Celia Johnson

Celia Johnson

12/18/1908 – 4/26/1982Richmond, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Filmography (36 titles)

Number 107.0Show

Number 10

Mrs Gladstone (Anne MacKenzie Robertson) · 1983

The Potting ShedMovie

The Potting Shed

Mrs Califer · 1981

Show

Celebrity Playhouse

Mrs. Callifer · 1981

All's Well That Ends Well6.5Movie

All's Well That Ends Well

Countess of Rousillon · 1981

Staying On7.0Movie

Staying On

Lucy Smalley · 1980

The Hostage Tower4.8Movie

The Hostage Tower

Mrs. Wheeler · 1980

Les Misérables7.2Movie

Les Misérables

Sister Simplice · 1978

Romeo and Juliet7.6Movie

Romeo and Juliet

Nurse · 1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare6.0Show

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Nurse · 1978

The Emperor's New HatMovie

The Emperor's New Hat

La Comtesse de Chemaille · 1977

The Dame of SarkMovie

The Dame of Sark

Sybil Hathaway · 1976

9.0Movie

Lloyd George Knew My Father

Lady Sheila Boothroyd · 1975

Movie

Love Affair

Mrs Hobbish · 1974

Mrs. Palfrey at the ClaremontMovie

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Mrs. Palfrey · 1973

Centre Play7.0Show

Centre Play

La Comtesse de Chemaille · 1973

The Cherry Orchard7.0Movie

The Cherry Orchard

Madame Ranevskaya · 1971

Play for Today6.6Show

Play for Today

Mrs. Palfrey · 1970

The Cellar and the Almond TreeMovie

The Cellar and the Almond Tree

1970

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie6.9Movie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Miss Mackay · 1969

Omnibus7.2Show

Omnibus

Ellen Edgeworth · 1967

ITV Playhouse7.0Show

ITV Playhouse

Miss Hobish · 1967

BBC Play of the Month5.3Show

BBC Play of the Month

Mrs. Alving · 1965

The Wednesday Play5.2Show

The Wednesday Play

Countess Isabel von Reger · 1964

The Good Companions7.0Movie

The Good Companions

Miss Trant · 1957

A Kid for Two Farthings6.7Movie

A Kid for Two Farthings

Joanna · 1955

The Captain's Paradise5.7Movie

The Captain's Paradise

Maud St. James · 1953

The Holly and the Ivy6.5Movie

The Holly and the Ivy

Jenny Gregory · 1952

I Believe in You6.8Movie

I Believe in You

Matty Matheson · 1952

A Bolt of Lightning7.0Movie

A Bolt of Lightning

Mary Otis · 1951

The Astonished Heart4.8Movie

The Astonished Heart

Barbara Faber · 1950