Where to watch Celia Johnson in the UK

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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 i…

Acting
Born 18 December 1908
Died 26 April 1982 (age 73)
Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
33 credits

Celia Johnson films streaming in the UK

Most-watched films featuring Celia Johnson, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.

as Mrs. Kinross / Alix

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Captain's Paradise

The Holly and the Ivy

All's Well That Ends Well

1981 · ★ 6.5

as Countess of Rousillon

A Kid for Two Farthings

Celia Johnson TV shows streaming in the UK

Selected TV credits featuring Celia Johnson.

BBC Play of the Month

as La Comtesse de Chemaille

Number 10

1983 · ★ 7.0

as Mrs. Gladstone

Full filmography

Every credit ScreenSearch indexes for Celia Johnson, ranked by popularity. Click any title for UK streaming, rent and buy options.

BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Mrs. Alving
Play for Today (1970) as Mrs. Palfrey
ITV Playhouse (1967) as Miss Hobish
Omnibus (1967) as Ellen Edgeworth
Centre Play (1973) as La Comtesse de Chemaille
Number 10 (1983) as Mrs. Gladstone
Brief Encounter (1945) as Laura Jesson
Les Misérables (1978) as Sister Simplice
In Which We Serve (1942) as Mrs. Kinross / Alix
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) as Miss Mackay
This Happy Breed (1944) as Ethel Gibbons
The Captain's Paradise (1953) as Maud St. James
Romeo and Juliet (1978) as Nurse
The Holly and the Ivy (1952) as Jenny Gregory
The Hostage Tower (1980) as Mrs. Wheeler
All's Well That Ends Well (1981) as Countess of Rousillon
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) as Joanna
The Good Companions (1957) as Miss Trant
The Astonished Heart (1950) as Barbara Faber
I Believe in You (1952) as Matty Matheson
The Cherry Orchard (1971) as Madame Ranevskaya
Dear Octopus (1943) as Cynthia
A Bolt of Lightning (1951) as Mary Otis
Letter from Home (1941) as Mrs Taylor
We Serve (1942) Cast
Lloyd George Knew My Father (1975) as Lady Sheila Boothroyd
The Cellar and the Almond Tree (1970) Cast
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (1973) as Mrs. Palfrey
Staying On (1980) as Lucy Smalley
The Dame of Sark (1976) as Sybil Hathaway
The Potting Shed (1981) as Mrs Califer
The Emperor's New Hat (1977) as La Comtesse de Chemaille
Love Affair (1974) as Mrs Hobbish

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Most-watched Celia Johnson films currently: Brief Encounter (1945), Les Misérables (1978), In Which We Serve (1942), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), This Happy Breed (1944).

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Selected TV credits: BBC Play of the Month (1965), Play for Today (1970), ITV Playhouse (1967), Omnibus (1967), Centre Play (1973).

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