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.
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Big Winners | Edith Thistle | 2025-11-27 |
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The Big Snow of '47 | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2024-01-01 |
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Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy | Self | 2023-12-25 |
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Downton Abbey: A New Era | Gladys Denker | 2022-04-27 |
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Help | Gloria | 2021-09-16 |
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Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story | Self | 2021-11-29 |
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David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star | Narrator | 2020-12-21 |
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The Cure | Bella Bailey | 2019-12-19 |
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Walk Like a Panther | Gladys | 2018-03-09 |
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Death on the Tyne | Colleen | 2018-12-15 |
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Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story | Narrator | 2017-04-06 |
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Diana and the Paparazzi | Narrator (voice) | 2017-08-17 |
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Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next | Self - Narrator | 2017-02-28 |
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves | Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016-09-12 |
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World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys | Self | 2016-05-22 |
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Golden Years | Nancy | 2016-04-29 |
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The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One | Self | 2015-11-11 |
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Caring for the Recently Deceased | Marjoram Bryon | 2014-07-28 |
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Barbara's Old Ring | Barbara Royle | 2012-12-25 |
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Lapland | Eileen Lewis | 2011-12-24 |
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The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa | Self | 2010-11-10 |
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Joe's Crackers | Barbara | 2010-12-25 |
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The Golden Egg Cup | Barbara Royle | 2009-12-25 |
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The Turn of the Screw | Sarah Grose | 2009-12-30 |
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Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It | Narrator (voice) | 2009-05-27 |
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The New Sofa | Barbara Royle | 2008-12-25 |
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Imagine Me & You | Ella | 2006-01-27 |
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Liverpool FC: One Night in May | 2005-05-24 | |
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The Virgin Mary | Self - Presenter | 2002-12-22 |
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Score | Maggie | 2001-06-05 |
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New Year's Day | Mrs. Fisher | 2000-01-01 |
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Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll | 1999-09-05 | |
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Brookside: Friday the 13th | Sheila Grant | 1998-11-14 |
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The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds | Pat Phoenix | 1998-08-30 |
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Brookside: The Lost Weekend | Sheila Grant | 1997-11-15 |
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Preaching to the Perverted | Esmeralda | 1997-07-04 |
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Face | Alice | 1997-09-26 |
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Brassed Off | Vera | 1996-11-01 |
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Measure for Measure | Mistress Overdone | 1994-11-05 |
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Bitter Harvest | Miriam Johnson | 1992-07-22 |
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Bilby | Nancy |
