8.1
TV
Acting
Sue Johnston
- Born
- (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 106 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.1
TV
7.6
Movie
Imagine Me & You
7.2
Movie
Downton Abbey: A New Era
7.0
Movie
Brassed Off
7.6
TV
Time
6.6
Movie
Fackham Hall
7.1
Movie
Help
7.9
TV
Inspector Morse
7.0
TV
The Responder
7.9
TV
Little Dorrit
6.3
Movie
Face
7.6
TV
A Touch of Frost
5.2
TV
Hollyoaks
7.6
TV
The Royle Family
7.2
TV
Waking the Dead
6.1
Movie
Preaching to the Perverted
4.8
Movie
The Turn of the Screw
6.3
Movie
Golden Years
Acting credits 106
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Bilby Film | Nancy |
| 2026 | The Broken Arrow Film | Mrs. Barnes |
| 2026 | Ann Droid TV | Sue (6 ep) |
| 2026 | Welcome to Borovia Film | Matrashka |
| 2025 | Stuffed Film | Lily |
| 2025 | Fackham Hall Film | Great Aunt Bonaparte |
| 2025 | Dexter Procter TV | Granny Bet (1 ep) |
| 2025 | Big Winners Film | Edith Thistle |
| 2025 | Play for Today TV | Edith Thistle (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Generation Z TV | Cecily (6 ep) |
| 2024 | Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two TV | Herself (3 ep) |
| 2024 | Truelove TV | Marion (6 ep) |
| 2024 | The Big Snow of '47 Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy Film | Self |
| 2023 | Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family Film | Barbara Royle (archive footage) |
| 2023 | The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa Film | Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era Film | Gladys Denker |
| 2022 | The Responder TV | Madge (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story Film | Self |
| 2021 | Help Film | Gloria |
| 2021 | Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors TV | Narrator (2 ep) |
| 2021 | Time TV | June Cobden (3 ep) |
| 2021 | Taskmaster’s New Year Treat TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2020 | David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star Film | Narrator |
| 2019 | The Cure Film | Bella Bailey |
| 2019 | The Cockfields TV | Sue (9 ep) |
| 2019 | DNA Journey TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Celebrity Gogglebox TV | (2 ep) |
| 2018 | Death on the Tyne Film | Colleen |
| 2018 | Age Before Beauty TV | Ivy-Rae Regan (6 ep) |
| 2018 | Walk Like a Panther Film | Gladys |
| 2017 | Diana and the Paparazzi Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story Film | Narrator |
| 2017 | Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next Film | Self - Narrator |
| 2016 | British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Film | Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Rovers TV | Doreen (6 ep) |
| 2016 | World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys Film | Self |
| 2016 | Golden Years Film | Nancy |
| 2015 | The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One Film | Self |
| 2014 | Caring for the Recently Deceased Film | Marjoram Bryon |
| 2013 | Being Eileen TV | Eileen Lewis (6 ep) |
| 2012 | The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring Film | Barbara Royle |
| 2012 | Gates TV | Miss Hunter (5 ep) |
| 2011 | Lapland Film | Eileen Lewis |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip TV | Self - Participant (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Sugartown TV | (3 ep) |
| 2011 | Baby Hospital TV | (3 ep) |
| 2010 | The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers Film | Barbara |
| 2010 | The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa Film | Self |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey TV | Miss Denker (6 ep) |
| 2010 | A Passionate Woman TV | Betty (1980s) (2 ep) |
| 2009 | The Turn of the Screw Film | Sarah Grose |
| 2009 | The Golden Egg Cup Film | Barbara Royle |
| 2009 | Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2008 | The Royle Family: The New Sofa Film | Barbara Royle |
| 2008 | Little Dorrit TV | Affery / Affery Flintwinch (14 ep) |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Jam and Jerusalem TV | Sal Vine (19 ep) |