Actor
Sue Johnston
Born 1943 · 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.
Acting
Downton Abbey
Miss Denker · 2010
Imagine Me & You
Ella · 2006
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Gladys Denker · 2022
Time
June Cobden · 2021
Brassed Off
Vera · 1996
Inspector Morse
Mrs. Bailey · 1987
Would I Lie to You?
Self · 2007
Help
Gloria · 2021
Little Dorrit
Affery / Affery Flintwinch · 2008
The Responder
Madge · 2022
Fackham Hall
Great Aunt Bonaparte · 2025
A Touch of Frost
Phyllis Bowman · 1992
The Royle Family
Barbara Royle · 1998
Waking the Dead
Dr. Grace Foley · 2001
Face
Alice · 1997
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 2004
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Helga Allowby · 1996
Golden Years
Nancy · 2016
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
Self · 2015
Strictly Come Dancing
Self · 2004
Preaching to the Perverted
Esmeralda · 1997
Hollyoaks
Sheila Grant · 1995
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self · 2010
Jam and Jerusalem
Sal Vine · 2006