Sue Johnston
Actor
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.
Filmography
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Gladys Denker 2022
Brassed Off
as Vera 1996
Help
as Gloria 2021
Face
as Alice 1997
Fackham Hall
as Great Aunt Bonaparte 2025
Golden Years
as Nancy 2016
The Turn of the Screw
as Sarah Grose 2009
Preaching to the Perverted
as Esmeralda 1997
Death on the Tyne
as Colleen 2018
Walk Like a Panther
as Gladys 2018
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
as Self 2021
New Year's Day
as Mrs. Fisher 2000
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self 2010
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self 2023
Brookside: The Lost Weekend
as Sheila Grant 1997
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
as Barbara Royle 2012