Celia Imrie

Biography

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".

Known For

Tessa

Imagine Me & You

Mrs. Moritz

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Hausmutter

St Trinian's

Gloria

Fifty-Four Days

Mrs. Quickly

Nanny McPhee

Lydice Kenwood

Wimbledon

Kate MacLeod

Highlander

Stacy's Secretary

Assassin

Celia

Calendar Girls

Homily Clock

The Borrowers

Amy

Lucky Break

Violet Pearman

The Gathering Storm

Lady Riva Hardwick

Wah-Wah

Matron

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

Malabelle

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Iris Du Pré

Hilary and Jackie

Lady MacDonald

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

Sonja

Heartlands

Madge Hardcastle

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Gail Forrester

The Planman

Doctor Imogen Reed

Out of Bounds

Miss Babs

Acorn Antiques: The Musical

Barbara Thorburn

Blue Black Permanent

Rose Henderson

A Is for Acid

Pen

The Love Punch

Claire

Pat and Margaret

Mum

Lost Connection

Gina Valentine

Love Again

The Librarian

My Angel

Miss Rapier

Thunderpants

Self

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

Mary Wilson

The Lavender List

Una Alconbury

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Agnes Chisolm

What We Did on Our Holiday

Kirsty

The Writing on the Wall

Doris Speed

The Road to Coronation Street

The Harmfulness of Tobacco

Lucy Otis

The Canterville Ghost

Fadge

In the Bleak Midwinter

Una Alconbury

Bridget Jones's Diary

Fighter Pilot Bravo 5

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Imelda

Good Grief

Miss Womble

Christmas on Mistletoe Farm

Mother

The Man Who Married Himself

Narrator (voice)

Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem

Madge Hardcastle

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Babs

Acorn Antiques

Self - Presenter

Robbie Coltrane at the BBC

Edna

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Mrs. Keen

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!

Self/Various Characters

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Claudia Bing

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Gracie Burton

The Temptation Of Gracie

Joyce

The Thursday Murder Club

Miss Davies

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

Victoria Watkins

A Cure for Wellness

Servant at Inn

The Wicked Lady

Patsy Diehl

Murder on the Moon

Una

Bridget Jones's Baby

Maid (uncredited)

Death on the Nile

Victoria Madison

Mr White Goes To Westminster

Miss Frazier

Station Jim

Bif

Finding Your Feet

Una Alconbury

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Erikson

Year by the Sea

Nadine Cunningham

Into the Blue

Sister Muriel

Hospital!

Enid Wicklow

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Barbara

House of Whipcord

Susan Nunsuch

The Return of the Native

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

Self - Questioner

An Audience With Victoria Wood

Mrs. Bennett

A Christmas Carol

Cheyenne (voice)

Monster Family

Mrs. Green

Malevolent

Ann Hadon Smith

Thacker

Davina Wright / Hopjoy

Old Flames

Laetitia

Player

Madame Massis

102 Boulevard Haussmann

Vice Chancellor

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Fiona Patterson

The Nightmare Man

Victoria Bridgewater

A Very Open Prison

Patient

To Provide All People

Beth

One Evening In June

Mrs. Keen

Nativity Rocks!

Birdie

The World of Eddie Weary

Self

D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes

Ellen Reynolds

Plain Jane

Harriet Martel

Revelation

Madame Blackheart

Cinderella: After Ever After

Mimi

Love Sarah

May Crocombe (voice)

Louisa: An Amazing Adventure

Helen McGann

Acts of Godfrey

Housemaid

Ice Age

Self

Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment

Remembering Douglas Camfield

Emily Coulter

Dangerous Liaisons

Philippa, Claire (archive footage, uncredited)

Thora Hird Tribute

Sylvia

Down, Down, Down

Self

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

Gloria Lynn

Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint

E. Nesbit

A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-07-15

Place of Birth

Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Also Known As

Celia Diana Savile Imrie