Sue Johnston
British actress · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1943 · age 82
Susan Johnston 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...
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Welcome to BoroviaFilm, Matrashka2024
The Big Snow of '47Film2022
The ResponderSeries, Madge
Downton Abbey: A New EraFilm, 2022Gladys Denker2021
HelpFilm, Gloria2019
Celebrity GoggleboxSeries2018
Death on the TyneFilm, Colleen2015
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number OneFilm2011
LaplandFilm, Eileen Lewis2010
Downton AbbeySeries, Miss Denker
The Royle Family: Behind the SofaFilm, 20102008
The Royle Family: The New SofaFilm, Barbara Royle2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSeries2002
TimeshiftSeries
There's Only One Paul McCartneyFilm, 20021999Sex, Chips & Rock n' RollFilm1998
ParkinsonSeriesBrookside: Friday the 13thFilm, 1998Sheila Grant1996
Brassed OffFilm, Vera1995
HollyoaksSeries, Sheila Grant1992
Bitter HarvestFilm, Miriam Johnson1991
PerformanceSeries, Mistress Overdone1986
ScreenPlaySeries, Miriam Johnson1952
TodaySeries1943Born7 December 1943People around Sue
Close ties
Ricky Tomlinson Also in The Royle Family
Caroline Aherne Directed The Royle Family: The New Sofa (2008)
Craig Cash Wrote The Royle Family: The New Sofa (2008)
Ralf Little Also in The Royle Family and The Golden Egg Cup
Michelle Dockery Also in Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt Also in Downton Abbey
Phyllis Logan Also in Downton Abbey
Jim Carter Also in Downton Abbey
Maggie Smith Also in Downton Abbey
Imelda Staunton Also in Downton Abbey
Penelope Wilton Also in Downton Abbey
Samantha Bond Also in Downton Abbey
Philip Jackson Also in The Good Karma Hospital and Brassed Off
Alun Armstrong Also in Downton Abbey and Golden Years
Lesley Nicol Also in Downton Abbey
Robert James-Collier Also in Downton Abbey
Raquel Cassidy Also in Downton Abbey
Simon Curtis Directed Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Amanda Redman Also in Who Do You Think You Are?
Brendan Coyle Also in Downton Abbey
Cara Theobold Also in Downton Abbey and Kiri
Julie Graham Also in Preaching to the Perverted and Lapland
Lü Yue Directed Downton Abbey
John Lunn Wrote Downton Abbey and Downton Abbey: A New Era
Known for
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Imagine Me & You 2006
Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022
Help 2021
Brassed Off 1996
Fackham Hall 2025
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
106 credits on file
Television 24
Awards
About this person
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).
