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Celia Johnson

Acting
Known For

73 Years Old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Celia Johnson licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Richmond, Surrey, England, UK on 18th December 1908

Died

26th April 1982

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Play for Today
Mrs. Palfrey
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BBC Play of the Month
Madame Ranyevskaya
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BBC Play of the Month
Eloise
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BBC Play of the Month
Sheila
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BBC Play of the Month
Judith Bliss
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BBC Play of the Month
Mrs. Alving
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Omnibus
Ellen Edgeworth
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We Serve
I Believe in You Image
I Believe in You
Matty Matheson
Les Misérables Image
Les Misérables
Sister Simplice
Brief Encounter Image
Brief Encounter
Laura Jesson
The Good Companions Image
The Good Companions
Miss Trant
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Image
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey
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Romeo and Juliet
Nurse
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The Cherry Orchard
Madame Ranevskaya
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The Dame of Sark
Sybil Hathaway
This Happy Breed Image
This Happy Breed
Ethel Gibbons
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Love Affair
Mrs Hobbish
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In Which We Serve
Mrs. Kinross / Alix
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Number 10
Mrs. Gladstone
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The Holly and the Ivy
Jenny Gregory
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Image
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Miss Mackay
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The Hostage Tower
Mrs. Wheeler
A Kid for Two Farthings Image
A Kid for Two Farthings
Joanna
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Staying On
Lucy Smalley
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The Captain's Paradise
Maud St. James
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The Astonished Heart
Barbara Faber
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All's Well That Ends Well
Countess of Rousillon
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Dear Octopus
Cynthia
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The Cellar and the Almond Tree
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Letter from Home
Mrs Taylor
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The Emperor's New Hat
La Comtesse de Chemaille
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A Bolt of Lightning
Mary Otis
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Lloyd George Knew My Father
Lady Sheila Boothroyd