Acting

Sue Johnston

Born 1943-12-07 · Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK54 series69 films

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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Acting

2026Ann DroidSue6 ep.
2025Dexter ProcterGranny Bet1 ep.
2025Play for TodayEdith Thistle1 ep.
2024Generation ZCecily6 ep.
2024Ricky, Sue & a Trip or TwoHerself3 ep.
2024TrueloveMarion6 ep.
2022The ResponderMadge1 ep.
2021Kensington Palace: Behind Closed DoorsNarrator2 ep.
2021TimeJune Cobden3 ep.
2021Taskmaster’s New Year TreatSelf1 ep.
2019The CockfieldsSue9 ep.
2019DNA JourneySelf1 ep.
2019Celebrity Gogglebox2 ep.
2018Age Before BeautyIvy-Rae Regan6 ep.
2017Harry Hill's Alien Fun CapsuleSelf1 ep.
2016RoversDoreen6 ep.
2013Being EileenEileen Lewis6 ep.
2012GatesMiss Hunter5 ep.
2011Sugartown3 ep.
2011Baby Hospital3 ep.
2010Downton AbbeyMiss Denker6 ep.
2010A Passionate WomanBetty (1980s)2 ep.
2008Little DorritAffery / Affery Flintwinch14 ep.
2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf1 ep.
2006Jam and JerusalemSal Vine19 ep.
2006The Street1 ep.
2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
2004The Paul O'Grady Show1 ep.
2004Strictly Come DancingSelf1 ep.
2002TimeshiftSelf - Narrator1 ep.
2002Cutting ItCaroline Ferraday1 ep.
2001My Uncle SilasMrs Betts12 ep.
2001Waking the DeadDr. Grace Foley90 ep.
1999Finest HourCommentary4 ep.
1999Loose WomenSelf2 ep.
1999Sex, Chips & Rock n' RollIrma6 ep.
1998The Royle FamilyBarbara Royle20 ep.
1998The JumpMaeve Brunos4 ep.
1998VerdictHazel De Vere Q.C.1 ep.
1998Duck PatrolVal Rutland7 ep.
1998ParkinsonSelf1 ep.
1997Crime TravellerDetective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham8 ep.
1996Into the FireLyn3 ep.
1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesHelga Allowby1 ep.
1995HollyoaksSheila Grant1 ep.
1993LuvTerese Craven18 ep.
1993Full StretchGrace Robbins6 ep.
1992A Touch of FrostPhyllis Bowman1 ep.
1992Goodbye Cruel WorldBarbara Grade3 ep.
1991PerformanceMistress Overdone1 ep.
1991In Suspicious CircumstancesEdith Rosse1 ep.
1990Medics40 ep.
1982BrooksideSheila Grant882 ep.
1952TodaySelf1 ep.

Guest appearances

2025Play for TodayEdith Thistle1 ep.
2025HollyoaksSheila Grant1 ep.
2024TaskmasterSelf1 ep.
2024Taskmaster’s New Year TreatSelf1 ep.
2024DNA JourneySelf1 ep.
2024The ResponderMadge1 ep.
2023Celebrity Gogglebox2 ep.
2021TimeJune Cobden3 ep.
2019Would I Lie to You?Self1 ep.
2019Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant1 ep.
2018Harry Hill's Alien Fun CapsuleSelf1 ep.
2016TimeshiftSelf - Narrator1 ep.
2014Downton AbbeyMiss Denker8 ep.
2010The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf1 ep.
2008Strictly Come DancingSelf1 ep.
2007TodaySelf1 ep.
2006The Street1 ep.
2005The Paul O'Grady Show1 ep.
2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
2004Cutting ItCaroline Ferraday1 ep.
2002ParkinsonSelf1 ep.
2000Loose WomenSelf2 ep.
1998VerdictHazel De Vere Q.C.1 ep.
1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesHelga Allowby1 ep.
1994PerformanceMistress Overdone1 ep.
1992A Touch of FrostPhyllis Bowman1 ep.
1992ScreenPlayMiriam Johnson1 ep.
1992Inspector MorseMrs. Bailey1 ep.
1992In Suspicious CircumstancesEdith Rosse1 ep.

Also known as: Susan Wright · Susan Johnston, OBE