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.
Acting credits 34 titles
Ann Droid
as Sue
Series
2026–
6.7
Stuffed
as Lily
Film
2025
6.0
Fackham Hall
as Great Aunt Bonaparte
Film
2025
6.7
Generation Z
as Cecily
Series
2024
5.5
Truelove
as Marion
Series
2024
6.4
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self
Film
2023
8.0
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
as Self
Film
2021
6.4
Help
as Gloria
Film
2021
7.0
The Cure
as Bella Bailey
Film
2019
7.5
The Cockfields
as Sue
Series
2019–2021
6.5
Death on the Tyne
as Colleen
Film
2018
5.8
Age Before Beauty
as Ivy-Rae Regan
Series
2018
2.8
Walk Like a Panther
as Gladys
Film
2018
6.2
Rovers
as Doreen
Series
2016
6.8
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
as Self
Film
2016
7.0
Golden Years
as Nancy
Film
2016
6.3
Gates
as Miss Hunter
Series
2012
8.5
Lapland
as Eileen Lewis
Film
2011
Sugartown
Series
2011
8.5
A Passionate Woman
as Betty (1980s)
Series
2010
5.9
Jam and Jerusalem
as Sal Vine
Series
2006–2009
7.1
Imagine Me & You
as Ella
Film
2006
7.6
My Uncle Silas
as Mrs Betts
Series
2001–2003
8.5
Waking the Dead
as Dr. Grace Foley
Series
2001–2011
7.2
Finest Hour
as Commentary
Series
1999
7.0
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
as Irma
Series
1999
7.0
The Royle Family
as Barbara Royle
Series
1998–2000
7.6
The Jump
as Maeve Brunos
Series
1998
7.0
Duck Patrol
as Val Rutland
Series
1998
6.0
Crime Traveller
as Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham
Series
1997
7.3
Luv
as Terese Craven
Series
1993–1994
7.7
Full Stretch
as Grace Robbins
Series
1993
8.0
Goodbye Cruel World
as Barbara Grade
Series
1992
7.5
Medics
Series
1990–1995
6.0
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7.2
Series
Waking the Dead
Dr. Grace Foley
2001–2011
6.5
Series
The Cockfields
Sue
2019–2021
7.6
Series
The Royle Family
Barbara Royle
1998–2000
6.7
Series
Ann Droid
Sue
2026–
0.0
Film
Lapland
Eileen Lewis
2011
6.7
Film
Fackham Hall
Great Aunt Bonaparte
2025
7.6
Film
Imagine Me & You
Ella
2006
7.1
Series
Jam and Jerusalem
Sal Vine
2006–2009
6.0
Series
Medics
1990–1995
5.5
Series
Generation Z
Cecily
2024
6.4
Series
Truelove
Marion
2024
7.7
Series
Luv
Terese Craven
1993–1994
7.3
Series
Crime Traveller
Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham
1997
6.0
Series
Duck Patrol
Val Rutland
1998
8.5
Series
My Uncle Silas
Mrs Betts
2001–2003
8.0
Series
Full Stretch
Grace Robbins
1993
6.0
Film
Stuffed
Lily
2025
7.0
Series
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Irma
1999
2.8
Series
Age Before Beauty
Ivy-Rae Regan
2018
8.5
Series
Gates
Miss Hunter
2012
6.8
Series
Rovers
Doreen
2016
7.0
Series
The Jump
Maeve Brunos
1998
8.5
Series
Sugartown
2011
5.9
Series
A Passionate Woman
Betty (1980s)
2010
7.0
Film
Help
Gloria
2021
6.3
Film
Golden Years
Nancy
2016
7.5
Film
The Cure
Bella Bailey
2019
7.5
Series
Goodbye Cruel World
Barbara Grade
1992
6.4
Film
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Self
2021
5.8
Film
Death on the Tyne
Colleen
2018
6.2
Film
Walk Like a Panther
Gladys
2018
7.0
Series
Finest Hour
Commentary
1999
8.0
Film
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self
2023
7.0
Film
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Self
2016