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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Imagine Me & You
as Ella
2006
Help
as Gloria
2021
Preaching to the Perverted
as Esmeralda
1997
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
as Narrator
2020
Brassed Off
as Vera
1996
Face
as Alice
1997
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
as Self
2021
The Turn of the Screw
as Sarah Grose
2009
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Gladys Denker
2022
Bilby
as Nancy
TBA
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self
2023
The Big Snow of '47
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2009
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999
Lapland
as Eileen Lewis
2011
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
as Sheila Grant
1997
Brookside: Friday the 13th
as Sheila Grant
1998
Golden Years
as Nancy
2016
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
as Self - Narrator
2017
Caring for the Recently Deceased
as Marjoram Bryon
2014
TV Appearances
Brookside
as Sheila Grant
1982
Strictly Come Dancing
as Self
2004
Today
as Self
1952
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
as Irma
1999
A Touch of Frost
as Phyllis Bowman
1992
Crime Traveller
1997
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Inspector Morse
as Mrs. Bailey
1987
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2004
The Royle Family
as Barbara Royle
1998
Waking the Dead
as Dr. Grace Foley
2001
Luv
1993