Celia Johnson

Actor

Born: December 18, 1908
Died: April 26, 1982 (age 73)
From: 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…

Filmography (27)

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