Celia Johnson
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1981 ·All's Well That Ends Wellas Countess of Rousillon
- 1980 ·Staying Onas Lucy Smalley
- 1980 ·The Hostage Toweras Mrs. Wheeler
- 1978 ·Les Misérablesas Sister Simplice
- 1978 ·The BBC Television Shakespeareas Nurse
- 1978 ·Romeo & Julietas Nurse
- 1977 ·The Emperor's New Hatas La Comtesse de Chemaille
- 1976 ·The Dame of Sarkas Sybil Hathaway
- 1975 ·Lloyd George Knew My Fatheras Lady Sheila Boothroyd
- 1974 ·Love Affairas Mrs Hobbish
- 1973 ·Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremontas Mrs. Palfrey
- 1971 ·The Cherry Orchardas Madame Ranevskaya
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas Mrs. Palfrey
- 1970 ·The Cellar and the Almond Treeas
- 1969 ·The Prime of Miss Jean Brodieas Miss Mackay
- 1957 ·The Good Companionsas Miss Trant
- 1955 ·A Kid for Two Farthingsas Joanna
- 1953 ·The Captain's Paradiseas Maud St. James
- 1952 ·The Holly and the Ivyas Jenny Gregory
- 1952 ·I Believe in Youas Matty Matheson
- 1950 ·The Astonished Heartas Barbara Faber
- 1945 ·Brief Encounteras Laura Jesson
- 1944 ·This Happy Breedas Ethel Gibbons
- 1943 ·Dear Octopusas Cynthia
- 1942 ·In Which We Serveas Mrs. Kinross / Alix
- 1942 ·We Serveas
- 1941 ·Letter from Homeas Mrs Taylor