Most Recent Role: Dr. Grace Foley on Waking the Dead
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Warrington, Cheshire, England
Birthday: 12-7-1943
Birth Name: Susan Johnston
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Warrington, Cheshire, England
Birthday: 12-7-1943
Birth Name: Susan Johnston
Sue was born in Warrington in 1943.
She worked as a tax inspector before attending the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Sue is divorced, and has one son, Joel.
Most Recent Appearance
Skin (2)
Tuesday 6 May 2008 on BBC-1
The team have to race against time to solve the waste ground murder,as it becomes clear that a child's life may depend upon it.
Sue received an Honorary Degree from John Moore's University in Liverpool.
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Sue is also politically involved - in the past, she has campaigned for the British political party, Labour.
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In her role on The Royle Family, Sue appeared with her on-screen husband from Brookside, Ricky Tomlinson.
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If Sue were stranded on an island, her choice of books would be the Bible and the Complete Works of Shakespeare.
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Sue received BAFTA nominations for playing the character Barbara in The Royle Family and for her portrayal of a woman with motor neurone disease in Goodbye Cruel World.
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Sue: I still read those [psychology] books, I find it all very fascinating. I suppose we are all incredibly interested in what makes people abnormal; what makes them tick in an exaggerated form. It was explained to me that, in most cases, a dreadful childhood could affect the rest of someone’s life.
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Other Appearances
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Brookside
Sheila Corkhill |
Crime Traveller
Grisham |
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Duck Patrol
Val |
Jam and Jerusalem
Sal Vine |
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Medics
Ruth Parry |
My Uncle Silas
Mrs. Betts |
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A Touch of Frost
Conclusions Phyllis Bowman |
Children in Need
2001 [2 Parts] Herself |
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Cutting It
Episode Four Caroline Farraday |
Fantasy Football League
Eddie Large, Sue Johnston, David Pleat Herself |
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Poison Pen Helga Allowby |
Inspector Morse
Absolute Conviction Mrs Bailey |
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"Talented"Perfect Sue Johnston worked as a tax inspector in liverpool before she became an actress. At 21, much to her parents disappointment, she went to drama school. The Douglas Webber Academy. She finally got offered a job in Brookside. And since then she's never been Continue » Posted Jul 17, 2005 3:30 pm PST |
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