Sue Johnston

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notable role = Sheila Grant in "Brookside"
Barbara Royle in "The Royle Family"
Dr Grace Foley in "Waking The Dead"

Susan Johnston, usually known as Sue Johnston, (born 7 December 1943) is an English actress.

Biography

Sue Johnston (birth name Susan) was born in Warrington, then Lancashire now Cheshire, and grew up in Prescot, then Lancashire now Merseyside, and was educated at the local Prescot School.

After working as a Higher Grade tax inspector, when her boyfriend was one of the pop group The Swinging Blue Jeans, she worked for Brian Epstein. From the age 21, Johnston attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

From 1982 to 1990 she appeared as Sheila Grant in the soap opera "Brookside". Since then she has appeared in many drama series and films, including "Inspector Morse", "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates", "Brassed Off", and "My Uncle Silas". Johnston currently stars in the television series "Waking The Dead", in which she plays the role of psychological profiler Grace Foley, alongside Trevor Eve. Johnston is also well-known for her role as Barbara Royle in the comedy series "The Royle Family", appearing alongside her former on-screen husband in "Brookside", Ricky Tomlinson.

In 2004, she appeared in one episode of the series, "Who Do You Think You Are?", in which she traced back her family tree.cite episode |title=Who Do You Think You Are? with Sue Johnston |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/wdytya_s1_celeb_gallery_03.shtml
series=Who Do You Think You Are? | serieslink=Who Do You Think You Are? |network=BBC |station=BBC Two |airdate=2004-10-26] She can currently be seen starring in the lead role in the French and Saunders sitcom "Jam & Jerusalem" on BBC One, alongside Joanna Lumley, Maggie Steed and David Mitchell. The first series aired in 2006 and the second series began on 1st January, 2008.

Johnston has campaigned on behalf of the Labour Party and has been a long-time gay rights campaigner. [cite journal
title ="Never larger than life: Ruth Rolands meets the Brookside star and gay rights campaigner
journal ="Gay Times"
issue =131
publisher =Millivres
date =August 1989
id =ISSN 0950-6101
accessdate = Quote:"The dangers of that Clause [28] really hit me and I felt angry. I've got to come in on this, I thought — so I did. That's when I 'came out' as an ally of gays."]

She is a fan of Liverpool Football Club.

elected television and film roles

*"Coronation Street" (1980)
*"Brookside" (1982–1990)
*"Luv" (1993)
*"Brassed Off" (1996)
*"Face" (1997)
*"Crime Traveller" (1997)
*"The Royle Family" (1998)
*"Waking the Dead" (2000–present)
*"New Year's Day" (2001)
*"Imagine Me & You" (2005)
*"Jam & Jerusalem" (2006)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0426855|name=Sue Johnston
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/faces/sue_johnston.shtml BBC, Drama Profiles, Sue Johnston]

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