
Sue Johnston
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 ForActing
- Born7 December 1943 (age 82)
- Place of BirthWarrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Sue Johnston

- Known ForActing
- Born7 December 1943 (age 82)
- Place of BirthWarrington, Cheshire, England, UK
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS

The Big Snow of '47
2024

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023

Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022

Help
2021

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
2020

The Cure
2019

Walk Like a Panther
2018

Death on the Tyne
2018

Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
2017

Diana and the Paparazzi
2017

Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
2017

Golden Years
2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016

World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
2016

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015

500 Miles North
2014
Caring for the Recently Deceased
2014

Barbara's Old Ring
2012

Lapland
2011

Joe's Crackers
2010

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010

The Turn of the Screw
2009

Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
2009

The Golden Egg Cup
2009

The New Sofa
2008

Imagine Me & You
2006

Liverpool FC: One Night in May
2005

The Virgin Mary
2002
Score
2001

New Year's Day
2000
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999
Brookside: Friday the 13th
1998

The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
1998

Preaching to the Perverted
1997

Face
1997
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
1997

Brassed Off
1996

Measure for Measure
1994
