Sue Johnston
Born
1943-12-07
Place of birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
Known for
Downton Abbey
Miss Denker
Imagine Me & You
Ella
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Gladys Denker
Brassed Off
Vera
Time
June Cobden
Inspector Morse
Mrs. Bailey
Help
Gloria
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Fackham Hall
Great Aunt Bonaparte
The Responder
Madge
Face
Alice
Little Dorrit
Affery / Affery Flintwinch
A Touch of Frost
Phyllis Bowman
Hollyoaks
Sheila Grant
The Royle Family
Barbara Royle