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