Sue Johnston

Actress Born 1943 Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK 12 TV Shows 8 Movies

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.

Sue Johnston's screen work to date leans strongly toward Drama and Comedy, a consistent thread across her credits so far.

Sue Johnston's most notable role to date came in Downton Abbey (2010), where she played Miss Denker. She also appeared in Imagine Me & You (2006) as Ella. Most recently appeared in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) as Gladys Denker.

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