Celia Johnson
Biography
Dame Celia Johnson was an English actress of stage, television and film. Born in Richmond, Surrey, she began her professional stage career in 1928, playing Sarah in George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara, and later worked in the West End and on Broadway. Her early stage roles included Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and, later, the second Mrs de Winter in Rebecca. She appeared in David Lean's In Which We Serve (1942) and This Happy Breed (1944), and starred in his Brief Encounter (1945) as a housewife who becomes attracted to a doctor she meets at a railway station, a performance that brought her the New York Film Critics Circle Award and an Academy Award nomination. She won a BAFTA for her supporting role in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and a BAFTA TV Award for Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont. Later she acted with Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company. She died in 1982.
73years old at death
- Born Richmond
- Died Nettlebed
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Celia Elizabeth Johnson, Dame Celia Elizabeth Johnson and Dame Celia Johnson
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 36 years1942 to 1978
Every film, newest first
- 1978Les MisérablesIMDb rating 7.3
- 1969The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieIMDb rating 7.6
- 1945Brief EncounterIMDb rating 8.0
- 1944This Happy BreedIMDb rating 7.3
- 1942In Which We ServeIMDb rating 7.2
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First role
In 1928, Johnson made her stage debut at the Theatre Royal in Huddersfield. Her first professional part was Sarah in George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara.
Early training
From 1919 to 1926, Johnson was a pupil at St Paul's Girls' School in London. There she played oboe in the school orchestra, which Gustav Holst conducted.
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David Lean directed three of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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David LeanDirector, 3 films, 1942 to 1945
All films by David Lean
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
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