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Sue Johnston

Actor • Born 1943

Sue Johnston

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About

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 posterDownton AbbeySeries • 2010Brookside posterBrooksideSeries • 1982A Touch of Frost posterA Touch of FrostSeries • 1992Waking the Dead posterWaking the DeadSeries • 2001Hollyoaks posterHollyoaksSeries • 1995Time posterTimeSeries • 2021Inspector Morse posterInspector MorseSeries • 1987Performance posterPerformanceSeries • 1991ScreenPlay posterScreenPlaySeries • 1986Celebrity Gogglebox posterCelebrity GoggleboxSeries • 2019Hetty Wainthropp Investigates posterHetty Wainthropp InvestigatesSeries • 1996The Responder posterThe ResponderSeries • 2022Cutting It posterCutting ItSeries • 2002Downton Abbey: A New Era posterDownton Abbey: A New EraMovie • 2022Little Dorrit posterLittle DorritSeries • 2008Jam and Jerusalem posterJam and JerusalemSeries • 2006In Suspicious Circumstances posterIn Suspicious CircumstancesSeries • 1991The Royle Family posterThe Royle FamilySeries • 1998Ann Droid posterAnn DroidSeries • 2026Imagine Me & You posterImagine Me & YouMovie • 2006The Cockfields posterThe CockfieldsSeries • 2019Fackham Hall posterFackham HallMovie • 2025Brassed Off posterBrassed OffMovie • 1996Preaching to the Perverted posterPreaching to the PervertedMovie • 1997