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
Fackham Hall
as Great Aunt Bonaparte
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Gladys Denker
Imagine Me & You
as Ella
Brassed Off
as Vera
Face
as Alice
Help
as Gloria
Preaching to the Perverted
as Esmeralda
Walk Like a Panther
as Gladys
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
as Self
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
Known For - TV Shows
Downton Abbey
as Miss Denker
Waking the Dead
as Dr. Grace Foley
A Touch of Frost
as Phyllis Bowman
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
Inspector Morse
as Mrs. Bailey
Strictly Come Dancing
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Helga Allowby
Performance
as Mistress Overdone