Sue Johnston
Known For
Acting
Born
1943-12-07 in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
Most Known For
Downton Abbey
as Miss Denker
Strictly Come Dancing
as Self
Inspector Morse
as Mrs. Bailey
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
Waking the Dead
as Dr. Grace Foley
Parkinson
as Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
A Touch of Frost
as Phyllis Bowman
Hollyoaks
as Sheila Grant
The Paul O'Grady Show
Loose Women
as Self
Brookside
as Sheila Grant
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
Time
as June Cobden
Timeshift
as Self - Narrator
Performance
as Mistress Overdone
Today
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Helga Allowby
Fackham Hall
as Great Aunt Bonaparte