Sue Johnston
Acting
Born 1943-12-07 · 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
Stuffed
Dec 13, 2025
Fackham Hall
Dec 5, 2025
Big Winners
Nov 20, 2025
The Big Snow of '47
Jan 1, 2024
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Dec 25, 2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Dec 25, 2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Sep 17, 2023
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Apr 27, 2022
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Nov 29, 2021
Help
Sep 16, 2021
The Cure
Dec 19, 2019
Death on the Tyne
Dec 15, 2018
Walk Like a Panther
Mar 9, 2018
Diana and the Paparazzi
Aug 17, 2017
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Apr 6, 2017
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
Feb 28, 2017
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Sep 12, 2016
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
May 22, 2016
Golden Years
Apr 29, 2016
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Nov 11, 2015
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Dec 25, 2012
Lapland
Dec 24, 2011
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Dec 25, 2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Nov 10, 2010
The Turn of the Screw
Dec 30, 2009
The Golden Egg Cup
Dec 25, 2009
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
May 27, 2009
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Dec 25, 2008
Imagine Me & You
Jan 27, 2006
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
May 24, 2005