Celia Johnson

Known for ActingBorn 1908-12-18Died 1982-04-26Richmond, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Lloyd George Knew My Father

Dear Octopus

Romeo and Juliet

Brief Encounter

Les Misérables

Omnibus

Number 10

Staying On

Centre Play

The Cherry Orchard

ITV Playhouse

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

This Happy Breed

The Good Companions

A Bolt of Lightning

Letter from Home

I Believe in You

All's Well That Ends Well

Play for Today

A Kid for Two Farthings

In Which We Serve

The Holly and the Ivy

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The Captain's Paradise

BBC Play of the Month

The Wednesday Play

The Hostage Tower

The Astonished Heart

The Potting Shed

The Emperor's New Hat

The Dame of Sark

Love Affair

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

The Cellar and the Almond Tree

We Serve