Sue Johnston
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 7, 1943
- Birthplace
- Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
- Bilby
Bilby TBA
as Nancy
The Broken Arrow 2027
as Mrs. Barnes
Welcome to Borovia 2026
as Matrashka
Stuffed 2025
as Lily
Fackham Hall 2025
as Great Aunt Bonaparte
Big Winners 2025
as Edith Thistle
The Big Snow of '47 2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family 2023
as Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy 2023
as Self
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa 2023
as Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022
as Gladys Denker
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story 2021
as Self
Help 2021
as Gloria
- David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star 2020
as Narrator
The Cure 2019
as Bella Bailey
Death on the Tyne 2018
as Colleen
Walk Like a Panther 2018
as Gladys
Diana and the Paparazzi 2017
as Narrator (voice)
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story 2017
as Narrator
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next 2017
as Self - Narrator
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves 2016
as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys 2016
as Self
Golden Years 2016
as Nancy
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One 2015
as Self
- Caring for the Recently Deceased
Caring for the Recently Deceased 2014
as Marjoram Bryon
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring 2012
as Barbara Royle
Lapland 2011
as Eileen Lewis
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers 2010
as Barbara
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa 2010
as Self
The Turn of the Screw 2009
as Sarah Grose
The Golden Egg Cup 2009
as Barbara Royle
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It 2009
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Royle Family: The New Sofa 2008
as Barbara Royle
Imagine Me & You 2006
as Ella
Liverpool FC: One Night in May 2005
as Self
The Virgin Mary 2002
as Self - Presenter
There's Only One Paul McCartney 2002
as Self
New Year's Day 2001
as Mrs. Fisher
- Score
Score 2001
as Maggie
- Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll 1999
Actor
- Brookside: Friday the 13th
Brookside: Friday the 13th 1998
as Sheila Grant
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds 1998
as Pat Phoenix
Brookside: The Lost Weekend 1997
as Sheila Grant
Face 1997
as Alice
Preaching to the Perverted 1997
as Esmeralda
Brassed Off 1996
as Vera
Measure for Measure 1994
as Mistress Overdone
Bitter Harvest 1992
as Miriam Johnson
Credits from TMDB.