Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderFemale
BirthdayDec 7, 1943
BiographySue Johnston (born Susan Wright; 7 December 1943) is an English actress. She is known for portraying Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy The Royle Family (1998–2012), 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).

In 2000, for her work on The Royle Family, Johnston won the British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. In 2025, she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work on Truelove.

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Known For

Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
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Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

as Sue Johnston
The Cockfields
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The Cockfields

as Sue
Generation Z
To Be Determined

Generation Z

as Cecily
A Passionate Woman
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A Passionate Woman

as Betty (1980s)
Age Before Beauty
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Age Before Beauty

as Ivy-Rae Regan
Being Eileen
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Being Eileen

as Eileen Lewis
Brookside
Ended

Brookside

as Sheila Grant
Chaplains: Angels of Mersey
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Chaplains: Angels of Mersey

as Narrator
Crime Traveller
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Crime Traveller

as Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham
Duck Patrol
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Duck Patrol

as Val Rutland
Full Stretch
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Full Stretch

as Grace Robbins
Goodbye Cruel World
Ended

Goodbye Cruel World

as Barbara Grade
Hold the Sunset
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Hold the Sunset

as Joan
Into the Fire
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Into the Fire

as Lyn
Jam and Jerusalem
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Jam and Jerusalem

as Sal Vine
Little Dorrit
Ended

Little Dorrit

as Affery Flintwinch
Luv
Ended

Luv

as Terese Craven
Medics
Ended

Medics

as Ruth Parry
My Uncle Silas
Ended

My Uncle Silas

as Mrs. Betts
Rovers
Ended

Rovers

as Doreen
Sugartown
Ended

Sugartown

as Margery
The Good Karma Hospital
Ended

The Good Karma Hospital

as Virginia Mileham
The Jump
Ended

The Jump

as Maeve Brunos
The Responder
Ended

The Responder

as Madge
The Royle Family
Ended

The Royle Family

as Barbara Royle
The £1 Houses: Britain's Cheapest Street
Ended

The £1 Houses: Britain's Cheapest Street

as Narrator
Waking the Dead
Ended

Waking the Dead

as Dr. Grace Foley
Witness Number 3
Ended

Witness Number 3

as Cathy

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