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Sue Johnston

1943-12-07 (80 years old) in 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.

Movies

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The Big Snow of '47
0 %|Jan 1, 2024
Documentary
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Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
80 %|Dec 25, 2023
Documentary, Comedy
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Downton Abbey: A New Era
72 %|Apr 27, 2022
Drama, Romance, History, Mystery
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Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
65 %|Nov 29, 2021
Documentary
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Help
71 %|Sep 16, 2021
Drama
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David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
0 %|Dec 21, 2020
Documentary
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The Cure
75 %|Dec 19, 2019
Drama, TV Movie
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Death on the Tyne
64 %|Dec 15, 2018
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Walk Like a Panther
62 %|Mar 9, 2018
Comedy
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Diana and the Paparazzi
0 %|Aug 17, 2017
Documentary
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
56.67 %|Sep 12, 2016
Comedy, Documentary
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World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
70 %|May 22, 2016
Documentary
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Golden Years
64 %|Apr 29, 2016
Crime, Comedy
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The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
90 %|Nov 11, 2015
Music, Documentary
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Caring for the Recently Deceased
0 %|Jul 28, 2014
Comedy
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500 Miles North
75 %|Jan 1, 2014
Drama
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Barbara's Old Ring
70 %|Dec 25, 2012
Comedy
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Lapland
0 %|Dec 24, 2011
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Joe's Crackers
72 %|Dec 25, 2010
Comedy
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The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
83.75 %|Nov 10, 2010
Documentary, Comedy
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The Turn of the Screw
50 %|Dec 30, 2009
Thriller, Drama, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie
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The Golden Egg Cup
80 %|Dec 25, 2009
Comedy
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Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
70 %|May 27, 2009
Documentary
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The New Sofa
77 %|Dec 25, 2008
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The Queen of Sheba
75 %|Oct 29, 2006
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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Imagine Me & You
75.77 %|Sep 9, 2005
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Score
0 %|Jun 5, 2001
TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
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New Year's Day
50 %|Jan 1, 2000
Drama
actor
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
0 %|Sep 5, 1999
TV Movie, Drama, Music
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Brookside: Friday the 13th
55 %|Nov 14, 1998
Crime, Drama
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Brookside: The Lost Weekend
68 %|Nov 15, 1997
Crime, Drama
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Face
62 %|Sep 26, 1997
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Preaching to the Perverted
61 %|Jul 4, 1997
Comedy, Drama
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Brassed Off
70.35 %|Nov 1, 1996
Comedy, Romance, Drama
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Measure for Measure
10 %|Nov 5, 1994
Drama, TV Movie
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Bitter Harvest
0 %|Jul 22, 1992
Thriller, Drama, TV Movie
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Bilby
0 %|Invalid Date
Adventure

Series

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Truelove
53.33 %|Jan 3, 2024
Drama, Comedy
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Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
0 %|Jun 24, 2021
Documentary
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Time
76 %|Jun 6, 2021
Drama
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The Cockfields
70 %|Nov 12, 2019
Comedy
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Age Before Beauty
33 %|Jul 31, 2018
Drama
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Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
80 %|Mar 2, 2017
Comedy, Talk
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Rovers
71 %|May 24, 2016
Comedy
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Being Eileen
0 %|Feb 4, 2013
Drama, Comedy
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Gates
70 %|Aug 14, 2012
Comedy
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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
50 %|Oct 24, 2011
Talk
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Sugartown
100 %|Jul 24, 2011
Drama, Comedy
actor
Baby Hospital
0 %|Jun 14, 2011
Documentary
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Downton Abbey
80.95 %|Sep 26, 2010
Drama
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A Passionate Woman
63 %|Apr 11, 2010
Drama
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Little Dorrit
78 %|Oct 26, 2008
Drama
actor
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
37 %|Sep 3, 2007
Talk
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Would I Lie to You?
75.82 %|Jun 16, 2007
Comedy
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Jam & Jerusalem
72.5 %|Nov 24, 2006
Comedy
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The One Show
48 %|Aug 14, 2006
News, Talk
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The Street
76 %|Apr 13, 2006
Drama
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Who Do You Think You Are?
64.25 %|Oct 12, 2004
Documentary, Family
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The Paul O'Grady Show
44 %|Oct 11, 2004
Comedy, Talk
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Strictly Come Dancing
63 %|May 15, 2004
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Timeshift
70 %|Oct 10, 2002
Documentary
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Cutting It
66 %|Apr 16, 2002
Drama, Comedy
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My Uncle Silas
0 %|Oct 28, 2001
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Waking the Dead
74.06 %|Jun 18, 2001
Crime, Mystery, Drama
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Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
65 %|Sep 5, 1999
Drama, Comedy
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The Royle Family
75.5 %|Sep 14, 1998
Comedy
actor
The Jump
60 %|Sep 6, 1998
Drama, Crime
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Duck Patrol
50 %|Jul 19, 1998
Comedy
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Crime Traveller
87 %|Mar 1, 1997
Drama
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
69.23 %|Jan 3, 1996
Drama, Crime
actor
Luv
0 %|Mar 9, 1993
Comedy
actor
Full Stretch
100 %|Jan 5, 1993
Drama, Comedy
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A Touch of Frost
74.29 %|Dec 6, 1992
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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Performance
0 %|Feb 22, 1991
Drama
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Medics
45 %|Nov 14, 1990
Drama, Documentary
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Inspector Morse
77.98 %|Jan 6, 1987
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Brookside
59.41 %|Nov 2, 1982
Soap, Drama
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Today
58 %|Jan 14, 1952
News, Talk
actor
Generation Z
0 %|Invalid Date
Sci-Fi & Fantasy