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Susan Wright, Susan Johnston, OBE
Sue Johnston
Name: Sue Johnston
Known for: Acting
Place of birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Birth date: Tuesday, 7th December 1943
IMDB: nm0426855
TMDB: 21553
Popularity: 10.645
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.
Acting in movies
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) (Gladys Denker)
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) (Gladys Denker)
Imagine Me & You (2006) (Ella)
Imagine Me & You (2006) (Ella)
Help (2021) (Gloria)
Help (2021) (Gloria)
Brassed Off (1996) (Vera)
Brassed Off (1996) (Vera)
Preaching to the Perverted (1997) (Esmeralda)
Preaching to the Perverted (1997) (Esmeralda)
Face (1997) (Alice)
Face (1997) (Alice)
Downton Abbey 3 (2025) (Gladys Denker)
Downton Abbey 3 (2025) (Gladys Denker)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy (2023) (Self)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy (2023) (Self)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016) (Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited))
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016) (Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Turn of the Screw (2009) (Sarah Grose)
The Turn of the Screw (2009) (Sarah Grose)
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story (2021) (Self)
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story (2021) (Self)
The New Sofa (2008) (Barbara Royle)
The New Sofa (2008) (Barbara Royle)
Golden Years (2016) (Nancy)
Golden Years (2016) (Nancy)
Death on the Tyne (2018) (Colleen)
Death on the Tyne (2018) (Colleen)
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One (2015) (Self)
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One (2015) (Self)
The Queen of Sheba (2006) (Barbara Royle)
The Queen of Sheba (2006) (Barbara Royle)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010) (Self)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010) (Self)
Walk Like a Panther (2018) (Gladys)
Walk Like a Panther (2018) (Gladys)
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (1999)
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (1999)
Caring for the Recently Deceased (2014) (Marjoram Bryon)
Caring for the Recently Deceased (2014) (Marjoram Bryon)
The Cure (2019) (Bella Bailey)
The Cure (2019) (Bella Bailey)
The Golden Egg Cup (2009) (Barbara Royle)
The Golden Egg Cup (2009) (Barbara Royle)
Measure for Measure (1994) (Mistress Overdone)
Measure for Measure (1994) (Mistress Overdone)
Brookside: Friday the 13th (1998) (Sheila Grant)
Brookside: Friday the 13th (1998) (Sheila Grant)
Barbara's Old Ring (2012) (Barbara Royle)
Barbara's Old Ring (2012) (Barbara Royle)
New Year's Day (2000) (Mrs. Fisher)
New Year's Day (2000) (Mrs. Fisher)
The Big Snow of '47 (2024) (Self - Narrator (voice))
The Big Snow of '47 (2024) (Self - Narrator (voice))
500 Miles North (2014) (Stein)
500 Miles North (2014) (Stein)
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It (2009) (Narrator (voice))
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It (2009) (Narrator (voice))
Joe's Crackers (2010) (Barbara)
Joe's Crackers (2010) (Barbara)
Lapland (2011) (Eileen Lewis)
Lapland (2011) (Eileen Lewis)
The Cockfields Christmas Special
The Cockfields Christmas Special
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds (1998) (Pat Phoenix)
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds (1998) (Pat Phoenix)
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next (2017) (Self - Narrator)
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next (2017) (Self - Narrator)
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star (2020) (Narrator)
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star (2020) (Narrator)
Diana and the Paparazzi (2017) (Narrator (voice))
Diana and the Paparazzi (2017) (Narrator (voice))
Bilby (Nancy)
Bilby (Nancy)
Score (2001) (Maggie)
Score (2001) (Maggie)
Brookside: The Lost Weekend (1997) (Sheila Grant)
Brookside: The Lost Weekend (1997) (Sheila Grant)
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys (2016) (Self)
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys (2016) (Self)
Bitter Harvest (1992) (Miriam Johnson)
Bitter Harvest (1992) (Miriam Johnson)
The Virgin Mary (2002) (Self - Presenter)
The Virgin Mary (2002) (Self - Presenter)
Acting in series
Loose Women (1999) (Self)
Loose Women (1999) (Self)
Downton Abbey (2010) (Miss Denker)
Downton Abbey (2010) (Miss Denker)
The One Show (2006) (Self - Guest)
The One Show (2006) (Self - Guest)
Strictly Come Dancing (2004) (Self)
Strictly Come Dancing (2004) (Self)
Brookside (1982) (Sheila Grant)
Brookside (1982) (Sheila Grant)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) (Self)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) (Self)
Waking the Dead (2001) (Dr. Grace Foley)
Waking the Dead (2001) (Dr. Grace Foley)
A Touch of Frost (1992) (Phyllis Bowman)
A Touch of Frost (1992) (Phyllis Bowman)
Inspector Morse (1987) (Mrs. Bailey)
Inspector Morse (1987) (Mrs. Bailey)
The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) (Self - Participant)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) (Self - Participant)
Would I Lie to You? (2007) (Self)
Would I Lie to You? (2007) (Self)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) (Self)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) (Self)
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996) (Helga Allowby)
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996) (Helga Allowby)
The Responder (2022) (Madge)
The Responder (2022) (Madge)
Timeshift (2002) (Self - Narrator)
Timeshift (2002) (Self - Narrator)
Performance (1991) (Mistress Overdone)
Performance (1991) (Mistress Overdone)
Time (2021) (June Cobden)
Time (2021) (June Cobden)
Little Dorrit (2008)
Little Dorrit (2008)
Today (1952) (Self)
Today (1952) (Self)
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule (2017) (Self)
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule (2017) (Self)
Cutting It (2002) (Caroline Ferraday)
Cutting It (2002) (Caroline Ferraday)
The Royle Family (1998) (Barbara Royle)
The Royle Family (1998) (Barbara Royle)
Truelove (2024) (Marion)
Truelove (2024) (Marion)
The Street (2006)
The Street (2006)
Jam & Jerusalem (2006) (Sal Vine)
Jam & Jerusalem (2006) (Sal Vine)
Crime Traveller (1997)
Crime Traveller (1997)
Medics (1990)
Medics (1990)
My Uncle Silas (2001) (Mrs. Betts)
My Uncle Silas (2001) (Mrs. Betts)
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (1999) (Irma)
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (1999) (Irma)
The Cockfields (2019) (Sue)
The Cockfields (2019) (Sue)
Being Eileen (2013) (Eileen Lewis)
Being Eileen (2013) (Eileen Lewis)
Full Stretch (1993) (Grace Robbins)
Full Stretch (1993) (Grace Robbins)
Duck Patrol (1998) (Val Rutland)
Duck Patrol (1998) (Val Rutland)
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two (2024) (Herself)
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two (2024) (Herself)
A Passionate Woman (2010) (Betty (1980s))
A Passionate Woman (2010) (Betty (1980s))
Rovers (2016) (Doreen)
Rovers (2016) (Doreen)
Generation Z (Cecily)
Generation Z (Cecily)
Sugartown (2011)
Sugartown (2011)
Luv (1993)
Luv (1993)
Age Before Beauty (2018) (Ivy-Rae Regan)
Age Before Beauty (2018) (Ivy-Rae Regan)
Gates (2012) (Miss Hunter)
Gates (2012) (Miss Hunter)
The Jump (1998) (Maeve Brunos)
The Jump (1998) (Maeve Brunos)
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors (2021) (Narrator)
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors (2021) (Narrator)
Baby Hospital (2011)
Baby Hospital (2011)