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Dame Celia Elizabeth Johnson, was an English actress, whose career included stage, television and film known for her roles in the films In Which We Serve (1942), This Happy Breed (1944), Brief Encounter (1945) and The Captain's Paradise (1953). For Brief Encounter, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. A six-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969).
Birth Name
Celia Elizabeth Johnson
Born
Friday, 18 December 1908
Died
Monday, 26 April 1982
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Perry and Croft: Made in Britain | Laura Jesson | 2014 |
| Last Tango in Halifax | Laura Jesson | 2012 |
| Great British Railway Journeys | Laura Jesson | 2010 |
| Great Railway Journeys | Laura Jesson | 1994 |
| Number 10 | Mrs. Gladstone | 1983 |
| Nanny | Nanny Broughton | 1981 |
| All's Well That Ends Well | Countess of Rousillon | 1981 |
| Staying On | Lucy Smalley | 1980 |
| The Hostage Tower | Mrs. Wheeler | 1980 |
| Les Miserables | Sister Simplice | 1978 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Perry and Croft: Made in Britain | Laura Jesson | 2014 |
| Last Tango in Halifax | Laura Jesson | 2012 |
| Great British Railway Journeys | Laura Jesson | 2010 |
| Great Railway Journeys | Laura Jesson | 1994 |
| Number 10 | Mrs. Gladstone | 1983 |
| Nanny | Nanny Broughton | 1981 |
| All's Well That Ends Well | Countess of Rousillon | 1981 |
| Staying On | Lucy Smalley | 1980 |
| The Hostage Tower | Mrs. Wheeler | 1980 |
| Les Miserables | Sister Simplice | 1978 |
| Romeo & Juliet | Nurse | 1978 |
| Centre Play | La Comtesse de Chemaille | 1973 |
| Play for Today | Mrs. Palfrey | 1970 |
| The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Miss McKay / Miss Mackay | 1969 |
| ITV Playhouse | Miss Hobbish | 1967 |
| Jackanory | Storyteller | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Eloise / Judith Bliss / Madame Ranyevskaya / Mrs. Alving / Sheila | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Countess Isabel von Reger | 1964 |
| The Good Companions | Miss Trant | 1957 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Alida Slade / Helen / Lady Fanny Nelson | 1955 |
| A Kid for Two Farthings | Joanna | 1955 |
| The Captain's Paradise | Maud St. James | 1953 |
| The Holly and the Ivy | Jenny Gregory | 1952 |
| I Believe in You | Matty Matheson / Matty | 1952 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Jeannie | 1950 |
| The Astonished Heart | Barbara Faber | 1950 |
| Studio One | Mary Otis | 1948 |
| Brief Encounter | Laura Jesson | 1945 |
| This Happy Breed | Ethel Gibbons | 1944 |
| Dear Octopus | Cynthia | 1943 |
| In Which We Serve | Mrs. Alix Kinross / Mrs. Kinross / Alix | 1942 |
| A Letter from Home | English Mother | 1941 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1947 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
