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Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

Acting · 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

tv 8.1 Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
2010
movie 7.6 Imagine Me & You
Imagine Me & You
2006
movie 7.2 Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
movie 7.0 Brassed Off
Brassed Off
1996
tv 7.6 Time
Time
2021
movie 6.6 Fackham Hall
Fackham Hall
2025
movie 7.0 Help
Help
2021
tv 7.9 Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
1987
tv 7.0 The Responder
The Responder
2022
tv 7.8 Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
2007
tv 7.9 Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
2008
movie 6.3 Face
Face
1997
tv 7.5 A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
1992
tv 5.2 Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
1995
tv 7.6 The Royle Family
The Royle Family
1998
tv 7.2 Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
2001
tv 6.0 Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
2004
movie 4.7 The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw
2009