About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1908-12-18
Place of birth:
Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
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Celia Johnson

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

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.

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Known for

Acting
1981 All's Well That Ends Well Actor Countess of Rousillon 59
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1980 Staying On Actor Lucy Smalley 59
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1980 The Hostage Tower Actor Mrs. Wheeler 58
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1978 Les Misérables Actor Sister Simplice 59
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1978 Romeo & Juliet Actor Nurse 59
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1977 The Emperor's New Hat Actor La Comtesse de Chemaille N/A
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1976 The Dame of Sark Actor Sybil Hathaway N/A
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1975 Lloyd George Knew My Father Actor Lady Sheila Boothroyd N/A
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1974 Love Affair Actor Mrs Hobbish N/A
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1973 Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Actor Mrs. Palfrey N/A
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1971 The Cherry Orchard Actor Madame Ranevskaya N/A
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1970 The Cellar and the Almond Tree Actor N/A
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1969 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Actor Miss Mackay 60
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1957 The Good Companions Actor Miss Trant N/A
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1955 A Kid for Two Farthings Actor Joanna 59
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1953 The Captain's Paradise Actor Maud St. James 58
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1952 The Holly and the Ivy Actor Jenny Gregory 59
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1952 I Believe in You Actor Matty Matheson 59
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1950 The Astonished Heart Actor Barbara Faber 58
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1945 Brief Encounter Actor Laura Jesson 68
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1944 This Happy Breed Actor Ethel Gibbons 60
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1943 Dear Octopus Actor Cynthia N/A
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1942 In Which We Serve Actor Mrs. Kinross / Alix 60
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1942 We Serve Actor N/A
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1941 Letter from Home Actor Mrs Taylor N/A
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