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Celia Johnson

Celia Johnson

Actor · Born 1908-12-18 · Richmond, Surrey, England, UK

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Biography

Dame Celia Elizabeth Johnson DBE (18 December 1908 – 25 April 1982) was a British actress. She began her stage acting career in 1928, and subsequently achieved success in West End and Broadway productions. She also appeared in several films, including the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for BAFTA Awards on five occasions, and won twice, for her work in the film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), and for the television production Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, a BBC Play for Today broadcast in 1973. Much of her later work was for television, and she continued performing in theatre for the rest of her life. She died suddenly from a stroke at age 73. Description above from the Wikipedia article Celia Johnson licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Brief Encounter (1945) — Laura Jesson
  2. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) — Miss Mackay
  3. In Which We Serve (1942) — Mrs. Kinross / Alix
  4. This Happy Breed (1944) — Ethel Gibbons
  5. Les Misérables (1978) — Sister Simplice
  6. The Holly and the Ivy (1952) — Jenny Gregory
  7. A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) — Joanna
  8. The Captain's Paradise (1953) — Maud St. James
  9. I Believe in You (1952) — Matty Matheson
  10. Play for Today (1970) — Mrs. Palfrey
  11. Omnibus (1967) — Ellen Edgeworth
  12. The Hostage Tower (1980) — Mrs. Wheeler
  13. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Mrs. Alving
  14. Romeo and Juliet (1978) — Nurse
  15. The Astonished Heart (1950) — Barbara Faber
  16. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) — Nurse
  17. The Wednesday Play (1964) — Countess Isabel von Reger
  18. All's Well That Ends Well (1981) — Countess of Rousillon
  19. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Miss Hobish
  20. Letter from Home (1941) — Mrs Taylor
  21. Staying On (1980) — Lucy Smalley
  22. Number 10 (1983) — Mrs Gladstone (Anne MacKenzie Robertson)
  23. The Cherry Orchard (1971) — Madame Ranevskaya
  24. The Good Companions (1957) — Miss Trant
  25. Dear Octopus (1943) — Cynthia
  26. Lloyd George Knew My Father (1975) — Lady Sheila Boothroyd
  27. A Bolt of Lightning (1951) — Mary Otis
  28. Centre Play (1973) — La Comtesse de Chemaille
  29. Love Affair (1974) — Mrs Hobbish
  30. The Cellar and the Almond Tree (1970)
  31. The Emperor's New Hat (1977) — La Comtesse de Chemaille
  32. Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (1973) — Mrs. Palfrey
  33. We Serve (1942)
  34. The Dame of Sark (1976) — Sybil Hathaway
  35. The Potting Shed (1981) — Mrs Califer
  36. Celebrity Playhouse (1981) — Mrs. Callifer