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Sue Johnston

Cast & creator

Sue Johnston

1943-12-07 (age 82) Warrington, Cheshire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Loose Women, Downton Abbey, Hollyoaks

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.

Also known as: Susan Wright, Susan Johnston, OBE

Movies

48

film credits

Series

58

television credits

Career

106

1952–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Loose Women

Loose Women

Self · 1999

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

Miss Denker · 2010

Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

Sheila Grant · 1995

Brookside

Brookside

Sheila Grant · 1982

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Dr. Grace Foley · 2001

Across film & television

Filmography (106)

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Showing 106 of 106 credits

Loose Women

Loose Women

Self

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

Miss Denker

Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

Sheila Grant

Brookside

Brookside

Sheila Grant

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Dr. Grace Foley

Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing

Self

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

Self

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

Phyllis Bowman

Parkinson

Parkinson

Self

The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Mrs. Bailey

DNA Journey

DNA Journey

Self

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Self

Today

Today

Self

Performance

Performance

Mistress Overdone

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

Miriam Johnson

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

Celebrity Gogglebox

Celebrity Gogglebox

Timeshift

Timeshift

Self - Narrator

The Responder

The Responder

Madge

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Helga Allowby

Time

Time

June Cobden

In Suspicious Circumstances

In Suspicious Circumstances

Edith Rosse

Jam and Jerusalem

Jam and Jerusalem

Sal Vine

The Street

The Street

Cutting It

Cutting It

Caroline Ferraday

The Royle Family

The Royle Family

Barbara Royle

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Gladys Denker

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

Affery / Affery Flintwinch

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

Self

Ann Droid

Ann Droid

Sue

Fackham Hall

Fackham Hall

Great Aunt Bonaparte

The Cockfields

The Cockfields

Sue

Generation Z

Generation Z

Cecily

Truelove

Truelove

Marion

Imagine Me & You

Imagine Me & You

Ella

Medics

Medics

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

Self

Duck Patrol

Duck Patrol

Val Rutland

Crime Traveller

Crime Traveller

Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham

My Uncle Silas

My Uncle Silas

Mrs Betts

Being Eileen

Being Eileen

Eileen Lewis

Verdict

Hazel De Vere Q.C.

Sugartown

Sugartown

Brassed Off

Brassed Off

Vera

Age Before Beauty

Age Before Beauty

Ivy-Rae Regan

Play for Today

Play for Today

Edith Thistle

Rovers

Rovers

Doreen

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

Irma

A Passionate Woman

A Passionate Woman

Betty (1980s)

Help

Help

Gloria

Dexter Procter

Dexter Procter

Granny Bet

The Jump

Maeve Brunos

Full Stretch

Grace Robbins

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)

Preaching to the Perverted

Preaching to the Perverted

Esmeralda

Stuffed

Stuffed

Lily

Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

Herself

Big Winners

Big Winners

Edith Thistle

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

Miriam Johnson

Face

Face

Alice

Baby Hospital

Goodbye Cruel World

Goodbye Cruel World

Barbara Grade

Death on the Tyne

Death on the Tyne

Colleen

The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

Sarah Grose

Finest Hour

Finest Hour

Commentary

Luv

Lapland

Lapland

Eileen Lewis

The Royle Family: The New Sofa

The Royle Family: The New Sofa

Barbara Royle

Gates

Gates

Miss Hunter

There's Only One Paul McCartney

There's Only One Paul McCartney

Self

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers

Barbara

Walk Like a Panther

Walk Like a Panther

Gladys

Golden Years

Golden Years

Nancy

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Self

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

Self

The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring

The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring

Barbara Royle

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

Self

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

Barbara Royle (archive footage)

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

Self

New Year's Day

New Year's Day

Mrs. Fisher

Caring for the Recently Deceased

Marjoram Bryon

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

The Cure

The Cure

Bella Bailey

Brookside: The Lost Weekend

Brookside: The Lost Weekend

Sheila Grant

Into the Fire

Lyn

The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

Pat Phoenix

World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

Self

The Golden Egg Cup

The Golden Egg Cup

Barbara Royle

Bilby

Nancy

Brookside: Friday the 13th

Sheila Grant

Welcome to Borovia

Welcome to Borovia

Matrashka

Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure

Mistress Overdone

Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

Self - Narrator (voice)

Diana and the Paparazzi

Diana and the Paparazzi

Narrator (voice)

Score

Maggie

Liverpool FC: One Night in May

Liverpool FC: One Night in May

Self

The Big Snow of '47

The Big Snow of '47

Self - Narrator (voice)

Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors

Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors

Narrator

David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star

Narrator

Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

Self - Narrator

The Virgin Mary

The Virgin Mary

Self - Presenter

The Broken Arrow

The Broken Arrow

Mrs. Barnes

Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story

Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story

Narrator