Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

1943-12-07

Biography

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.

Also appears in

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

7.2

Imagine Me & You

Imagine Me & You

7.6

Help

Help

7.1

Brassed Off

Brassed Off

7.0

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

5.7

Preaching to the Perverted

Preaching to the Perverted

6.1

Face

Face

6.3

Downton Abbey 3

Downton Abbey 3

Not yet rated

Golden Years

Golden Years

6.3

The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

4.9

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

8.0

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

6.5

Walk Like a Panther

Walk Like a Panther

6.2

The Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba

7.5

Caring for the Recently Deceased

Caring for the Recently Deceased

Not yet rated

The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One

The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One

9.0

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

8.4

The Golden Egg Cup

The Golden Egg Cup

8.0

The New Sofa

The New Sofa

7.7

Death on the Tyne

Death on the Tyne

6.4