Sue Johnston
CountryUnited Kingdom 
GenderFemale
Birthdaydéc. 7, 1943
BiographySue Johnston (born Susan Wright; 7 December 1943) is an English actress. She is known for portraying 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).
In 2000, for her work on The Royle Family, Johnston won the British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. In 2025, she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work on Truelove.
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In 2000, for her work on The Royle Family, Johnston won the British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. In 2025, she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work on Truelove.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Sue Johnston. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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