Had planned to give up acting after her role in Grange Hill (1978) ended and study
at 6th form college, but heard she had secured the role in EastEnders (1985)
shortly before term was due to begin.
She is a fan of character acting, and in 1986 she named Denholm Elliott as her
favourite actor and Beryl Reid as her favourite actress.
In the late 1990s, after her character Michelle Fowler was written out of EastEnders (1985), she took the opportunity to retrain as a director. In this new role she is often credited as Sue Tully.
Her EastEnders (1985) character Michelle Fowler became the
2nd woman on the soap opera to give birth. Michelle had a daughter
Vicki (played by Scarlett Alice Johnson), born on 27 May 1986.
Ranked #8 in The 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Michelle Fowler (2015).