Sue Johnston
Acting

Sue Johnston

December 7, 1943 (82 years old) 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

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2010 • TV

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001 • TV

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987 • TV

Parkinson

Parkinson

1998 • TV

Fackham Hall

Fackham Hall

2025 • Movie

Death on the Tyne

Death on the Tyne

2018 • Movie

Movie Credits (45)

Acting

2025

Fackham Hall

as Great Aunt Bonaparte

2018

Death on the Tyne

as Colleen

1996

Brassed Off

as Vera

1992

Bitter Harvest

as Miriam Johnson

2006

Imagine Me & You

as Ella

2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Gladys Denker

2002

The Virgin Mary

as Self - Presenter

2000

New Year's Day

as Mrs. Fisher

2018

Walk Like a Panther

as Gladys

2008

The Royle Family: The New Sofa

as Barbara Royle

2010

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers

as Barbara

Bilby

as Nancy

1997

Face

as Alice

2021

Help

as Gloria

2011

Lapland

as Eileen Lewis

1998

Brookside: Friday the 13th

as Sheila Grant

1997

Preaching to the Perverted

as Esmeralda

2009

The Turn of the Screw

as Sarah Grose

2025

Big Winners

as Edith Thistle

2021

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

as Self

TV Credits (50)

Acting

2010

Downton Abbey

as Miss Denker

6 episodes

2001

Waking the Dead

as Dr. Grace Foley

90 episodes

1987

Inspector Morse

as Mrs. Bailey

1 episodes

1998

Parkinson

as Self

1 episodes

2004

Strictly Come Dancing

as Self

1 episodes

2007

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

1 episodes

2007

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

1 episodes

1992

A Touch of Frost

as Phyllis Bowman

1 episodes

1991

Performance

as Mistress Overdone

1 episodes

2004

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

1 episodes

2004

The Paul O'Grady Show

1 episodes

1999

Loose Women

as Self

2 episodes

2002

Timeshift

as Self - Narrator

1 episodes

1995

Hollyoaks

as Sheila Grant

1 episodes

2011

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

1 episodes

1982

Brookside

as Sheila Grant

882 episodes

1996

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Helga Allowby

1 episodes

2021

Time

as June Cobden

3 episodes

2002

Cutting It

as Caroline Ferraday

1 episodes

2022

The Responder

as Madge

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
December 7, 1943 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Popularity
0.9

Career Stats

45
Movies
50
TV Shows