Celia Imrie
July 15, 1952 (73 years old) in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Celia Imrie (born July 15, 1952) is an English actress. In a career starting in the early 1970s, Imrie has played Marianne Bellshade in “Bergerac,” Philippa Moorcroft in “Dinnerladies,” Miss Babs in “Acorn Antiques,” Diana Neal in “After You've Gone,” and Gloria Millington in “Kingdom.” Her other roles include in the films “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace,” the “Bridget Jones’ Diary” series, and “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.” She has been described as "one of the most successful British actresses of recent decades".
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- 2025 · The Celebrity Traitors as Self - Contestant
- 2025 · The Thursday Murder Club as Joyce
- 2025 · Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Una Alconbury
- 2023 · Good Grief as Imelda
- 2022 · Christmas on Mistletoe Farm as Miss Womble
- 2021 · Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Malabelle
- 2020 · Love Sarah as Mimi
- 2018 · Nativity Rocks! as Mrs. Keen
- 2018 · To Provide All People as Patient
- 2017 · Finding Your Feet as Bif
- 2016 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Claudia Bing
- 2016 · Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood as Self
- 2016 · Year by the Sea as Erikson
- 2015 · Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism as Edna
- 2015 · The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Madge Hardcastle
- 2014 · Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! as Mrs. Keen
- 2014 · The Love Punch as Pen
- 2011 · My Angel as The Librarian
- 2010 · You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Enid Wicklow
- 2009 · Victoria Wood: Seen on TV as
- 2005 · Wah-Wah as Lady Riva Hardwick
- 2005 · Mr Harvey Lights a Candle as Miss Davies
- 2003 · Heartlands as Sonja
- 2002 · A Is for Acid as Rose Henderson
- 2002 · Sparkhouse as Kate Lawton
- 2001 · Station Jim as Miss Frazier
- 2001 · Lucky Break as Amy
- 2001 · Revelation as Harriet Martel
- 2001 · Love in a Cold Climate as Aunt Sadie
- 1998 · Hilary and Jackie as Iris du Pré
- 1998 · Duck Patrol as Mrs. Calloway
- 1997 · Into the Blue as Nadine Cunningham
- 1997 · Wokenwell as
- 1995 · Black Hearts in Battersea as Duchess Of Battersea
- 1994 · The Return of the Native as Susan Nunsuch
- 1994 · The Riff Raff Element as Joanna Tundish
- 1994 · A Dark Adapted Eye as Vera
- 1991 · All Good Things as Rachel Bromley
- 1990 · Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit as Miss Jewsbury
- 1982 · Cloud Howe as Else Queen
- 1981 · The Nightmare Man as Fiona Patterson
- Future · Tomb Raider as Francine
- Future · WAR as Budgie
- 2024 · A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone as E. Nesbit
- 2023 · Love Again as Gina Valentine
- 2023 · The Diplomat as Meg Roylin
- 2023 · Mummies as Mother June Carnaby (voice)
- 2022 · Robbie Coltrane at the BBC as Self - Presenter
- 2022 · Fifty-Four Days as Gloria
- 2022 · Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Louisa: An Amazing Adventure as May Crocombe (voice)
- 2020 · The Savoy as Narrator
- 2019 · Cinderella: After Ever After as Madame Blackheart
- 2019 · D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes as Self
- 2018 · Malevolent as Mrs. Green
- 2018 · One Evening In June as Beth
- 2018 · Hang Ups as Maggie Pitt
- 2018 · Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again as Vice Chancellor
- 2018 · Patrick Melrose as Kettle
- 2017 · Monster Family as Cheyenne (voice)
- 2017 · A Cure for Wellness as Victoria Watkins
- 2016 · Bridget Jones's Baby as Una
- 2016 · Better Things as Phil
- 2016 · DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Mary Xavier
- 2014 · A Life on Screen as Self
- 2014 · What We Did on Our Holiday as Agnes Chisolm
- 2013 · Remembering Douglas Camfield as
- 2013 · Vicious as Lillian Haverfield-Wickham
- 2013 · Blandings as Charlotte
- 2013 · Talking Pictures as Narrator
- 2012 · Titanic as Grace Rushton
- 2012 · The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Madge Hardcastle
- 2012 · Acts of Godfrey as Helen McGann
- 2010 · Lost Connection as Mum
- 2010 · The Road to Coronation Street as Doris Speed
- 2010 · The Man Who Married Himself as Mother
- 2009 · St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold as Matron
- 2008 · Stanley Baxter: Now and Then as Self
- 2008 · Player as Laetitia
- 2007 · St Trinian's as Hausmutter
- 2007 · Cranford as Lady Glenmire
- 2007 · Dangerous Liaisons as Emily Coulter
- 2007 · Kingdom as Gloria Millington
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Lewis as Michelle Marber
