Sue Johnston
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
Ella
Imagine Me & You
Gloria
Help
Esmeralda
Preaching to the Perverted
Narrator
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
Vera
Brassed Off
Alice
Face
Self
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Sarah Grose
The Turn of the Screw
Gladys Denker
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Nancy
Bilby
Self
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Big Snow of '47
Narrator (voice)
Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Eileen Lewis
Lapland
Sheila Grant
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
Sheila Grant
Brookside: Friday the 13th
Nancy
Golden Years
Self - Narrator
Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next
Marjoram Bryon
Caring for the Recently Deceased
Mistress Overdone
Measure for Measure
Mrs. Fisher
New Year's Day
Barbara Royle (archive footage) (uncredited)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Gladys
Walk Like a Panther
Maggie
Score
Colleen
Death on the Tyne
Miriam Johnson
Bitter Harvest
Narrator (voice)
Diana and the Paparazzi
Barbara Royle
Barbara's Old Ring
Barbara Royle
The New Sofa
Bella Bailey
The Cure
Self
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Self
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Pat Phoenix
The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
Barbara
Joe's Crackers
Barbara Royle
The Golden Egg Cup
Self
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self - Presenter
The Virgin Mary
Liverpool FC: One Night in May
Narrator
Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
40
Gender
Female
Birthday
1943-12-07
Place of Birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Susan Wright