Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

07/12/1943

Age

82 years old

Place of Birth

Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

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)... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2024

The Big Snow of '47

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Gladys Denker

2021

Help

as Gloria

2019

The Cure

as Bella Bailey

2018

Death on the Tyne

as Colleen

2018

Walk Like a Panther

as Gladys

2017

Diana and the Paparazzi

as Narrator (voice)

2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at ...

as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredi...

2016

Golden Years

as Nancy

2012

Barbara's Old Ring

as Barbara Royle

2011

Lapland

as Eileen Lewis

2010

Joe's Crackers

as Barbara

2009

The Turn of the Screw

as Sarah Grose

2009

The Golden Egg Cup

as Barbara Royle

2009

Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

as Narrator (voice)

2008

The New Sofa

as Barbara Royle

2006

Imagine Me & You

as Ella

2002

The Virgin Mary

as Self - Presenter

2001

Score

as Maggie

2000

New Year's Day

as Mrs. Fisher

1998

Brookside: Friday the 13th

as Sheila Grant

1997

Brookside: The Lost Weekend

as Sheila Grant

1997

Face

as Alice

1996

Brassed Off

as Vera

1994

Measure for Measure

as Mistress Overdone

1992

Bitter Harvest

as Miriam Johnson