Person Details
Birthday: 1943-12-07 09:08:28
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 22
TV Involvements: 16
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Inspector Morse
(1987) Mrs. BaileyWho Do You Think You Are?
(2004) SelfA Touch of Frost
(1992) Phyllis BowmanWaking the Dead
(2000) Dr. Grace FoleyDownton Abbey
(2010) Miss DenkerHetty Wainthropp Investigates
(1996) Helga AllowbyBrookside
(1982) Sheila GrantMy Uncle Silas
(2001) Mrs. BettsActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
2024 | Self | |
Marion | ||
Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
2023 | Self | |
2022 | Gladys Denker | |
2021 | Self | |
Gloria | ||
Narrator | ||
June Cobden | ||
2020 | Narrator | |
2019 | Bella Bailey | |
Sue | ||
2018 | Colleen | |
Ivy-Rae Regan | ||
Gladys | ||
2017 | Narrator (voice) | |
Self | ||
2016 | Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Doreen | ||
Self | ||
Nancy | ||
2015 | Self | |
2014 | Marjoram Bryon | |
Stein | ||
2013 | Eileen Lewis | |
2012 | Barbara Royle | |
Miss Hunter | ||
2011 | Eileen Lewis | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
2010 | Barbara | |
Self | ||
Miss Denker | ||
Betty (1980s) | ||
2009 | Sarah Grose | |
Barbara Royle | ||
2008 | Barbara Royle | |
N/A | ||
2007 | Self | |
Self | ||
2006 | Sal Vine | |
Barbara Royle | ||
Self - Guest | ||
N/A | ||
Ella | ||
2004 | Self | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
2002 | Self - Narrator | |
Caroline Ferraday | ||
2001 | Mrs. Betts | |
Maggie | ||
2000 | Dr. Grace Foley | |
Mrs. Fisher | ||
1999 | Irma | |
N/A | ||
1998 | Sheila Grant | |
Barbara Royle | ||
Maeve Brunos | ||
Pat Phoenix | ||
Val Rutland | ||
1997 | Sheila Grant | |
Alice | ||
Esmeralda | ||
N/A | ||
1996 | Vera | |
Helga Allowby | ||
1994 | Mistress Overdone | |
1993 | N/A | |
1992 | Phyllis Bowman | |
Miriam Johnson | ||
1991 | Mistress Overdone | |
1990 | N/A | |
1987 | Mrs. Bailey | |
1982 | Sheila Grant | |
1952 | Self | |
Nancy | ||
Cecily | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |