Celia Johnson
Born December 18, 1908 (Age: 117)
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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 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.
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.
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Filmography
The Potting Shed
1981
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as Mrs Califer
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Age: 72
All's Well That Ends Well
1981
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as Countess of Rousillon
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Age: 72
Staying On
1980
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as Lucy Smalley
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Age: 72
The Hostage Tower
1980
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as Mrs. Wheeler
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Age: 71
Les Misérables
1978
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as Sister Simplice
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Age: 70
Romeo and Juliet
1978
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as Nurse
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Age: 69
The Emperor's New Hat
1977
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as La Comtesse de Chemaille
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Age: 68
No Image
Love Affair
1974
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as Mrs Hobbish
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Age: 65
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
1973
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as Mrs. Palfrey
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Age: 64
The Cherry Orchard
1971
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as Madame Ranevskaya
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Age: 63
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969
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as Miss Mackay
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Age: 60
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955
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as Joanna
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Age: 46
The Captain's Paradise
1953
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as Maud St. James
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Age: 44
The Astonished Heart
1950
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as Barbara Faber
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Age: 41
Brief Encounter
1945
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as Laura Jesson
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Age: 36
In Which We Serve
1942
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as Mrs. Kinross / Alix
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Age: 33
No Image
We Serve
1942
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as
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Age: 33
Letter from Home
1941
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as Mrs Taylor
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Age: 32