Sue Johnston

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.