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
- 2018 · Malevolent as Mrs. Green
- 2018 · Hang Ups as Maggie Pitt
- 2017 · Finding Your Feet as Bif
- 2016 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Claudia Bing
- 2015 · The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Madge Hardcastle
- 2014 · A Life on Screen as Self
- 2014 · What We Did on Our Holiday as Agnes Chisolm
- 2013 · Blandings as Charlotte
- 2013 · Talking Pictures as Narrator
- 2012 · Titanic as Grace Rushton
- 2012 · The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Madge Hardcastle
- 2010 · You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Enid Wicklow
- 2008 · Player as Laetitia
- 2003 · Calendar Girls as Celia
- 2002 · Daniel Deronda as Mrs. Meyrick
- 2001 · Love in a Cold Climate as Aunt Sadie
- 2000 · Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as
- 2000 · Gormenghast as Lady Gertrude
- 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 · Wokenwell as
- 1995 · A Very Open Prison as Victoria Bridgewater
- 1994 · Class Act as Class Act
- 1992 · Blue Black Permanent as Barbara Thorburn
- 1990 · Old Flames as Davina Wright / Hopjoy
- 1990 · Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit as Miss Jewsbury
- 1989 · Stay Lucky as Julie Vernon
- 1989 · Victoria Wood as Carol
- 1989 · Victoria Wood as Jackie
- 1989 · Victoria Wood as Julia
- 1987 · Acorn Antiques as Babs
- 1983 · The Wicked Lady as Servant at Inn
- 1979 · To the Manor Born as Polly
- 1974 · House of Whipcord as Barbara
- 1973 · Assassin as Stacy's Secretary
- Future · Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Gloria Lynn
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Susan Nunsuch
- Future · Down, Down, Down as Sylvia
- 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 · Fifty-Four Days as Gloria
- 2022 · Robbie Coltrane at the BBC as Self - Presenter
- 2022 · Christmas on Mistletoe Farm as Miss Womble
- 2021 · Louisa: An Amazing Adventure as May Crocombe (voice)
- 2020 · The Savoy as Narrator
- 2020 · Love Sarah as Mimi
- 2019 · Cinderella: After Ever After as Madame Blackheart
- 2019 · D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes as Self
- 2018 · One Evening In June as Beth
- 2016 · Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood as Self
- 2013 · Remembering Douglas Camfield as
- 2009 · Victoria Wood: Seen on TV as
- 2009 · St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold as Matron
- 2002 · Sparkhouse as Kate Lawton
- 2001 · Lucky Break as Amy
- 1998 · Duck Patrol as Mrs. Calloway
- Future · The Temptation Of Gracie as Gracie Burton
- 2022 · Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Malabelle
- 2018 · Nativity Rocks! as Mrs. Keen
- 2018 · Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again as Vice Chancellor
- 2018 · To Provide All People as Patient
- 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 · Year by the Sea as Erikson
- 2016 · DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Mary Xavier
- 2015 · Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism as Edna
- 2014 · Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! as Mrs. Keen
- 2014 · The Love Punch as Pen
- 2013 · Vicious as Lillian Haverfield-Wickham
- 2012 · Acts of Godfrey as Helen McGann
- 2011 · My Angel as The Librarian
- 2010 · Lost Connection as Mum
- 2010 · The Road to Coronation Street as Doris Speed
- 2010 · The Man Who Married Himself as Mother
- 2008 · Stanley Baxter: Now and Then as Self
- 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 · Wah-Wah as Lady Riva Hardwick
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Miss Kizlet
- 2005 · Mr Harvey Lights a Candle as Miss Davies
- 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 · The Terry and Gaby Show as
- 2003 · Heartlands as Sonja
- 2003 · The Planman as Gail Forrester
- 2003 · Thora Hird Tribute as Philippa, Claire (archive footage, uncredited)
- 2002 · Doctor Zhivago as Anna Gromyko
- 2002 · Timeshift as self
- 2002 · A Is for Acid as Rose Henderson
- 2002 · Still Game as
- 2002 · Plain Jane as Ellen Reynolds
- 2002 · Thunderpants as Miss Rapier
- 2002 · The Gathering Storm as Violet Pearman
- 2001 · Station Jim as Miss Frazier
- 2001 · Bridget Jones's Diary as Una Alconbury
- 2001 · Revelation as Harriet Martel
- 2000 · Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Self/Various Characters
- 1999 · A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Bennett
- 1999 · Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Fighter Pilot Bravo 5
- 1998 · Hilary and Jackie as Iris Du Pré
- 1997 · The Canterville Ghost as Lucy Otis
- 1997 · Into the Blue as Nadine Cunningham
- 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 & Pascoe as
- 1995 · Black Hearts in Battersea as Duchess Of Battersea
- 1995 · In the Bleak Midwinter as Fadge
- 1994 · The Return of the Native as Susan Nunsuch
- 1994 · Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Mrs. Moritz
- 1994 · Pat and Margaret as Claire
- 1994 · The Riff Raff Element as Joanna Tundish
- 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 · Absolutely Fabulous as Claudia Bing
- 1992 · Thacker as Ann Hadon Smith
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Sylvia Langley
- 1991 · All Good Things as Rachel Bromley
- 1991 · The Darling Buds of May as Corinne Perigo
- 1991 · The Harmfulness of Tobacco as
- 1990 · 102 Boulevard Haussmann as Madame Massis
- 1990 · The World of Eddie Weary as Birdie
- 1989 · Murder on the Moon as Patsy Diehl
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as 'Aunt' Kathy Cloade
- 1988 · An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self - Questioner
- 1987 · The New Statesman as Hilary
- 1987 · Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment as Self
- 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
- 1982 · Cloud Howe as Else Queen
- 1981 · Bergerac as Marianne
- 1981 · The Nightmare Man as Fiona Patterson
- 1981 · The Nightmare Man as Fiona Patterson
- 1979 · Shoestring as
- 1978 · Death on the Nile as Maid (uncredited)
- 1978 · Ice Age as Housemaid
- 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