Where to watch Sue Johnston in the UK
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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.
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- Downton Abbey (2010) as Miss Denker
- Brookside (1982) as Sheila Grant
- Waking the Dead (2001) as Dr. Grace Foley
- A Touch of Frost (1992) as Phyllis Bowman
- Would I Lie to You? (2007) as Self
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Mrs. Bailey
- Hollyoaks (1995) as Sheila Grant
- Loose Women (1999) as Self
- Strictly Come Dancing (2004) as Self
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) as Self
- Parkinson (1998) as Self
- Performance (1991) as Mistress Overdone
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) as Self - Participant
- Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) as Self
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996) as Helga Allowby
- The Paul O'Grady Show (2004) Cast
- The Responder (2022) as Madge
- Today (1952) as Self
- Celebrity Gogglebox (2019) Cast
- Timeshift (2002) as Self - Narrator
- Time (2021) as June Cobden
- Cutting It (2002) as Caroline Ferraday
- Fackham Hall (2025) as Great Aunt Bonaparte
- Little Dorrit (2008) as Affery / Affery Flintwinch
- Truelove (2024) as Marion
- The Street (2006) Cast
- Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) as Gladys Denker
- Imagine Me & You (2006) as Ella
- The Royle Family (1998) as Barbara Royle
- In Suspicious Circumstances (1991) as Edith Rosse
- Medics (1990) Cast
- Jam and Jerusalem (2006) as Sal Vine
- My Uncle Silas (2001) as Mrs Betts
- Generation Z (2024) as Cecily
- DNA Journey (2019) as Self
- Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule (2017) as Self
- Gates (2012) as Miss Hunter
- The Cockfields (2019) as Sue
- Full Stretch (1993) as Grace Robbins
- A Passionate Woman (2010) as Betty (1980s)
- Brassed Off (1996) as Vera
- Sugartown (2011) Cast
- Taskmaster’s New Year Treat (2021) as Self
- The Jump (1998) as Maeve Brunos
- Walk Like a Panther (2018) as Gladys
- Crime Traveller (1997) Cast
- Rovers (2016) as Doreen
- Duck Patrol (1998) as Val Rutland
- Age Before Beauty (2018) as Ivy-Rae Regan
- Luv (1993) Cast
- Preaching to the Perverted (1997) as Esmeralda
- Face (1997) as Alice
- Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (1999) as Irma
- Golden Years (2016) as Nancy
- Help (2021) as Gloria
- Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two (2024) as Herself
- Being Eileen (2013) as Eileen Lewis
- The Turn of the Screw (2009) as Sarah Grose
- Stuffed (2025) as Lily
- Measure for Measure (1994) as Mistress Overdone
- New Year's Day (2001) as Mrs. Fisher
- Score (2001) as Maggie
- British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016) as Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Death on the Tyne (2018) as Colleen
- Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story (2021) as Self
- Lapland (2011) as Eileen Lewis
- The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010) as Self
- The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers (2010) as Barbara
- Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (1999) Cast
- Bitter Harvest (1992) as Miriam Johnson
- Goodbye Cruel World (1992) as Barbara Grade
- The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One (2015) as Self
- Bilby as Nancy
- Brookside: The Lost Weekend (1997) as Sheila Grant
- Dexter Procter (2025) as Granny Bet
- Big Winners (2025) as Edith Thistle
- Baby Hospital (2011) Cast
- The Golden Egg Cup (2009) as Barbara Royle
- The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring (2012) as Barbara Royle
- Finest Hour (1999) as Commentary
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What are Sue Johnston's most popular films?
Most-watched Sue Johnston films currently: Fackham Hall (2025), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), Imagine Me & You (2006), Brassed Off (1996), Walk Like a Panther (2018).
What TV shows has Sue Johnston appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Downton Abbey (2010), Brookside (1982), Waking the Dead (2001), A Touch of Frost (1992), Would I Lie to You? (2007).
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