Actor

Sue Johnston

1992–presentb. 1943DramaComedyDocumentary

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

44 acting credits

as Ella

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as Ella

2006

Imagine Me & You

as Gladys Denker

Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Gladys Denker

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Downton Abbey: A New Era

Filmography

2025Big WinnersEdith Thistle 2025StuffedLily6.2 2025Fackham HallGreat Aunt Bonaparte6.7 2024The Big Snow of '47Self - Narrator (voice)2023Caroline Aherne: Queen of ComedySelf8.0 2023Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle FamilyBarbara Royle (archive footage)

About

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.

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