Sue Johnston

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.

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Known For

Loose Women

Loose Women

1999 • as Self

The One Show

The One Show

2006 • as Self - Guest

The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show

2004

Brookside

Brookside

1982 • as Sheila Grant

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

2007 • as Self

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004 • as Self

Filmography

2024

The Big Snow of '47
The Big Snow of '47
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2024
Generation Z
Generation Z
as Cecily
TV - Released: 10/13/2024
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
as Herself
TV - Released: 3/19/2024
Truelove
Truelove
as Marion
TV - Released: 1/3/2024

2023

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/25/2023

2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Gladys Denker
Movie - Released: 4/27/2022
The Responder
The Responder
as Madge
TV - Released: 1/24/2022

2021

Help
Help
as Gloria
Movie - Released: 9/16/2021
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/29/2021
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
as Narrator
TV - Released: 6/24/2021
Time
Time
as June Cobden
TV - Released: 6/6/2021

2020

Movie
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/21/2020

2019

The Cure
The Cure
as Bella Bailey
Movie - Released: 12/19/2019
The Cockfields
The Cockfields
as Sue
TV - Released: 11/12/2019
DNA Journey
DNA Journey
as Self
TV - Released: 11/10/2019

2018

Walk Like a Panther
Walk Like a Panther
as Gladys
Movie - Released: 3/9/2018
Death on the Tyne
Death on the Tyne
as Colleen
Movie - Released: 12/15/2018
Age Before Beauty
Age Before Beauty
as Ivy-Rae Regan
TV - Released: 7/31/2018

2017

Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/28/2017
Diana and the Paparazzi
Diana and the Paparazzi
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/17/2017
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 4/6/2017
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
as Self
TV - Released: 3/2/2017

2016

Golden Years
Golden Years
as Nancy
Movie - Released: 4/29/2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/12/2016
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/22/2016
Rovers
Rovers
as Doreen
TV - Released: 5/24/2016

2015

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/11/2015
Taskmaster
Taskmaster
as Self
TV - Released: 7/28/2015

2014

500 Miles North
500 Miles North
as Stein
Movie - Released: 1/1/2014
Movie
Caring for the Recently Deceased
as Marjoram Bryon
Movie - Released: 7/28/2014

2013

Being Eileen
Being Eileen
as Eileen Lewis
TV - Released: 2/4/2013

2012

Barbara's Old Ring
Barbara's Old Ring
as Barbara Royle
Movie - Released: 12/25/2012
Gates
Gates
as Miss Hunter
TV - Released: 8/14/2012

2011

Lapland
Lapland
as Eileen Lewis
Movie - Released: 12/24/2011
TV
Baby Hospital
TV - Released: 6/14/2011
Sugartown
Sugartown
TV - Released: 7/24/2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
TV - Released: 10/24/2011

2010

Joe's Crackers
Joe's Crackers
as Barbara
Movie - Released: 12/25/2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/10/2010
A Passionate Woman
A Passionate Woman
as Betty (1980s)
TV - Released: 4/11/2010
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
as Miss Denker
TV - Released: 9/26/2010

2009

The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw
as Sarah Grose
Movie - Released: 12/30/2009
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/27/2009
The Golden Egg Cup
The Golden Egg Cup
as Barbara Royle
Movie - Released: 12/25/2009

2008

The New Sofa
The New Sofa
as Barbara Royle
Movie - Released: 12/25/2008
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
TV - Released: 10/26/2008

2007

TV
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/3/2007
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
TV - Released: 6/16/2007

2006

Imagine Me & You
Imagine Me & You
as Ella
Movie - Released: 1/27/2006
The Queen of Sheba
The Queen of Sheba
as Barbara Royle
Movie - Released: 10/29/2006
Jam and Jerusalem
Jam and Jerusalem
as Sal Vine
TV - Released: 11/24/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 8/14/2006
The Street
The Street
TV - Released: 4/13/2006

2005

Liverpool FC: One Night in May
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
Movie - Released: 5/24/2005

2004

Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
as Self
TV - Released: 5/15/2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV - Released: 10/11/2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
TV - Released: 10/12/2004

2002

The Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary
as Self - Presenter
Movie - Released: 12/22/2002
Cutting It
Cutting It
as Caroline Ferraday
TV - Released: 4/16/2002
Timeshift
Timeshift
as Self - Narrator
TV - Released: 10/10/2002

2001

Movie
Score
as Maggie
Movie - Released: 6/5/2001
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
as Dr. Grace Foley
TV - Released: 6/18/2001
My Uncle Silas
My Uncle Silas
as Mrs. Betts
TV - Released: 10/28/2001

2000

New Year's Day
New Year's Day
as Mrs. Fisher
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000

1999

Movie
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Movie - Released: 9/5/1999
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
as Irma
TV - Released: 9/5/1999
Loose Women
Loose Women
as Self
TV - Released: 9/6/1999
Finest Hour
Finest Hour
as Commentary
TV - Released: 11/24/1999

1998

Movie
Brookside: Friday the 13th
as Sheila Grant
Movie - Released: 11/14/1998
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
as Pat Phoenix
Movie - Released: 8/30/1998
The Royle Family
The Royle Family
as Barbara Royle
TV - Released: 9/14/1998
Duck Patrol
Duck Patrol
as Val Rutland
TV - Released: 7/19/1998
TV
The Jump
as Maeve Brunos
TV - Released: 9/6/1998
Parkinson
Parkinson
as Self
TV - Released: 1/9/1998

1997

Preaching to the Perverted
Preaching to the Perverted
as Esmeralda
Movie - Released: 7/4/1997
Face
Face
as Alice
Movie - Released: 9/26/1997
Movie
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
as Sheila Grant
Movie - Released: 11/15/1997
Crime Traveller
Crime Traveller
TV - Released: 3/1/1997

1996

Brassed Off
Brassed Off
as Vera
Movie - Released: 11/1/1996
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Helga Allowby
TV - Released: 1/3/1996

1994

Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure
as Mistress Overdone
Movie - Released: 11/5/1994

1993

TV
Luv
TV - Released: 3/9/1993
TV
Full Stretch
as Grace Robbins
TV - Released: 1/5/1993

1992

Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
as Miriam Johnson
Movie - Released: 7/22/1992
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
as Phyllis Bowman
TV - Released: 12/6/1992

1991

Performance
Performance
as Mistress Overdone
TV - Released: 2/22/1991

1990

Medics
Medics
TV - Released: 11/14/1990

1987

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Mrs. Bailey
TV - Released: 1/6/1987

1982

Brookside
Brookside
as Sheila Grant
TV - Released: 11/2/1982

1952

Today
Today
as Self
TV - Released: 1/14/1952

Unknown

Movie
Bilby
as Nancy
Movie
The Cockfields Christmas Special
The Cockfields Christmas Special
Movie