Celia Johnson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 18, 1908
- Died
- April 26, 1982
- Birthplace
- Richmond, 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
The Potting Shed 1981
as Mrs Califer
All's Well That Ends Well 1981
as Countess of Rousillon
Staying On 1980
as Lucy Smalley
The Hostage Tower 1980
as Mrs. Wheeler
Les Misérables 1978
as Sister Simplice
Romeo and Juliet 1978
as Nurse
The Emperor's New Hat 1977
as La Comtesse de Chemaille
The Dame of Sark 1976
as Sybil Hathaway
- Lloyd George Knew My Father
Lloyd George Knew My Father 1975
as Lady Sheila Boothroyd
- Love Affair
Love Affair 1974
as Mrs Hobbish
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont 1973
as Mrs. Palfrey
The Cherry Orchard 1971
as Madame Ranevskaya
The Cellar and the Almond Tree 1970
Actor
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1969
as Miss Mackay
The Good Companions 1957
as Miss Trant
A Kid for Two Farthings 1955
as Joanna
The Captain's Paradise 1953
as Maud St. James
The Holly and the Ivy 1952
as Jenny Gregory
I Believe in You 1952
as Matty Matheson
A Bolt of Lightning 1951
as Mary Otis
The Astonished Heart 1950
as Barbara Faber
Brief Encounter 1945
as Laura Jesson
This Happy Breed 1944
as Ethel Gibbons
- Dear Octopus
Dear Octopus 1943
as Cynthia
In Which We Serve 1942
as Mrs. Kinross / Alix
- We Serve
We Serve 1942
Actor
Letter from Home 1941
as Mrs Taylor
Credits from TMDB.