Celia Johnson
Acting
Born December 18, 1908 · Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
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 i…
Known For · 36 titles
Play for Today
Omnibus
BBC Play of the Month
The Wednesday Play
ITV Playhouse
Centre Play
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Brief Encounter
Number 10
Celebrity Playhouse
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
A Kid for Two Farthings
This Happy Breed
Les Misérables
In Which We Serve
Love Affair
Romeo and Juliet
The Holly and the Ivy
The Hostage Tower
Letter from Home
The Captain's Paradise
All's Well That Ends Well
I Believe in You
The Good Companions
The Dame of Sark
The Astonished Heart
The Cherry Orchard
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
The Emperor's New Hat
The Potting Shed
Staying On
A Bolt of Lightning
Lloyd George Knew My Father
We Serve
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Dear Octopus