Sue Johnston
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
December 7, 1943Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
39Place of birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UKAlso known as
Susan Wright, Susan Johnston, OBE
Cast credits
Imagine Me & You
Ella
Preaching to the Perverted
Esmeralda
Face
Alice
Brassed Off
Vera
The Turn of the Screw
Sarah Grose
Lapland
Eileen Lewis
500 Miles North
Stein
Golden Years
Nancy
Measure for Measure
Mistress Overdone
New Year's Day
Mrs. Fisher
Walk Like a Panther
Gladys
Death on the Tyne
Colleen
Bitter Harvest
Miriam Johnson
Diana and the Paparazzi
Narrator (voice)
Barbara's Old Ring
Barbara RoyleImages
