Imagine Me & You

  • Timeshift

    Timeshift

  • Time

    Time

  • Face

    Face

  • Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

  • Bitter Harvest

    Bitter Harvest

  • Today

    Today

  • Bilby

    Bilby

  • Cutting It

    Cutting It

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

  • Brassed Off

    Brassed Off

  • Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

    Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

  • Jam and Jerusalem

    Jam and Jerusalem

  • The Royle Family

    The Royle Family

  • DNA Journey

    DNA Journey

  • The Street

    The Street

  • Truelove

    Truelove

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Caring for the Recently Deceased

    Caring for the Recently Deceased

  • The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers

    The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers

  • The Royle Family: The New Sofa

    The Royle Family: The New Sofa

  • Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

    Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

  • The Cockfields

    The Cockfields

  • Generation Z

    Generation Z

  • Medics

    Medics

  • Duck Patrol

    Duck Patrol

  • My Uncle Silas

    My Uncle Silas

  • Big Winners

    Big Winners

  • Preaching to the Perverted

    Preaching to the Perverted

  • Help

    Help

  • The Virgin Mary

    The Virgin Mary

  • A Passionate Woman

    A Passionate Woman

  • Full Stretch

    Full Stretch

  • The Jump

    The Jump

  • Rovers

    Rovers

  • Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

    Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

  • Sugartown

    Sugartown

  • Gates

    Gates

  • Death on the Tyne

    Death on the Tyne

  • Golden Years

    Golden Years

  • Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

    Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

  • Crime Traveller

    Crime Traveller

  • The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

  • Walk Like a Panther

    Walk Like a Panther

  • Age Before Beauty

    Age Before Beauty

  • Being Eileen

    Being Eileen

  • Luv

    Luv

  • Measure for Measure

    Measure for Measure

  • Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

    Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

  • British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

    British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

  • Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

    Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

  • Dexter Procter

    Dexter Procter

  • The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

  • Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors

    Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors

  • The Cure

    The Cure

  • The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

    The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

  • Finest Hour

    Finest Hour

  • The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring

    The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day

  • The Big Snow of '47

    The Big Snow of '47

  • Score

    Score

  • Baby Hospital

    Baby Hospital

  • Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

    Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

  • Stuffed

    Stuffed

  • Brookside: Friday the 13th

    Brookside: Friday the 13th

  • Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

    Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

  • The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

    The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

  • The Golden Egg Cup

    The Golden Egg Cup

  • Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

    Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

  • Brookside: The Lost Weekend

    Brookside: The Lost Weekend

  • Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story

    Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story

  • Liverpool FC: One Night in May

    Liverpool FC: One Night in May

  • David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star

    David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star

  • World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

    World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

  • The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

    The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

  • Goodbye Cruel World

    Goodbye Cruel World

  • Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

    Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

  • Diana and the Paparazzi

    Diana and the Paparazzi