Actor
Sue Johnston
82 years · Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK · 42 films
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.
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Filmography 41
Welcome to Borovia
2026 · Matrashka
Stuffed
2025 · Lily
Fackham Hall
2025 · Great Aunt Bonaparte
On Kanopy
Big Winners
2025 · Edith Thistle
The Big Snow of '47
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023 · Self
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023 · Barbara Royle (archive footage)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023 · Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022 · Gladys Denker
On Netflix
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021 · Self
Help
2021 · Gloria
On Kanopy
The Cure
2019 · Bella Bailey
Death on the Tyne
2018 · Colleen
On BritBox
Walk Like a Panther
2018 · Gladys
On Hoopla
Diana and the Paparazzi
2017 · Narrator (voice)
On fuboTV
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
2017 · Narrator
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
2017 · Self - Narrator
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016 · Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
2016 · Self
Golden Years
2016 · Nancy
On Plex
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
2015 · Self
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012 · Barbara Royle
Lapland
2011 · Eileen Lewis
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010 · Barbara