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Celia Johnson (I) (1908–1982)

Stage actress who appeared in a handful of UK films. She is best remembered for her screen performance in Noel Coward's and David Lean's Brief Encounter, opposite Trevor Howard. This film wasn't released in the United States until 1946, and her subsequent nomination for an Academy Award for the Best Actress in a Leading Role did not occur until 1947. See full bio »

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Filmography

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1983 Number 10 (TV series)
Mrs. Gladstone
Old Glad Eyes (1983) … Mrs. Gladstone
 
1982 Nanny (TV series)
Nanny Broughton
Comings and Goings (1982) … Nanny Broughton
 
1982 Lloyd George Knew My Father (TV movie)
Lady Sheila Boothroyd
 
1980 Staying On (TV movie)
Lucy Smalley
 
1980 The Hostage Tower (TV movie)
Mrs. Wheeler
 
1979 Matilda's England (TV series)
Mrs. Ashburton
The Tennis Court (1979) … Mrs. Ashburton
 
1978 Les Miserables (TV movie)
Sister Simplice
 
1978 Romeo & Juliet (TV movie)
Nurse
 
1977 Centre Play (TV series)
La Comtesse de Chemaille
The Emporer's New Hat (1977) … La Comtesse de Chemaille
 
1976 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Mary-Ann
The Nicest Man in the World (1976) … Mary-Ann
 
1974 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Miss Hobbish
Love Affair (1974) … Miss Hobbish
 
1973 Play for Today (TV series)
Mrs. Palfrey
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (1973) … Mrs. Palfrey
 
1968-1971 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Eloise / Judith Bliss / Madame Ranyevskaya / …
The Marquise (1969) … Eloise
Relatively Speaking (1969) … Sheila
Hay Fever (1968) … Judith Bliss
Ghosts (1968) … Mrs. Alving
 
1970 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Countess Isabel von Reger
The Cellar and the Almond Tree (1970) … Countess Isabel von Reger
 
1969 The Choice (TV movie)
 
1969 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Miss Mackay
 
1967 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller
Baboushka (1967) … Storyteller
Babar at Home (1967) … Storyteller
Babar the King (1967) … Storyteller
Babar's Travels (1967) … Storyteller
 
1963-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Alida Slade / Lady Nelson
Three Roads to Rome (1963) … Alida Slade
 
1955 A Kid for Two Farthings
Joanna
 
1953 The Captain's Paradise
Maud St. James
 
1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)
The Distaff Side (1952)
 
1952 Suspense (TV series)
The Corsage (1952)
 
1952 I Believe in You
Matty Matheson
 
1951 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Mary Otis
A Bolt of Lightning (1951) … Mary Otis (as Elizabeth Johnson)
 
1950 The Astonished Heart
Barbara Faber
 
1942 In Which We Serve
Mrs. Alix Kinross
 
1941 A Letter from Home (short)
English Mother
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1981 The Theatre Quiz (TV series)
Herself - Panellist
Episode #1.7 (1981) … Herself - Panellist
 
1981 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode dated 5 May 1981 (1981) … Herself - Guest
 
1980 Joyce Grenfell 1910-1979 (TV documentary)
Herself/Narrator
 
1965 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.1 (1965) … Herself
 
1957 Salute to Show Business (TV movie)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1971) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," at the Cambridge Theatre in London, England in a Nottingham Playhouse Company production with Alan Bates, Douglas Wilmer, and Angela Scoular in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Dame Celia Johnson | Elizabeth Johnson
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

After Diana Wynyard passed away, she replaced her and appeared in "The Master Builder" with Michael Redgrave and Maggie Smith as part of the new National Theatre Company in 1964. She and Smith would later appear together in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius