Acting
Celia Johnson
- Titles
- 25movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1941 to 1981, with a break from 1958 to 1968, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 19top three billing
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Brief Encounter87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.2average 3.7
- Romance5.8average 3.8
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Wholesome4.8average 3.3
- Family Dynamics6.2average 4.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.4
- Crime1.6, average 3.7
- Mystery2.1, average 4.1
- Scare0.8, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Literary Adaptation 2
- Psychological Depth 2
- Nostalgic Drama 2
- Period Piece 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael HordernActorThe Astonished Heart, Romeo and Juliet, All's Well That Ends Well
Joyce CareyActorBrief Encounter, In Which We Serve, The Astonished Heart
Noël CowardActorBrief Encounter, In Which We Serve, The Astonished Heart
Ronald NeameCinematographerThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, This Happy Breed, In Which We Serve
David LeanDirectorBrief Encounter, This Happy Breed, In Which We Serve- EEdward ScaifeCinematographerA Kid for Two Farthings, The Captain's Paradise, The Holly and the Ivy
Kay WalshActorThis Happy Breed, In Which We Serve
Patrick RyecartActorRomeo and Juliet, The Dame of Sark
Michael WildingActorIn Which We Serve, Dear Octopus
Roland CulverActorLloyd George Knew My Father, Dear Octopus
John GielgudActorLes Misérables, Romeo and Juliet
Margaret LeightonActorThe Astonished Heart, The Holly and the Ivy
Movies and TV shows
341980s
6 titles · average score 49
TV show · as Mrs Gladstone (Anne MacKenzie Robertson)
as Countess of Rousillon
as Mrs Califer
TV show · as Mrs. Callifer
as Lucy Smalley
as Mrs. Wheeler
1970s
11 titles · average score 71
as Nurse
as Sister Simplice
TV show · as Nurse
as La Comtesse de Chemaille
as Sybil Hathaway
as Lady Sheila Boothroyd
as Mrs Hobbish
as Mrs. Palfrey
TV show · as La Comtesse de Chemaille
as Madame Ranevskaya
TV show · as Mrs. Palfrey
1960s
5 titles · average score 70
as Miss Mackay
TV show · as Ellen Edgeworth
TV show · as Miss Hobish
TV show · as Madame Ranyevskaya / Mrs. Alving
TV show · as Countess Isabel von Reger
1950s
7 titles · average score 66
as Miss Trant
as Joanna
as Maud St. James
as Jenny Gregory
as Matty Matheson
as Mary Otis
as Barbara Faber
1940s
5 titles · average score 79
as Laura Jesson
as Ethel Gibbons
as Cynthia
as Mrs. Kinross / Alix
as Mrs Taylor