Sue Johnstonborn 1943

usually

Actor

Popularity

1.9

Famous

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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The Big Snow of '47
The Big Snow of '47

2024

Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

0
0.1
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

2023

Comedy • Documentary

as Self

8
0.5
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

Drama • Romance

as Gladys Denker

7.2
2.3
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

2021

Documentary

as Self

6.5
0.3
Help
Help

2021

Drama

as Gloria

7.1
1
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
0
0.1
The Cure
The Cure

2019

Drama • TV Movie

as Bella Bailey

7.5
0.3
Death on the Tyne
Death on the Tyne

2018

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Colleen

5.8
0.5
Walk Like a Panther
Walk Like a Panther

2018

Comedy

as Gladys

6.2
0.3
Diana and the Paparazzi
Diana and the Paparazzi

2017

Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

0
0.1
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story

2017

Crime • Documentary

as Narrator

0
0
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

2017

Crime • Documentary

as Self - Narrator

0
0.1
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

Comedy • Documentary

as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.7
0.2
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

2016

Documentary

as Self

7
0
Golden Years
Golden Years

2016

Comedy • Crime

as Nancy

6.3
0.4
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

2015

Documentary • Music

as Self

9
0.2
Caring for the Recently Deceased
Caring for the Recently Deceased

2014

Comedy

as Marjoram Bryon

0
0.1
500 Miles North
500 Miles North

2014

Drama

as Stein

7
0.2
Barbara's Old Ring
Barbara's Old Ring

2012

Comedy

as Barbara Royle

7
0.2
Lapland
Lapland

2011

as Eileen Lewis

0
0.2
Joe's Crackers
Joe's Crackers

2010

Comedy

as Barbara

7.2
0.1
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

2010

Comedy • Documentary

as Self

8.4
0.2
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw

2009

Drama • Horror • Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

as Sarah Grose

4.8
0.6
The Golden Egg Cup
The Golden Egg Cup

2009

Comedy

as Barbara Royle

8
0.3
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

2009

Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

7
0.1
The New Sofa
The New Sofa

2008

as Barbara Royle

7.7
0.2
Imagine Me & You
Imagine Me & You

2006

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Ella

7.6
2.5
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
0
0.1
The Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary

2002

Documentary

as Self - Presenter

0
0.1
Score
Score

2001

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Maggie

0
0.2
New Year's Day
New Year's Day

2000

Drama

as Mrs. Fisher

5
0.2
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

1999

Drama • Music • TV Movie

0
0.2
Brookside: Friday the 13th
Brookside: Friday the 13th

1998

Crime • Drama

as Sheila Grant

5.5
0.1
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
Brookside: The Lost Weekend

1997

Crime • Drama

as Sheila Grant

6.8
0.1
Face
Face

1997

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Alice

6.3
0.6
Preaching to the Perverted
Preaching to the Perverted

1997

Comedy • Drama

as Esmeralda

5.9
0.5
Brassed Off
Brassed Off

1996

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Vera

7
1.3
Bilby
Bilby

Adventure

as Nancy

0
0.1
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure

1994

Drama • TV Movie

as Mistress Overdone

1
0.2
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest

1992

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Miriam Johnson

0
0.2

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