Biography
Sue Johnston is an English actress. Born Susan Wright on 7 December 1943 in Warrington, she trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
She is known for playing Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy The Royle Family (1998–2012), 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 also appeared as Vera in the film Brassed Off (1996).
Johnston won the British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress in 2000 for The Royle Family and was appointed OBE in 2009.
