Acting
Sue Johnston
Born 1943-12-07 · Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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
Imagine Me & You
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Brassed Off
Preaching to the Perverted
Help
Walk Like a Panther
Face
New Year's Day
Golden Years
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
The Turn of the Screw
Downton Abbey: A Moorland Holiday
Downton Abbey: The Finale
The Queen of Sheba
Death on the Tyne
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
The Golden Egg Cup
Downton Abbey: Christmas Special 2015
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
500 Miles North
Barbara's Old Ring
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
Score
Diana and the Paparazzi
Bitter Harvest
The New Sofa
Measure for Measure
The Cure