Sue Johnston
Acting
- 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
Filmography
The Broken Arrow
Ann Droid
Welcome to Borovia
Stuffed
Fackham Hall
Dexter Procter
Big Winners
Play for Today
Generation Z
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
Truelove
The Big Snow of '47
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Downton Abbey: A New Era
The Responder
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Help
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
Time
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
The Cure
The Cockfields
DNA Journey
Celebrity Gogglebox
Death on the Tyne
Age Before Beauty
Walk Like a Panther
Diana and the Paparazzi
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Rovers
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Golden Years
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Caring for the Recently Deceased
Being Eileen
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Gates
Lapland
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Sugartown
Baby Hospital
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Downton Abbey
A Passionate Woman
The Turn of the Screw
The Golden Egg Cup
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Little Dorrit
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Would I Lie to You?
Jam and Jerusalem
The Street