Sue Johnston

	Location	Warrington , Cheshire , England
	Notable Role	''' Sheila Grant ''' in '' Brookside ''<br>'''Barbara Royle''' in '' The Royle Family ''<br>'''Dr Grace Foley''' in '' Waking The Dead ''

Sue Johnston (born 7 December 1943 ) is an English Actress .

BIOGRAPHY

Johnston was born in Warrington , Cheshire , and grew up in Prescot , Merseyside . After working as a tax inspector, she 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 the series, '' Who Do You Think You Are? '', in which she traced back her family tree. Also, Sue starred in the 2006 Situation Comedy , '' Jam & Jerusalem '' on BBC One , along with Jennifer Saunders , Dawn French , and Joanna Lumley .

	CATEGORIES ABOUT SUE JOHNSTON

	1943 births

	johnston, sue

	living people

	english film actors

	english television actors

	english soap opera actors

	people from warrington

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