Portrait of Celia Johnson

Acting

Celia Johnson

Career

Active from 1941 to 1981, with a break from 1958 to 1968, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Celia Johnson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 4.0
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Nostalgic Drama 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

6 titles · average score 49
Number 10
Number 10 (1983)

TV show · as Mrs Gladstone (Anne MacKenzie Robertson)

All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well (1981)

as Countess of Rousillon

The Potting Shed
The Potting Shed (1981)

as Mrs Califer

Celebrity Playhouse
Celebrity Playhouse (1981)

TV show · as Mrs. Callifer

Staying On
Staying On (1980)

as Lucy Smalley

The Hostage Tower
The Hostage Tower (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mrs. Wheeler

1970s

11 titles · average score 71
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

as Nurse

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sister Simplice

The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

TV show · as Nurse

The Emperor's New Hat
The Emperor's New Hat (1977)

as La Comtesse de Chemaille

The Dame of Sark
The Dame of Sark (1976)

as Sybil Hathaway

Lloyd George Knew My Father
Lloyd George Knew My Father (1975)

as Lady Sheila Boothroyd

Love Affair
Love Affair (1974)

as Mrs Hobbish

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (1973)

as Mrs. Palfrey

Centre Play
Centre Play (1973)

TV show · as La Comtesse de Chemaille

The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard (1971)

as Madame Ranevskaya

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Mrs. Palfrey

1960s

5 titles · average score 70
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
GoodWatch score 78

as Miss Mackay

Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Ellen Edgeworth

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Miss Hobish

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Judith Bliss / Mrs. Alving

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show · as Countess Isabel von Reger

1950s

7 titles · average score 66
The Good Companions
The Good Companions (1957)

as Miss Trant

A Kid for Two Farthings
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Joanna

The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise (1953)
GoodWatch score 72

as Maud St. James

The Holly and the Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jenny Gregory

I Believe in You
I Believe in You (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Matty Matheson

A Bolt of Lightning
A Bolt of Lightning (1951)

as Mary Otis

The Astonished Heart
The Astonished Heart (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

as Barbara Faber

1940s

5 titles · average score 80
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter (1945)
GoodWatch score 87

as Laura Jesson

This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ethel Gibbons

Dear Octopus
Dear Octopus (1943)

as Cynthia

In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve (1942)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mrs. Kinross / Alix

Letter from Home
Letter from Home (1941)

as Mrs Taylor