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.
Credits
- 2025 - Stuffed ( movie ) as Lily
- 2025 - Fackham Hall ( movie ) as Great Aunt Bonaparte
- 2025 - Dexter Procter ( tv ) as Granny Bet
- 2025 - Big Winners ( movie ) as Edith Thistle
- 2024 - Generation Z ( tv ) as Cecily
- 2024 - Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two ( tv ) as Herself
- 2024 - Truelove ( tv ) as Marion
- 2024 - The Big Snow of '47 ( movie ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2023 - Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy ( movie ) as Self
- 2023 - Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family ( movie ) as Barbara Royle (archive footage)
- 2023 - The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa ( movie ) as Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
- 2022 - Downton Abbey: A New Era ( movie ) as Gladys Denker
- 2022 - The Responder ( tv ) as Madge
- 2021 - Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story ( movie ) as Self
- 2021 - Help ( movie ) as Gloria
- 2021 - Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors ( tv ) as Narrator
- 2021 - Time ( tv ) as June Cobden
- 2021 - Taskmaster’s New Year Treat ( tv ) as Self
- 2020 - David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star ( movie ) as Narrator
- 2019 - The Cure ( movie ) as Bella Bailey
- 2019 - The Cockfields ( tv ) as Sue
- 2019 - DNA Journey ( tv ) as Self
- 2018 - Death on the Tyne ( movie ) as Colleen
- 2018 - Age Before Beauty ( tv ) as Ivy-Rae Regan
- 2018 - Walk Like a Panther ( movie ) as Gladys
- 2017 - Diana and the Paparazzi ( movie ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 - Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story ( movie ) as Narrator
- 2017 - Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule ( tv ) as Self
- 2017 - Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next ( movie ) as Self - Narrator
- 2016 - British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves ( movie ) as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016 - Rovers ( tv ) as Doreen
- 2016 - World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys ( movie ) as Self
- 2016 - Golden Years ( movie ) as Nancy
- 2015 - The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One ( movie ) as Self
- 2014 - Caring for the Recently Deceased ( movie ) as Marjoram Bryon
- 2013 - Being Eileen ( tv ) as Eileen Lewis
- 2012 - The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring ( movie ) as Barbara Royle
- 2012 - Gates ( tv ) as Miss Hunter
- 2011 - Lapland ( movie ) as Eileen Lewis
- 2011 - Celebrity Antiques Road Trip ( tv ) as Self - Participant
- 2011 - Sugartown ( tv )
- 2011 - Baby Hospital ( tv )
- 2010 - The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers ( movie ) as Barbara
- 2010 - The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa ( movie ) as Self
- 2010 - Downton Abbey ( tv ) as Miss Denker
- 2010 - A Passionate Woman ( tv ) as Betty (1980s)
- 2009 - The Turn of the Screw ( movie ) as Sarah Grose
- 2009 - The Golden Egg Cup ( movie ) as Barbara Royle
- 2009 - Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It ( movie ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 - The Royle Family: The New Sofa ( movie ) as Barbara Royle
- 2008 - Little Dorrit ( tv ) as Affery / Affery Flintwinch
- 2007 - The Alan Titchmarsh Show ( tv ) as Self
- 2007 - Would I Lie to You? ( tv ) as Self
- 2006 - Jam and Jerusalem ( tv ) as Sal Vine
- 2006 - The Street ( tv )
- 2006 - Imagine Me & You ( movie ) as Ella
- 2005 - Liverpool FC: One Night in May ( movie )
- 2004 - Who Do You Think You Are? ( tv ) as Self
- 2004 - The Paul O'Grady Show ( tv )
- 2004 - Strictly Come Dancing ( tv ) as Self
- 2002 - The Virgin Mary ( movie ) as Self - Presenter
- 2002 - Timeshift ( tv ) as Self - Narrator
- 2002 - Cutting It ( tv ) as Caroline Ferraday
- 2001 - My Uncle Silas ( tv ) as Mrs. Betts
- 2001 - Waking the Dead ( tv ) as Dr. Grace Foley
- 2001 - Score ( movie ) as Maggie
- 2000 - New Year's Day ( movie ) as Mrs. Fisher
- 1999 - Finest Hour ( tv ) as Commentary
- 1999 - Loose Women ( tv ) as Self
- 1999 - Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll ( movie )
- 1999 - Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll ( tv ) as Irma
- 1998 - Brookside: Friday the 13th ( movie ) as Sheila Grant
- 1998 - The Royle Family ( tv ) as Barbara Royle
- 1998 - The Jump ( tv ) as Maeve Brunos
- 1998 - The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds ( movie ) as Pat Phoenix
- 1998 - Duck Patrol ( tv ) as Val Rutland
- 1998 - Parkinson ( tv ) as Self
- 1997 - Brookside: The Lost Weekend ( movie ) as Sheila Grant
- 1997 - Face ( movie ) as Alice
- 1997 - Preaching to the Perverted ( movie ) as Esmeralda
- 1997 - Crime Traveller ( tv )
- 1996 - Brassed Off ( movie ) as Vera
- 1996 - Hetty Wainthropp Investigates ( tv ) as Helga Allowby
- 1995 - Hollyoaks ( tv ) as Sheila Grant
- 1994 - Measure for Measure ( movie ) as Mistress Overdone
- 1993 - Luv ( tv )
- 1993 - Full Stretch ( tv ) as Grace Robbins
- 1992 - A Touch of Frost ( tv ) as Phyllis Bowman
- 1992 - Bitter Harvest ( movie ) as Miriam Johnson
- 1991 - Performance ( tv ) as Mistress Overdone
- 1990 - Medics ( tv )
- 1987 - Inspector Morse ( tv ) as Mrs. Bailey
- 1982 - Brookside ( tv ) as Sheila Grant
- 1952 - Today ( tv ) as Self