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Biography
Dame Celia Elizabeth Johnson 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).
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Awards & recognition
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1947 · nominated
Filmography8 titles
Brief Encounter
1945as Laura Jesson
1945as Laura Jesson
Romeo and Juliet
1978as Nurse
1978as Nurse
Les Misérables
1978as Sister Simplice
1978as Sister Simplice
This Happy Breed
1944as Ethel Gibbons
1944as Ethel Gibbons
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969as Miss Mackay
1969as Miss Mackay
In Which We Serve
1942as Mrs. Kinross / Alix
1942as Mrs. Kinross / Alix
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955as Joanna
1955as Joanna
The Holly and the Ivy
1952as Jenny Gregory
1952as Jenny Gregory