Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 7, 1943 (age 83)
Place of Birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Susan Wright
- Susan Johnston, OBE
Sue Johnston
Biography
Susan Johnston, OBE (nÊe Wright; born 7 December 1943) is an English actress known for playing Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982â1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy The Royle Family (1998â2000, 2006, 2008â2010, 2012), Grace Foley in the BBC drama Waking the Dead (2000â2011), Gloria Price in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2012â2014) and Miss Denker in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2014â2015). 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 - Movies
Known For - TV Shows
Downton Abbey
as Miss Denker
Waking the Dead
as Dr. Grace Foley
Inspector Morse
as Mrs. Bailey
A Touch of Frost
as Phyllis Bowman
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
Strictly Come Dancing
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
Brookside
as Sheila Grant
Loose Women
as Self