Sue Johnston

Actor

Born: December 7, 1943 (age 82)
From: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

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…

Filmography (47)

Welcome to Borovia (2026)
Matrashka
Stuffed (2025)
Lily
Fackham Hall (2025)
Great Aunt Bonaparte
Big Winners (2025)
Edith Thistle
The Big Snow of '47 (2024)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy (2023)
Self
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family (2023)
Barbara Royle (archive footage)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa (2023)
Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Gladys Denker
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story (2021)
Self
Help (2021)
Gloria
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star (2020)
Narrator
The Cure (2019)
Bella Bailey
Death on the Tyne (2018)
Colleen
Walk Like a Panther (2018)
Gladys
Diana and the Paparazzi (2017)
Narrator (voice)
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story (2017)
Narrator
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next (2017)
Self - Narrator
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys (2016)
Self
Golden Years (2016)
Nancy
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One (2015)
Self
Caring for the Recently Deceased
Caring for the Recently Deceased (2014)
Marjoram Bryon
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring (2012)
Barbara Royle
Lapland (2011)
Eileen Lewis
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers (2010)
Barbara
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010)
Self
The Turn of the Screw (2009)
Sarah Grose
The Golden Egg Cup (2009)
Barbara Royle
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It (2009)
Self - Narrator (voice)