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