What role did the actress, who starred in the British miniseries Goodbye Cruel World, play in the BBC drama "Waking the Dead"?
Sue Johnston Sue Johnston OBE (born Susan 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" (1998–2012), 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".
Denise Black Denise Black (born 16 March 1958 in Emsworth, Hampshire) is an English actress, best known for playing Denise Osbourne in the ITV soap "Coronation Street" on and off from 1992 until 2007 and again from 2017, Hazel Tyler in Channel 4's "Queer As Folk" in 1999 and 2000 and "Cucumber" in 2015, both written by Russell T Davies and for playing Joanie Wright in "Emmerdale" from June to November 2013, and again from June 2015 until January 2017. She has also had a small appearance in ITV sitcom "Benidorm" playing Gloria.