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Celia Johnson
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English actress (1908–1982)
Film & TV
Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Number 10 — Mrs Gladstone (Anne MacKenzie Robertson)1983
- All's Well That Ends Well — Countess of Rousillon1981
- The Potting Shed — Mrs Califer1981
- Celebrity Playhouse — Mrs. Callifer1981
- Staying On — Lucy Smalley1980
- The Hostage Tower — Mrs. Wheeler1980
- Les Misérables — Sister Simplice1978
- Romeo and Juliet — Nurse1978
- The BBC Television Shakespeare — Nurse1978
- The Emperor's New Hat — La Comtesse de Chemaille1977
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Key facts
- Born
- Celia Elizabeth Johnson , ( 1908-12-18 ) 18 December 1908, Richmond , Surrey , England
- Died
- 26 April 1982 (1982-04-26) (aged 73), Nettlebed , Oxfordshire , England
- Education
- St Paul's Girls' School
- Years active
- 1928–1982
- Known for
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- Spouse
- Peter Fleming , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 10 December 1935</span>"}]]}'>1935 ; died 18 August 1971</span>"}]]}'>1971 )
- Children
- 3, including Lucy
- Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Celia
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Richmond
- Place of death
- Nettlebed
- Spouse
- Peter Fleming
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- St Paul's Girls' School
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1908-12-18
- date of death
- 1982-04-26
- cause of death
- stroke
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Celia Johnson
- name in native language
- Celia Johnson
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- described at URL
- baike.sogou.com/v101763122.htm
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Encyclopedic overview
Dame Celia Elizabeth Johnson (18 December 1908 – 26 April 1982) was an English actress, whose career included stage, television and film. She is especially 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).
Johnson began her stage acting career in 1928, and subsequently achieved success in West End and Broadway productions. She continued performing in theatre for the rest of her life, though much of her later work was in television, including winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC Play for Today, Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (1973). She suffered a stroke in 1982 and died later the same day, aged 73.
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