Celia Johnson

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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.

Career Overview

Celia Johnson has 29 screen credits in a career dating back to 1941. Their work is anchored in the Detonator Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Brief Encounter, The Potting Shed, All's Well That Ends Well. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

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Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
29
Birth Date
1908-12-18 00:00:00
Birth Place
Richmond, Surrey, England, UK

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