Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1943-12-07 (81 years)
- Place of BirthWarrington, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also Known AsSusan WrightSusan Johnston, OBE
Sue Johnston
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2024
Generation Z
As: Cecily
- 2024
Truelove
As: Marion
- 2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
As: Gladys Denker
- 2022
The Responder
As: Madge
- 2021
Help
As: Gloria
- 2021
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
As: Narrator
- 2021
Time
As: June Cobden
- 2019
The Cure
As: Bella Bailey
2019The Cockfields
As: Sue
2018Death on the Tyne
As: Colleen
2018Age Before Beauty
As: Ivy-Rae Regan
2018Walk Like a Panther
As: Gladys
2017Diana and the Paparazzi
As: Narrator (voice)
2016Rovers
As: Doreen
2016Golden Years
As: Nancy
2014500 Miles North
As: Stein
2013Being Eileen
As: Eileen Lewis
2012Barbara's Old Ring
As: Barbara Royle
2012Gates
As: Miss Hunter
2011Lapland
As: Eileen Lewis
2010Joe's Crackers
As: Barbara
2010Downton Abbey
As: Miss Denker
2010A Passionate Woman
As: Betty (1980s)
2009The Turn of the Screw
As: Sarah Grose
2009The Golden Egg Cup
As: Barbara Royle
2009Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
As: Narrator (voice)
2008The New Sofa
As: Barbara Royle
2006Jam and Jerusalem
As: Sal Vine
2006The Queen of Sheba
As: Barbara Royle
- 2006
Imagine Me & You
As: Ella
2002Cutting It
As: Caroline Ferraday
2001My Uncle Silas
As: Mrs. Betts
2001Waking the Dead
As: Dr. Grace Foley
2000New Year's Day
As: Mrs. Fisher
1999Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
As: Irma
1998The Royle Family
As: Barbara Royle
1998The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
As: Pat Phoenix
1998Duck Patrol
As: Val Rutland
- 1997
Face
As: Alice
1997Preaching to the Perverted
As: Esmeralda
- 1996
Brassed Off
As: Vera
1996Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
As: Helga Allowby
1994Measure for Measure
As: Mistress Overdone
1992A Touch of Frost
As: Phyllis Bowman
1992Bitter Harvest
As: Miriam Johnson
1991Performance
As: Mistress Overdone
1987Inspector Morse
As: Mrs. Bailey
1982Brookside
As: Sheila Grant