Sue Johnston
Acting
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.
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
as Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Age 80 (now 82)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
as Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 82)
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
as Narrator
Age 77 (now 82)
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
as Narrator
Age 73 (now 82)
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
as Self - Narrator
Age 73 (now 82)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 72 (now 82)
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
as Self
Age 71 (now 82)Caring for the Recently Deceased
as Marjoram Bryon
Age 70 (now 82)
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
as Barbara Royle
Age 69 (now 82)
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
as Barbara
Age 67 (now 82)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
Age 66 (now 82)
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 65 (now 82)
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
as Barbara Royle
Age 65 (now 82)
The Royle Family - Christmas with the Royle Family
as Barbara
Age 56 (now 82)
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
as Pat Phoenix
Age 54 (now 82)
Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
as Narrator
Age 77 (now 82)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
Age 67 (now 82)
Crime Traveller
as Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham
Age 53 (now 82)
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Helga Allowby
Age 52 (now 82)
In Suspicious Circumstances
as Edith Rosse
Age 47 (now 82)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Susan Wright, Susan Johnston, OBE
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