- 2007 · After You've Gone as Diana
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Acorn Antiques: The Musical as Miss Babs
- 2006 · The Lavender List as Mary Wilson
- 2006 · Imagine Me & You as Tessa
- 2005 · Nanny McPhee as Mrs. Quickly
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Miss Kizlet
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Madame Joilet
- 2004 · Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as Una Alconbury
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
- 2004 · Wimbledon as Lydice Kenwood
- 2003 · Out of Bounds as Doctor Imogen Reed
- 2003 · Calendar Girls as Celia
- 2003 · The Terry and Gaby Show as
- 2003 · The Planman as Gail Forrester
- 2003 · Thora Hird Tribute as Philippa, Claire (archive footage, uncredited)
- 2002 · Doctor Zhivago as Anna Gromeko
- 2002 · Daniel Deronda as Mrs Meyrick
- 2002 · Timeshift as self
- 2002 · Still Game as
- 2002 · Plain Jane as Ellen Reynolds
- 2002 · Thunderpants as Miss Rapier
- 2002 · The Gathering Storm as Violet Pearman
- 2001 · Bridget Jones's Diary as Una Alconbury
- 2000 · Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Self/Various Characters
- 2000 · Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as
- 2000 · Gormenghast as Gertrude, Countess of Groan
- 1999 · A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Bennett
- 1999 · Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Fighter Pilot Bravo 5
- 1998 · dinnerladies as Philippa Moorcroft
- 1998 · Microsoap as Miss Cottingham
- 1997 · Mr White Goes To Westminster as Victoria Madison
- 1997 · The Borrowers as Homily Clock
- 1997 · The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Mrs. Miller
- 1997 · The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Mrs, Miller
- 1997 · The Canterville Ghost as Lucy Otis
- 1997 · Jonathan Creek as Thelma Bailey
- 1997 · Hospital! as Sister Muriel
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Louise August
- 1996 · The Writing on the Wall as Kirsty
- 1996 · Dalziel and Pascoe as
- 1995 · A Very Open Prison as Victoria Bridgewater
- 1995 · In the Bleak Midwinter as Fadge
- 1994 · Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Mrs. Moritz
- 1994 · Pat and Margaret as Claire
- 1994 · Class Act as Class Act
- 1993 · Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles as Lady MacDonald
- 1992 · Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast as
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Claudia Bing
- 1992 · Blue Black Permanent as Barbara Thorburn
- 1992 · Thacker as Ann Hadon Smith
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Sylvia Langley
- 1991 · The Darling Buds of May as Corinne Perigo
- 1991 · The Harmfulness of Tobacco as
- 1990 · 102 Boulevard Haussmann as Madame Massis
- 1990 · Old Flames as Davina Wright / Hopjoy
- 1990 · The World of Eddie Weary as Birdie
- 1989 · Stay Lucky as Julie Vernon
- 1989 · Victoria Wood as Jackie
- 1989 · Victoria Wood as Carol
- 1989 · Victoria Wood as Julia
- 1989 · Screen One as Clare
- 1989 · Murder on the Moon as Patsy Diehl
- 1989 · The Justice Game as Caroline Jarvis
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as 'Aunt' Kathy Cloade
- 1988 · An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self - Questioner
- 1987 · Acorn Antiques as Babs
- 1987 · The New Statesman as Hilary
- 1987 · Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment as Self
- 1986 · Casualty as Elizabeth Clayton
- 1986 · ScreenPlay as Lady MacDonald
- 1986 · Highlander as Kate MacLeod
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Lady Felicity Carey-Holden
- 1985 · Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV as
- 1985 · Acorn Antiques as Miss Babs
- 1985 · Screen Two as Victoria Bridgewater
- 1985 · Screen Two as Davina Wright
- 1985 · Screen Two as Madame Massis
- 1983 · Taggart as
- 1983 · The Wicked Lady as Servant at Inn
- 1981 · Bergerac as Marianne
- 1981 · The Nightmare Man as Fiona Patterson
- 1979 · Shoestring as Sheila Johnson
- 1979 · To the Manor Born as Polly
- 1978 · Death on the Nile as Maid (uncredited)
- 1978 · Ice Age as Housemaid
- 1977 · BBC2 Play of the Week as Housemaid
- 1974 · House of Whipcord as Barbara
- 1973 · Assassin as Stacy's Secretary
- 1972 · Van der Valk as Marijke Dekker
- 1971 · A Ghost Story for Christmas as Edith Nesbit
- 1971 · Upstairs, Downstairs as Jenny
- 1967 · Omnibus as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Susan Nunsuch
- Future · The Temptation Of Gracie as Gracie Burton
- Future · Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Gloria Lynn
- Future · Down, Down, Down as Sylvia