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Sue Johnston

born 1943 · Acting

63.9avg grm
13titles
#841best rank
1honors
Wbest title · #841 on siteWaking the Dead2000 · as Dr. Grace Foley · series63.4

Honors

1
—Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Bio

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.

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), 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.

Filmography

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2020s6 titlesAAnn Droid2026 · as Sue · series63.5AAnn Droid2026 · as Sue Bevan · series63.5RRiot Women2025 · as Auntie Mary · series65.4TTruelove2024 · as Marion · series63.9EExtraordinary Escapes2021 · as Self · series64.0RRobbo: The Bryan Robson Story2021 · as Self58.4
2010s2 titlesCThe Cockfields2019 · as Sue · series63.4RRovers2016 · as Doreen · series64.0
2000s2 titlesCClatterford2006 · as Sal Vine · series63.9WWaking the Dead2000 · as Dr. Grace Foley · series63.4
1990s3 titlesRThe Royle Family1998 · as Barbara Royle · series64.7CCrime Traveller1997 · as Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham · series64.2BBrassed Off1996 · as Vera68.3

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Sue Johnston

S
born1943
known forActing
titles on site13
best title rank#841 · Waking the Dead (2000)
avg GRM63.9
honors1 · Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Honors
  • —Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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.

Filmography

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2020s

6 titles
A63.5Ann Droid2026 · as Sue · seriesA63.5Ann Droid2026 · as Sue Bevan · seriesR65.4Riot Women2025 · as Auntie Mary · seriesT63.9Truelove2024 · as Marion · seriesE64.0Extraordinary Escapes2021 · as Self · seriesR58.4Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story2021 · as Self

2010s

2 titles
C63.4The Cockfields2019 · as Sue · seriesR64.0Rovers2016 · as Doreen · series

2000s

2 titles
C63.9Clatterford2006 · as Sal Vine · seriesW63.4Waking the Dead2000 · as Dr. Grace Foley · series

1990s

3 titles
R64.7The Royle Family1998 · as Barbara Royle · seriesC64.2Crime Traveller1997 · as Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham · seriesB68.3Brassed Off1996 · as Vera

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