Celia Johnson
Born
December 18, 1908
Died
April 26, 1982 (73 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
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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
All's Well That Ends Well
Countess of Rousillon
1981
Staying On
Lucy Smalley
1980
The Hostage Tower
Mrs. Wheeler
1980
Les Misérables
Sister Simplice
1978
Romeo and Juliet
Nurse
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Nurse · (1 episode)
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Countess of Rousillion · (1 episode)
1978
The Emperor's New Hat
La Comtesse de Chemaille
1977
The Dame of Sark
Sybil Hathaway
1976
Lloyd George Knew My Father
Lady Sheila Boothroyd
1975
Love Affair
Mrs Hobbish
1974
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey
1973
The Cherry Orchard
Madame Ranevskaya
1971
Play for Today
Mrs. Palfrey · (1 episode)
1970
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
1970
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Miss Mackay
1969
Omnibus
Ellen Edgeworth · (1 episode)
1967
BBC Play of the Month
Mrs. Alving · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Judith Bliss · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Sheila · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Eloise · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Madame Ranyevskaya · (1 episode)
1965
The Good Companions
Miss Trant
1957
A Kid for Two Farthings
Joanna
1955
The Captain's Paradise
Maud St. James
1953
The Holly and the Ivy
Jenny Gregory
1952
I Believe in You
Matty Matheson
1952
The Astonished Heart
Barbara Faber
1950
Brief Encounter
Laura Jesson
1945
This Happy Breed
Ethel Gibbons
1944
Dear Octopus
Cynthia
1943
In Which We Serve
Mrs. Kinross / Alix
1942
We Serve
1942
Letter from Home
Mrs Taylor
1941