Portrait of Celia Imrie

Acting

Celia Imrie

Career

Active from 1978 to 2026, busiest in 1997 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Better Things
Better Things
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 102 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Celia Imrie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Tension
    5.0, average 6.0
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Everyday Life 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Emotional Depth 3
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Character Study 3
  • British Cinema 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Comfort Watch 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

165
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider

TV show ยท as Francine

Down, Down, Down
Down, Down, Down

as Sylvia

2020s

17 titles ยท average score 62
WAR
WAR (2026)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Jo 'Budgie' Budge

The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

as Joyce

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

as Una Alconbury

A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone
A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone (2024)
GoodWatch score 51

as E. Nesbit

Good Grief
Good Grief (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

as Imelda

The Diplomat
The Diplomat (2023)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Meg Roylin

Christmas on Mistletoe Farm
Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (2022)
GoodWatch score 42

as Miss Womble

Fifty-Four Days
Fifty-Four Days (2022)

as Gloria

Louisa: An Amazing Adventure
Louisa: An Amazing Adventure (2021)

as May Crocombe (voice)

Love Sarah
Love Sarah (2020)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mimi

The Savoy
The Savoy (2020)

TV show ยท as Narrator

Trying
Trying (2020)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Harriet

2010s

33 titles ยท average score 57
Cinderella: After Ever After
Cinderella: After Ever After (2019)
GoodWatch score 56

as Madame Blackheart

Malevolent
Malevolent (2018)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mrs. Green

A Cure for Wellness
A Cure for Wellness (2017)
GoodWatch score 52

as Victoria Watkins

Finding Your Feet
Finding Your Feet (2017)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bif

Better Things
Better Things (2016)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Phil

Year by the Sea
Year by the Sea (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

as Erikson

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

as Madge Hardcastle

The Love Punch
The Love Punch (2014)
GoodWatch score 43

as Pen

Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures (2013)

TV show ยท as Narrator

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

as Madge Hardcastle

My Angel
My Angel (2011)
GoodWatch score 41

as The Librarian

The Road to Coronation Street
The Road to Coronation Street (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

as Doris Speed

2000s

43 titles ยท average score 64
Kingdom
Kingdom (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Gloria Millington

After You've Gone
After You've Gone (2007)
GoodWatch score 38

TV show ยท as Diana

Imagine Me & You
Imagine Me & You (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tessa

Acorn Antiques: The Musical
Acorn Antiques: The Musical (2006)

as Miss Babs

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Miss Kizlet

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle
Mr Harvey Lights a Candle (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

as Miss Davies

Wah-Wah
Wah-Wah (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lady Riva Hardwick

The Planman
The Planman (2003)

as Gail Forrester

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Anna Gromeko

Thunderpants
Thunderpants (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

as Miss Rapier

Sparkhouse
Sparkhouse (2002)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Kate Lawton

Gormenghast
Gormenghast (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Gertrude, Countess of Groan

1990s

36 titles ยท average score 71
dinnerladies
dinnerladies (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Philippa Moorcroft

Hilary and Jackie
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

as Iris du Prรฉ

The Borrowers
The Borrowers (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Homily Clock

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Louise August

Wokenwell
Wokenwell (1997)

TV show

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1997)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lucy Otis

The Riff Raff Element
The Riff Raff Element (1994)

TV show ยท as Joanna Tundish

A Dark Adapted Eye
A Dark Adapted Eye (1994)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Vera

Pat and Margaret
Pat and Margaret (1994)
GoodWatch score 78

as Claire

Blue Black Permanent
Blue Black Permanent (1992)
GoodWatch score 60

as Barbara Thorburn

All Good Things
All Good Things (1991)

TV show ยท as Rachel Bromley

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Miss Jewsbury

1980s

23 titles ยท average score 64
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as 'Aunt' Kathy Cloade

Murder on the Moon
Murder on the Moon (1989)
GoodWatch score 41

as Patsy Diehl

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Elizabeth Clayton

Highlander
Highlander (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

as Kate MacLeod

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Lady Felicity Carey-Holden

Acorn Antiques
Acorn Antiques (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Miss Babs

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Madame Massis / Davina Wright

Taggart
Taggart (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

The Nightmare Man
The Nightmare Man (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Fiona Patterson

The Nightmare Man
The Nightmare Man (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Fiona Patterson

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Marianne

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 69
Shoestring
Shoestring (1979)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Sheila Johnson

Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

as Maid (uncredited)

Ice Age
Ice Age (1978)

as Housemaid

BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)

TV show ยท as Housemaid

House of Whipcord
House of Whipcord (1974)
GoodWatch score 55

as Barbara

Assassin
Assassin (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

as Stacy's Secretary

Van der Valk
Van der Valk (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Marijke Dekker

Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Jenny

A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Edith Nesbit

1960s

1 title ยท average score 72
Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

1950s

1 title ยท average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Susan Nunsuch