Celia Johnson

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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 in 1973. Much of her later work was for television, and she continued performing in theatre for the rest of her life. She died suddenly from a stroke.

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Total trailers found: 27

Staying On Trailer (1980)

28 December 1980

A british colonel and his wife decide to remain in India after the departure of the British raj in the 1940s.

The Hostage Tower Trailer (1980)

19 September 1980

A flamboyant master criminal and several specialists stage an audacious scheme to capture the Eiffel Tower and hold as hostage one of its visitors, the U.

The Cellar and the Almond Tree Trailer (1970)

04 March 1970

The Countess lives in her East European palace, oblivious to the new regime that has moved in. After the war Volubin, a Marxist writer, is instructed to obtain from her the keys to her wine-cellar, which are needed for a celebration dinner.

A Kid for Two Farthings Trailer (1955)

15 August 1955

Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr.

The Holly and the Ivy Trailer (1952)

03 December 1952

An English clergyman's neglect of his grown children, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering.

Brief Encounter Trailer (1945)

24 November 1945

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey.

The Astonished Heart Trailer (1950)

17 March 1950

Several years after graduation, best friends Barbara (Celia Johnson) and Leonora (Margaret Leighton) reconnect as if not a day has gone by.

In Which We Serve Trailer (1942)

17 September 1942

The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II.

Les Misérables Trailer (1978)

27 December 1978

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert.

Lloyd George Knew My Father Trailer (1975)

19 August 1975

When Lady Sheila Boothroyd hears that the planning authorities are determined to drive a road through her grounds, she announces her intention to kill herself at the precise moment that the bulldozers start on their shameful work.

I Believe in You Trailer (1952)

05 March 1952

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) .

Love Affair Trailer (1974)

03 July 1974

A lonely, elderly lady strikes up a friendship with a driving instructor.

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Trailer (1969)

24 February 1969

A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-old charges with her over-romanticized worldview.

Romeo and Juliet Trailer (1978)

03 December 1978

Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

Dear Octopus Trailer (1943)

20 September 1943

Three generations of a family gather together to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary, while the family secretary has the unenviable task of smoothing out all the deep-set hostilities and jealousies.

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Trailer (1973)

18 October 1973

Mrs Palfrey tries hard to be accepted by the other residents at the Claremont. But then she meets Ludo and a real friendship begins.

This Happy Breed Trailer (1944)

28 May 1944

A chronicle of the lives of the Gibbons family, from shortly after the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second.

The Emperor's New Hat Trailer (1977)

07 February 1977

For 51 years, the Comtesse has bought a new hat to celebrate her wedding anniyear, she invites her granddaughter Sylvie to the ceremony.

The Good Companions Trailer (1957)

22 April 1957

The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.

We Serve Trailer (1942)

29 June 1942

Training film for officers of the ATS, encouraging compassion and understanding for the young woman in their charge.

Letter from Home Trailer (1941)

01 December 1941

Two evacuee children living in the United States receive a letter from their mother, Mrs Taylor, telling them of her life in Blitz-era London.

The Captain's Paradise Trailer (1953)

09 June 1953

Mediterranean ferryboat captain Henry St James has things well organized - a loving and very English wife Maud in Gibraltar, and the loving if rather more hot-blooded Mistress, Nita in Tangiers.

All's Well That Ends Well Trailer (1981)

04 January 1981

Helena loves Bertram, but he's of noble birth, while she's just a doctor's daughter. But Bertram is at the court of the King of France, who is ill, and Helena has a remedy that might cure him and win her the right to marry Bertram.

The Cherry Orchard Trailer (1971)

19 December 1971

Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage.

The Dame of Sark Trailer (1976)

29 December 1976

1976 play. During the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, Dame Sybil Hathaway comes up against her invading masters.

A Bolt of Lightning Trailer (1951)

12 November 1951

The story of James Otis who was a part of the American revolution. He contested in court the right of the British to search colonists' homes.

The Potting Shed Trailer (1981)

13 December 1981

The patriarch of the family is dying and James, his estranged son, appears unexpectedly. He can remember nothing about a mysterious moment that occurred in the family's potting shed when he was age 14.