Sue Johnston
Known for
Acting
Born
December 7, 1943 (age 82)
Birthplace
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
Best known work
Downton Abbey
2010
Imagine Me & You
2006
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
Brassed Off
1996
Time
2021
Fackham Hall
2025
Help
2021
Inspector Morse
1987
The Responder
2022
Would I Lie to You?
2007Filmography
TBA
Bilbyas Nancy
2026
The Broken Arrowas Mrs. Barnes
2026
2026
Welcome to Boroviaas Matrashka
2025
Stuffedas Lily
2025
Fackham Hallas Great Aunt Bonaparte
2025
2025
Big Winnersas Edith Thistle
2025
2024
2024
2024
2024
The Big Snow of '47as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Familyas Barbara Royle (archive footage)
2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofaas Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
2022
Downton Abbey: A New Eraas Gladys Denker
2022
2021
2021
Helpas Gloria
2021
2021
2021
2020
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Staras Narrator
2019
The Cureas Bella Bailey