Cast

Celia Johnson

1908 – 1982

Active years (films on this site)

1942–1945

Genres

DramaWarComedyRomance

Schools and movements

British Cinema

Directors worked with

David Lean3 films

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 and honours

International

• Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

3 films on this site

1. In Which We Serve 1942 · David Lean · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
2. This Happy Breed 1944 · David Lean · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
3. Brief Encounter 1945 · David Lean · IMDb 8.0 · Cast