Sue Johnston
36 movies · 43 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 7, 1943 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Susan Wright · Susan Johnston, OBE
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
Sue Johnston: movies and TV shows
Acting (79)
- Upcoming The Broken Arrow
as Mrs. Barnes
- Upcoming Bilby
as Nancy
- 2026
- 2026 Welcome to Borovia
as Matrashka
- 2025 Stuffed
as Lily
- 2025 Fackham Hall
as Great Aunt Bonaparte
- 2025
- 2025 Big Winners
as Edith Thistle
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023 Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
as Barbara Royle (archive footage)
- 2022 Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Gladys Denker
- 2022
- 2021 Help
as Gloria
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020 David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
as Narrator
- 2019 The Cure
as Bella Bailey
- 2019
- 2018 Death on the Tyne
as Colleen
- 2018
- 2018 Walk Like a Panther
as Gladys
- 2017 Diana and the Paparazzi
as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
as Narrator
- 2016 British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016
- 2016 Golden Years
as Nancy
- 2014 Caring for the Recently Deceased
as Marjoram Bryon
- 2013
- 2012 The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
as Barbara Royle
- 2012
- 2011 Lapland
as Eileen Lewis
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010 The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
as Barbara
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009 The Turn of the Screw
as Sarah Grose
- 2009 The Golden Egg Cup
as Barbara Royle
- 2008 The Royle Family: The New Sofa
as Barbara Royle
- 2008
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006 Imagine Me & You
as Ella
- 2002
- 2001 New Year's Day
as Mrs. Fisher
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 Score
as Maggie
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998 Brookside: Friday the 13th
as Sheila Grant
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998 The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
as Pat Phoenix
- 1998
- 1998
- 1997 Brookside: The Lost Weekend
as Sheila Grant
- 1997 Face
as Alice
- 1997 Preaching to the Perverted
as Esmeralda
- 1997
- 1996 Brassed Off
as Vera
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994 Measure for Measure
as Mistress Overdone
- 1993
- 1993
- 1992
- 1992 Bitter Harvest
as Miriam Johnson
- 1992
- 1991
- 1991
- 1990
- 1987
- 1986
- 1982
Talk shows and appearances (27)
- 2024 Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
3 episodes
- 2024
- 2023
- 2023
- 2021
- 2021 Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
1 episode
- 2019 DNA Journey
1 episode
- 2019 Celebrity Gogglebox
2 episodes
- 2017 Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
1 episode
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2011 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
1 episode
- 2010
- 2009
- 2007 The Alan Titchmarsh Show
1 episode
- 2007 Would I Lie to You?
1 episode
- 2005
- 2004 Who Do You Think You Are?
1 episode
- 2004 The Paul O'Grady Show
1 episode
- 2004 Strictly Come Dancing
1 episode
- 2002
- 2002 Timeshift
1 episode
- 2002
- 1999 Loose Women
2 episodes
- 1998 Parkinson
1 episode
- 1952 Today
1 episode