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Sue Johnston

Actress / Film Actress | * 12/07/1943 (80) | Warrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Susan Pammenter OBE (born 7 December 1943), better known by her stage name Sue Johnston, is an English actress. She is known for portraying Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy The Royle Family (1998–2012), 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. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that ...

Imagine Me & You

R

2005 | 3.8/5 | 1h 33min
Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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British comedy series focusing on the lives of a working-class family in Manchester who love the TV. ...

The Royle Family

TV-PG

1998 | 3.9/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierar ...

Downton Abbey

TV-PG

2010 | 4.1/5 | 1h 6min per episode
Drama
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A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases. ...

Waking the Dead

TV-14

2000 | 3.7/5 | 1h per episode
Crime, Mystery, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Sue Johnston

Officer of The Order of The British Empire
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Movies with Sue Johnston as Actress(32)

as Nancy2023 Bilby
as Gladys Denker2022 Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Gloria2021 Help
as herself2021 Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
as Bella Bailey2019 The Cure
as Gladys2018 Walk Like a Panther
as Colleen2018 Death on the Tyne
as Narrator2017 Diana and the Paparazzi
as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)2016 British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as herself2016 World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
as Nancy2016 Golden Years
as herself2015 The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
as Stein2014 500 Miles North
as Marjoram Bryon2014 Caring for the Recently Deceased
as Barbara Royle2012 Barbara's Old Ring
as Eileen Lewis2011 Lapland
as Barbara2010 Joe's Crackers
as Sarah Grose2009 The Turn of the Screw
as Barbara Royle2009 The Golden Egg Cup
as Barbara Royle2008 The New Sofa
as Barbara Royle2006 The Queen of Sheba
as Ella2005 Imagine Me & You
as Mrs. Fisher2001 New Year's Day
as Maggie2001 Score
as Pat Phoenix1998 The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
as Sheila Grant1998 Brookside: Friday the 13th
as Sheila Grant1997 Brookside: The Lost Weekend
as Esmeralda1997 Preaching to the Perverted
as Alice1997 Face
as Vera1996 Brassed Off
as Mistress Overdone1994 Measure for Measure
as Miriam Johnson1992 Bitter Harvest

TV Shows/Series with Sue Johnston as Actress(33)

as Marion2024 Truelove
as Narrator2021 Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
as June Cobden2021 Time
as Sue2019 The Cockfields
as Ivy-Rae Regan2018 Age Before Beauty
as Doreen2016 Rovers
as Eileen Lewis2013 Being Eileen
as Miss Hunter2012 Gates
2011 Sugartown
as Miss Denker2010 Downton Abbey
2008 Little Dorrit
as herself2007 Would I Lie to You?
as Sal Vine2006 Jam & Jerusalem
2006 The Street
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
2004 Strictly Come Dancing
as herself2004 Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 The Paul O'Grady Show
as Caroline Ferraday2002 Cutting It
as Self - Narrator2002 Timeshift
as Mrs. Betts2001 My Uncle Silas
as Dr. Grace Foley2000 Waking the Dead
1999 Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
as Val1998 Duck Patrol
as Barbara Royle1998 The Royle Family
1997 Crime Traveller
as Helga Allowby1996 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1993 Luv
as Phyllis Bowman1992 A Touch of Frost
1990 Medics
as Mrs. Bailey1987 Inspector Morse
as Sheila Grant1982 Brookside
as herself1952 Today

Full Name: Sue Johnston
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 12/07 1943 (December) in Warrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 80 years + 142 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Other names for Sue Johnston (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Susan Wright"
Sue Johnston frequently works together with these people:
Craig Cash (17x, Actor)
Caroline Aherne (13x, Actress)
Jimmy McGovern (8x, Crew)
Joe Wilkinson (7x, Actor)
Celia Imrie (6x, Actress)
Ricky Tomlinson (6x, Actor)
Gabby Logan (6x, Actress)
Peter Martin (6x, Actor)
Shirley Ballas (6x, Actress)
Phil Daniels (5x, Actor)
Sharon Osbourne (5x, Actress)
Anita Rani (5x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:207456, Added: 07/24/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024