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Actor

Sue Johnston

Known for Acting

Born 1943-12-07 in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

Age 82

Mostly Comedy

1Films in catalog

47Credits

1992 to 2026Years active

17Trailers on Reactr

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.

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Welcome to Borovia

2026 · Trailer

as Matrashka

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Stuffed

2025 · Trailer

as Lily

Fackham Hall

2025 · Trailer

as Great Aunt Bonaparte

Big Winners

2025

as Edith Thistle

The Big Snow of '47

2024

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

2023

as Barbara Royle (archive footage)

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

2023

as Self

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

2023

as Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022 · Trailer

as Gladys Denker

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

2021 · Trailer

as Self

Help

2021 · Trailer

as Gloria

David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star

2020

as Narrator

The Cure

2019 · Trailer

as Bella Bailey

Death on the Tyne

2018 · Trailer

as Colleen

Walk Like a Panther

2018 · Trailer

as Gladys

Diana and the Paparazzi

2017

as Narrator (voice)

Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story

2017

as Narrator

Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

2017

as Self - Narrator

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)

World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

2016

as Self

Golden Years

2016 · Trailer

as Nancy

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

2015

as Self

Caring for the Recently Deceased

2014

as Marjoram Bryon

The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring

2012

as Barbara Royle

Lapland

2011

as Eileen Lewis

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers

2010

as Barbara

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

2010 · Trailer

as Self

The Turn of the Screw

2009 · Trailer

as Sarah Grose

The Golden Egg Cup

2009

as Barbara Royle

Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

2009 · Trailer

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Royle Family: The New Sofa

2008

as Barbara Royle

Imagine Me & You

2006 · Trailer

as Ella

Liverpool FC: One Night in May

2005

as Self

The Virgin Mary

2002

as Self - Presenter

There's Only One Paul McCartney

2002

as Self

New Year's Day

2001

as Mrs. Fisher

Score

2001

as Maggie

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

1999

Brookside: Friday the 13th

1998

as Sheila Grant

The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

1998

as Pat Phoenix

Brookside: The Lost Weekend

1997

as Sheila Grant

Face

1997 · Trailer

as Alice

Preaching to the Perverted

1997 · Trailer

as Esmeralda

Brassed Off

1996 · Trailer

as Vera

Measure for Measure

1994

as Mistress Overdone

Bitter Harvest

1992

as Miriam Johnson

Bilby

Release date to be announced

as Nancy

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