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

Imagine Me & You

Imagine Me & You

7.6

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

7.2

Help

Help

7.1

Brassed Off

Brassed Off

7.0

Face

Face

6.3

Downton Abbey 3

Downton Abbey 3

Not yet rated

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

5.7

The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

4.9

Preaching to the Perverted

Preaching to the Perverted

6.1

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

8.4

The New Sofa

The New Sofa

7.7

Golden Years

Golden Years

6.3

Death on the Tyne

Death on the Tyne

6.4

Barbara’s Old Ring

Barbara’s Old Ring

7.0

The Golden Egg Cup

The Golden Egg Cup

8.0

Tourettes: I Swear I Can’t Help It

Tourettes: I Swear I Can’t Help It

7.0

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

8.0

The Cure

The Cure

7.5

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

6.5

The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One

The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One

9.0