Celia Imrie
Born: 1952-07-15 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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".
Filmography
2026
- Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Gloria Lynn
2025
- The Thursday Murder Club as Joyce
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Una Alconbury
- The Celebrity Traitors as Self - Contestant
2024
- A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone as E. Nesbit
2023
- The Diplomat as Meg Roylin
- Love Again as Gina Valentine
- Mummies as Mother June Carnaby (voice)
- Good Grief as Imelda
2022
- Christmas on Mistletoe Farm as Miss Womble
- Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem as Narrator (voice)
- Robbie Coltrane at the BBC as Self - Presenter
- Fifty-Four Days as Gloria
2021
- Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Malabelle
- Louisa: An Amazing Adventure as May Crocombe (voice)
2020
- Love Sarah as Mimi
- The Savoy as Narrator
2019
- Cinderella: After Ever After as Madame Blackheart
- D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes as Self
2018
- Patrick Melrose as Kettle
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again as Vice Chancellor
- Hang Ups as Maggie Pitt
- Malevolent as Mrs. Green
- To Provide All People as Patient
- Nativity Rocks! as Mrs. Keen
- One Evening In June as Beth
2017
- A Cure for Wellness as Victoria Watkins
- Monster Family as Cheyenne (voice)
- Finding Your Feet as Bif
2016
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Mary Xavier
- Better Things as Phil
- Bridget Jones's Baby as Una
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Claudia Bing
- Year by the Sea as Erikson
- Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood as Self
2015
- The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Madge Hardcastle
- Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism as Edna
2014
- What We Did on Our Holiday as Agnes Chisolm
- A Life on Screen as Self
- The Love Punch as Pen
- Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! as Mrs. Keen
2013
- Talking Pictures as Narrator
- Vicious as Lillian Haverfield-Wickham
- Blandings as Charlotte
- Remembering Douglas Camfield
2012
- Titanic as Grace Rushton
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Madge Hardcastle
- Acts of Godfrey as Helen McGann
2011
- My Angel as The Librarian
2010
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Enid Wicklow
- The Man Who Married Himself as Mother
- Lost Connection as Mum
- The Road to Coronation Street as Doris Speed
2008
- Stanley Baxter: Now and Then as Self
- Player as Laetitia
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Lewis as Michelle Marber
- Kingdom as Gloria Millington
- Cranford as Lady Glenmire
- After You've Gone as Diana
- St Trinian's as Hausmutter
- Dangerous Liaisons as Emily Coulter
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Imagine Me & You as Tessa
- Acorn Antiques: The Musical as Miss Babs
- The Lavender List as Mary Wilson
2005
- Doctor Who as Miss Kizlet
- Nanny McPhee as Mrs. Quickly
- Wah-Wah as Lady Riva Hardwick
- Mr Harvey Lights a Candle as Miss Davies
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Madame Joilet
- The Paul O'Grady Show
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as Una Alconbury
- Wimbledon as Lydice Kenwood
2003
- The Terry and Gaby Show
- Calendar Girls as Celia
- Heartlands as Sonja
- Out of Bounds as Doctor Imogen Reed
- Thora Hird Tribute as Philippa, Claire (archive footage, uncredited)
- The Planman as Gail Forrester
2002
- Timeshift as self
- Still Game
- Doctor Zhivago as Anna Gromeko
- Daniel Deronda as Mrs Meyrick
- Thunderpants as Miss Rapier
- Plain Jane as Ellen Reynolds
- Sparkhouse as Kate Lawton
- A Is for Acid as Rose Henderson
- The Gathering Storm as Violet Pearman
2001
- Bridget Jones's Diary as Una Alconbury
- Love in a Cold Climate as Aunt Sadie
- Lucky Break as Amy
- Revelation as Harriet Martel
- Station Jim as Miss Frazier
2000
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
- Gormenghast as Gertrude, Countess of Groan
- Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Self/Various Characters
1999
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Fighter Pilot Bravo 5
- A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Bennett
1998
- dinnerladies as Philippa Moorcroft
- Microsoap as Miss Cottingham
- Duck Patrol as Mrs. Calloway
- Hilary and Jackie as Iris du Pré
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Louise August
- Jonathan Creek as Thelma Bailey
- The Borrowers as Homily Clock
- The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Mrs. Miller
- Wokenwell
- Into the Blue as Nadine Cunningham
- Mr White Goes To Westminster as Victoria Madison
- The Canterville Ghost as Lucy Otis
- Hospital! as Sister Muriel
1996
- Dalziel and Pascoe
- The Writing on the Wall as Kirsty
1995
- Black Hearts in Battersea as Duchess Of Battersea
- In the Bleak Midwinter as Fadge
- A Very Open Prison as Victoria Bridgewater
1994
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Mrs. Moritz
- Class Act as Class Act
- The Riff Raff Element as Joanna Tundish
- A Dark Adapted Eye as Vera
- The Return of the Native as Susan Nunsuch
- Pat and Margaret as Claire
1993
- Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles as Lady MacDonald
1992
- Heartbeat as Sylvia Langley
- Absolutely Fabulous as Claudia Bing
- Thacker as Ann Hadon Smith
- Blue Black Permanent as Barbara Thorburn
- Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
1991
- The Darling Buds of May as Corinne Perigo
- All Good Things as Rachel Bromley
- The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1990
- Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit as Miss Jewsbury
- 102 Boulevard Haussmann as Madame Massis
- Old Flames as Davina Wright / Hopjoy
- The World of Eddie Weary as Birdie
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as 'Aunt' Kathy Cloade
- Screen One as Clare
- Stay Lucky as Julie Vernon
- Victoria Wood as Carol
- The Justice Game as Caroline Jarvis
- Murder on the Moon as Patsy Diehl
- 4 Play as Bunny Heckle
1988
- An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self - Questioner
1987
- The New Statesman as Hilary
- Acorn Antiques as Babs
- Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment as Self
1986
- Casualty as Elizabeth Clayton
- ScreenPlay as Lady MacDonald
- Lovejoy as Lady Felicity Carey-Holden
- Highlander as Kate MacLeod
1985
- Screen Two as Victoria Bridgewater
- Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
- Acorn Antiques as Miss Babs
1983
- Taggart
- The Wicked Lady as Servant at Inn
1982
- Cloud Howe as Else Queen
1981
- Bergerac as Marianne
- The Nightmare Man as Fiona Patterson
- The Nightmare Man as Fiona Patterson
1979
- Shoestring as Sheila Johnson
- To the Manor Born as Polly
1978
- Death on the Nile as Maid (uncredited)
- 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
- Upstairs, Downstairs as Jenny
- A Ghost Story for Christmas as Edith Nesbit
1967
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Susan Nunsuch