Sue Johnston
Acting
Born December 7, 1943
From Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Also known as Susan Wright, Susan Johnston, OBE
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)...
Filmography
Welcome to Borovia
Matrashka
20265.0
Stuffed
Lily
20256.0
Fackham Hall
Great Aunt Bonaparte
20256.7
Big Winners
Edith Thistle
2025
The Big Snow of '47
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self
20238.0
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Barbara Royle (archive footage)
2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Self / Barbara Royle (archive footage)
2023
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Gladys Denker
20227.2
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Self
20216.4
Help
Gloria
20217.0
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David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
Narrator
2020
The Cure
Bella Bailey
20197.5
Death on the Tyne
Colleen
20185.8
Walk Like a Panther
Gladys
20186.2
Diana and the Paparazzi
Narrator (voice)
2017
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Narrator
2017
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
Self - Narrator
2017
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
20165.7
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Self
20167.0
Golden Years
Nancy
20166.3
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Self
20159.3
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Caring for the Recently Deceased
Marjoram Bryon
2014
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Barbara Royle
20127.0
Lapland
Eileen Lewis
2011
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Barbara
20107.2
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
20108.4
The Turn of the Screw
Sarah Grose
20094.7
The Golden Egg Cup
Barbara Royle
20098.0
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
Self - Narrator (voice)
20097.0
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Barbara Royle
20087.7
Imagine Me & You
Ella
20067.6
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
Self
2005
The Virgin Mary
Self - Presenter
2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Self
20028.0
New Year's Day
Mrs. Fisher
20015.3
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Score
Maggie
20017.0
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Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999
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Brookside: Friday the 13th
Sheila Grant
19985.5
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
Pat Phoenix
19989.0
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
Sheila Grant
19977.6
Face
Alice
19976.3
Preaching to the Perverted
Esmeralda
19976.1
Brassed Off
Vera
19967.0
Measure for Measure
Mistress Overdone
19943.3
Bitter Harvest
Miriam Johnson
1992
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Bilby
Nancy
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