Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
7 Dezember 1943 (82)
Place of birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Also known as
Susan Wright · Susan Johnston, OBE
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.
Bekannt für
7.2
Series
Waking the Dead
Dr. Grace Foley
2001–2011
6.7
Series
Ann Droid
Sue
2026–
6.7
Film
Fackham Hall
Great Aunt Bonaparte
2025
7.1
Series
Jam and Jerusalem
Sal Vine
2006–2009
7.7
Series
The Royle Family
Barbara Royle
1998–2000
7.6
Film
Imagine Me & You
Ella
2006
6.0
Series
Medics
1990–1995
5.5
Series
Generation Z
Cecily
2024
6.4
Series
Truelove
Marion
2024
7.3
Series
Crime Traveller
Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham
1997
6.0
Series
Duck Patrol
Val Rutland
1998
8.5
Series
My Uncle Silas
Mrs Betts
2001–2003
8.0
Series
Full Stretch
Grace Robbins
1993
6.0
Film
Stuffed
Lily
2025
7.0
Series
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Irma
1999
2.8
Series
Age Before Beauty
Ivy-Rae Regan
2018
6.8
Series
Rovers
Doreen
2016
6.4
Series
The Cockfields
Sue
2019–2021
7.0
Series
The Jump
Maeve Brunos
1998
8.5
Series
Sugartown
2011
5.9
Series
A Passionate Woman
Betty (1980s)
2010
8.5
Series
Gates
Miss Hunter
2012
7.0
Film
Help
Gloria
2021
6.3
Film
Golden Years
Nancy
2016
7.7
Series
Luv
1993–1994
7.5
Film
The Cure
Bella Bailey
2019
7.5
Series
Goodbye Cruel World
Barbara Grade
1992
6.4
Film
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Self
2021
5.8
Film
Death on the Tyne
Colleen
2018
6.2
Film
Walk Like a Panther
Gladys
2018
7.0
Series
Finest Hour
Commentary
1999
8.0
Film
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self
2023
7.0
Film
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Self
2016
Acting credits 33 titles
Ann Droid
as Sue
6.7
2026–
Stuffed
as Lily
6.0
2025
Fackham Hall
as Great Aunt Bonaparte
6.7
2025
Generation Z
as Cecily
5.5
2024
Truelove
as Marion
6.4
2024
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self
8.0
2023
Help
as Gloria
7.0
2021
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
as Self
6.4
2021
The Cockfields
as Sue
6.4
2019–2021
The Cure
as Bella Bailey
7.5
2019
Age Before Beauty
as Ivy-Rae Regan
2.8
2018
Death on the Tyne
as Colleen
5.8
2018
Walk Like a Panther
as Gladys
6.2
2018
Rovers
as Doreen
6.8
2016
Golden Years
as Nancy
6.3
2016
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
as Self
7.0
2016
Gates
as Miss Hunter
8.5
2012
Sugartown
8.5
2011
A Passionate Woman
as Betty (1980s)
5.9
2010
Jam and Jerusalem
as Sal Vine
7.1
2006–2009
Imagine Me & You
as Ella
7.6
2006
My Uncle Silas
as Mrs Betts
8.5
2001–2003
Waking the Dead
as Dr. Grace Foley
7.2
2001–2011
Finest Hour
as Commentary
7.0
1999
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
as Irma
7.0
1999
The Royle Family
as Barbara Royle
7.7
1998–2000
The Jump
as Maeve Brunos
7.0
1998
Duck Patrol
as Val Rutland
6.0
1998
Crime Traveller
as Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham
7.3
1997
Full Stretch
as Grace Robbins
8.0
1993
Luv
7.7
1993–1994
Goodbye Cruel World
as Barbara Grade
7.5
1992
Medics
6.0
1990–1995