Sue Johnston
Birthday: 1943-12-07 | Place of Birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UKSusan 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
Acting
Role
as Gloria
as Self
as Sue
as Colleen
as Gladys
as Ivy-Rae Regan
as Doreen
as Nancy
as Betty (1980s)
as Sarah Grose
as Ella
as Sal Vine
as Dr. Grace Foley
as Barbara Royle
as Sheila Grant
as Val Rutland
as Sheila Grant
as Vera
