
Sue Johnston
Acting • 1943-12-07 • 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 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.
Known For
8.1Downton Abbey
2010
7.2Waking the Dead
2001
7.6Imagine Me & You
2006
7.6Time
2021
7.9Little Dorrit
2008
7.6The Royle Family
1998
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Filmography
- 2026★ 6.8
- 2026★ 5.0
- 2025★ 6.6
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- 2025
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- 2024★ 6.4
- 2024★ 5.4
- 2024
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- 2023★ 8.0
- 2023★ 8.5
- 2023
- 2022★ 7.2
- 2022★ 7.0
- 2021★ 7.6
- 2021★ 7.1
- 2021★ 6.4
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019★ 6.6
- 2019★ 6.5
- 2019★ 6.0
- 2019★ 7.5
- 2018★ 5.8
- 2018★ 6.2
- 2018★ 3.4
- 2017★ 8.0
- 2017
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- 2016★ 6.8
- 2016★ 5.7
- 2016★ 7.0
- 2015★ 9.3
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- 2012★ 8.5
- 2012★ 7.0
- 2011★ 6.0
- 2011★ 8.5
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- 2010★ 8.4
- 2010★ 7.2
- 2009★ 4.8
- 2009★ 7.0
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- 2008★ 7.9
- 2008★ 7.7
- 2007★ 7.8
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- 2001★ 8.5
- 2001★ 7.0
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- 1996★ 7.0
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- 1993★ 8.0
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- 1992★ 7.5
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- 1991★ 6.3
- 1991★ 6.5
- 1990MedicsTV★ 6.0
- 1987★ 7.9
- 1986★ 6.0
- 1982★ 6.4
- 1952★ 5.6





























































































