Biography
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.
TV credits
Rated 6.6 out of 10
Ann Droid
2026
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Dexter Procter
2025
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Play for Today
2025
Rated 5.5 out of 10
Generation Z
2024
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Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
2024
Rated 6.4 out of 10
Truelove
2024
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The Responder
2022
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Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors
2021
Rated 7.6 out of 10
Time
2021
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Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
2021
Rated 6.4 out of 10
The Cockfields
2019
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DNA Journey
2019
Rated 6.6 out of 10
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
Rated 2.8 out of 10
Age Before Beauty
2018
Rated 8.0 out of 10
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
Rated 6.8 out of 10
Rovers
2016
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Being Eileen
2013
Rated 8.5 out of 10
Gates
2012
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
Rated 8.5 out of 10
Sugartown
2011
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Baby Hospital
2011
Rated 8.1 out of 10
Downton Abbey
2010
Rated 5.9 out of 10
A Passionate Woman
2010
Rated 7.9 out of 10
Little Dorrit
2008