Sue Johnston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-12-07 (81 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

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • Brookside

    Brookside

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Strictly Come Dancing

    Strictly Come Dancing

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • The Paul O'Grady Show

    The Paul O'Grady Show

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

  • Today

    Today

  • Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

  • Imagine Me & You

    Imagine Me & You

  • Time

    Time

  • Timeshift

    Timeshift

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

    British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

  • The Responder

    The Responder

  • Caring for the Recently Deceased

    Caring for the Recently Deceased

  • The Royle Family

    The Royle Family

  • The Street

    The Street

  • Cutting It

    Cutting It

  • Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

    Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

  • Help

    Help

  • The Cockfields

    The Cockfields

  • My Uncle Silas

    My Uncle Silas

  • Jam and Jerusalem

    Jam and Jerusalem

  • Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

    Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

  • Medics

    Medics

  • Walk Like a Panther

    Walk Like a Panther

  • Diana and the Paparazzi

    Diana and the Paparazzi

  • Generation Z

    Generation Z

  • The Cure

    The Cure

  • DNA Journey

    DNA Journey

  • Truelove

    Truelove

  • Brassed Off

    Brassed Off

  • Lapland

    Lapland

  • Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story

    Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story

  • Measure for Measure

    Measure for Measure

  • David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star

    David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star

  • The New Sofa

    The New Sofa

  • Face

    Face

  • Death on the Tyne

    Death on the Tyne

  • Brookside: Friday the 13th

    Brookside: Friday the 13th

  • The Jump

    The Jump

  • Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

    Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

  • Duck Patrol

    Duck Patrol

  • Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

    Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day

  • Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

    Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

  • Crime Traveller

    Crime Traveller

  • Bilby

    Bilby

  • Rovers

    Rovers

  • The Golden Egg Cup

    The Golden Egg Cup

  • The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

    The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

  • Age Before Beauty

    Age Before Beauty

  • Joe's Crackers

    Joe's Crackers

  • Golden Years

    Golden Years

  • Sugartown

    Sugartown

  • Preaching to the Perverted

    Preaching to the Perverted

  • Being Eileen

    Being Eileen

  • A Passionate Woman

    A Passionate Woman

  • Full Stretch

    Full Stretch

  • Bitter Harvest

    Bitter Harvest

  • Gates

    Gates

  • Luv

    Luv

  • The Virgin Mary

    The Virgin Mary

  • Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

    Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

  • Brookside: The Lost Weekend

    Brookside: The Lost Weekend

  • Finest Hour

    Finest Hour

  • World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

    World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

  • The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

  • The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

  • Baby Hospital

    Baby Hospital

  • Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors

    Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors

  • Liverpool FC: One Night in May

    Liverpool FC: One Night in May

  • Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

    Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

  • Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

    Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

  • The Big Snow of '47

    The Big Snow of '47

  • The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

    The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

  • Score

    Score

  • Barbara's Old Ring

    Barbara's Old Ring