Acting
Celia Johnson
- Titles
- 23movies5TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19411981
- Leading roles
- 18top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Brief Encounter78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.6
- Romance5.5average 3.8
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Crime1.9, average 3.7
- Mystery2.6, average 4.1
- Violence2.8, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Nostalgic Drama 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Literary Adaptation 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Noël CowardActorBrief Encounter, In Which We Serve, The Astonished Heart
Michael HordernActorRomeo and Juliet, All's Well That Ends Well, The Astonished Heart
Joyce CareyActorBrief Encounter, In Which We Serve, The Astonished Heart
David LeanDirectorBrief Encounter, In Which We Serve, This Happy Breed
Ronald NeameDirectorIn Which We Serve, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, This Happy Breed- EEdward ScaifeCinematographerThe Captain's Paradise, A Kid for Two Farthings, The Holly and the Ivy
Athene SeylerActorLetter from Home, Dear Octopus
Trevor HowardActorBrief Encounter, Staying On
Amy VenessActorThis Happy Breed, The Astonished Heart
Stanley HollowayActorBrief Encounter, This Happy Breed
John MillsActorIn Which We Serve, This Happy Breed
Joyce GrenfellActorLetter from Home, The Good Companions
Movies and TV shows
281980s
4 titles · average score 49
All's Well That Ends Well (1981)
as Countess of Rousillon
Celebrity Playhouse (1981)
TV show · as Mrs. Callifer
Staying On (1980)
as Lucy Smalley
49
The Hostage Tower (1980)
as Mrs. Wheeler
1970s
10 titles · average score 70
70
Romeo and Juliet (1978)
as Nurse
72
Les Misérables (1978)
as Sister Simplice
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
TV show · as Countess of Rousillion / Nurse
The Emperor's New Hat (1977)
as La Comtesse de Chemaille
The Dame of Sark (1976)
as Sybil Hathaway
Lloyd George Knew My Father (1975)
as Lady Sheila Boothroyd
Love Affair (1974)
as Mrs Hobbish
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (1973)
as Mrs. Palfrey
The Cherry Orchard (1971)
as Madame Ranevskaya
70
Play for Today (1970)
TV show · as Mrs. Palfrey
1960s
3 titles · average score 68
72
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
as Miss Mackay
72
Omnibus (1967)
TV show · as Ellen Edgeworth
60
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
TV show · as Mrs. Alving / Judith Bliss
1950s
6 titles · average score 62
The Good Companions (1957)
as Miss Trant
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
as Joanna
61
The Captain's Paradise (1953)
as Maud St. James
68
The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
as Jenny Gregory
66
I Believe in You (1952)
as Matty Matheson
52
The Astonished Heart (1950)
as Barbara Faber
1940s
5 titles · average score 73
78
Brief Encounter (1945)
as Laura Jesson
72
This Happy Breed (1944)
as Ethel Gibbons
Dear Octopus (1943)
as Cynthia
70
In Which We Serve (1942)
as Mrs. Kinross / Alix
Letter from Home (1941)
as Mrs Taylor