Celia Johnson

Celia Johnson

1908-12-18 – 1982-04-26 (age 73) Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
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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.

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Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter

1945

as Laura Jesson

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve

1942

as Mrs. Kinross / Alix

A Kid for Two Farthings
Les Misérables
Les Misérables

1978

as Sister Simplice

The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise

1953

as Maud St. James

This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed

1944

as Ethel Gibbons

The Hostage Tower
The Hostage Tower

1980

as Mrs. Wheeler

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet

1978

as Nurse

The Dame of Sark
The Dame of Sark

1976

as Sybil Hathaway

The Holly and the Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy

1952

as Jenny Gregory

All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well

1981

as Countess of Rousillon

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

1973

as Mrs. Palfrey

The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard

1971

as Madame Ranevskaya

A Bolt of Lightning
A Bolt of Lightning

1951

as Mary Otis

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Lloyd George Knew My Father

1975

as Lady Sheila Boothroyd

The Potting Shed
The Potting Shed

1981

as Mrs Califer

I Believe in You
I Believe in You

1952

as Matty Matheson

The Astonished Heart
The Astonished Heart

1950

as Barbara Faber