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
2025
- The Thursday Murder Club as Joyce
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Una Alconbury
- The Celebrity Traitors as Self - Contestant
2023
- The Diplomat as Meg Roylin
- Love Again as Gina Valentine
- Good Grief as Imelda
- Fifty-Four Days as Gloria
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
2021
- Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Malabelle
- Louisa: An Amazing Adventure as May Crocombe (voice)
2020
- The Savoy as Narrator
- Love Sarah as Mimi
2019
- Cinderella: After Ever After as Madame Blackheart
- D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes as Self
2018
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again as Vice Chancellor
- Nativity Rocks! as Mrs. Keen
- Patrick Melrose as Kettle
- Hang Ups as Maggie Pitt
- Malevolent as Mrs. Green
- To Provide All People as Patient
- One Evening In June as Beth
2017
- Monster Family as Cheyenne (voice)
- A Cure for Wellness as Victoria Watkins
- 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
- The Love Punch as Pen
- What We Did on Our Holiday as Agnes Chisolm
- Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! as Mrs. Keen
- A Life on Screen as Self
2013
- Vicious as Lillian Haverfield-Wickham
- Blandings as Charlotte
- Remembering Douglas Camfield
2012
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Madge Hardcastle
- Titanic as Grace Rushton
- Acts of Godfrey as Helen McGann
2011
- My Angel as The Librarian
2010
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Enid Wicklow
- The Road to Coronation Street as Doris Speed
- Lost Connection as Mum
- The Man Who Married Himself as Mother
2008
- Player as Laetitia
- Stanley Baxter: Now and Then as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Lewis as Michelle Marber
- Cranford as Lady Glenmire
- Kingdom as Gloria Millington
- St Trinian's as Hausmutter
- Dangerous Liaisons as Emily Coulter
- After You've Gone as Diana
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
- Mr Harvey Lights a Candle as Miss Davies
- Wah-Wah as Lady Riva Hardwick
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Madame Joilet
- The Paul O'Grady Show
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- Wimbledon as Lydice Kenwood
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as Una Alconbury
2003
- The Terry and Gaby Show
- The Planman as Gail Forrester
- Heartlands as Sonja
- Calendar Girls as Celia
- Out of Bounds as Doctor Imogen Reed
- Thora Hird Tribute as Philippa, Claire (archive footage, uncredited)
2002
- Still Game
- Thunderpants as Miss Rapier
- Timeshift as self
- Doctor Zhivago as Anna Gromyko
- The Gathering Storm as Violet Pearman
- Plain Jane as Ellen Reynolds
- Daniel Deronda as Mrs. Meyrick
- A Is for Acid as Rose Henderson
- Sparkhouse as Kate Lawton
2001
- Bridget Jones's Diary as Una Alconbury
- Revelation as Harriet Martel
- Station Jim as Miss Frazier
- Love in a Cold Climate as Aunt Sadie
- Lucky Break as Amy
2000
- Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Self/Various Characters
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
- Gormenghast as Lady Gertrude
1999
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Fighter Pilot Bravo 5
- A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Bennett
1998
- Microsoap as Miss Cottingham
- Hilary and Jackie as Iris Du Pré
- dinnerladies as Philippa Moorcroft
- Duck Patrol as Mrs. Calloway
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Louise August
- Jonathan Creek as Thelma Bailey
- Hospital! as Sister Muriel
- Into the Blue as Nadine Cunningham
- The Borrowers as Homily Clock
- Mr White Goes To Westminster as Victoria Madison
- The Canterville Ghost as Lucy Otis
- The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Mrs. Miller
- Wokenwell
1996
- Dalziel & Pascoe
- The Writing on the Wall as Kirsty
1995
- A Very Open Prison as Victoria Bridgewater
- In the Bleak Midwinter as Fadge
- Black Hearts in Battersea as Duchess Of Battersea
1994
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Mrs. Moritz
- The Return of the Native as Susan Nunsuch
- Pat and Margaret as Claire
- Class Act as Class Act
- The Riff Raff Element as Joanna Tundish
- A Dark Adapted Eye as Vera
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
- The Harmfulness of Tobacco
- All Good Things as Rachel Bromley
1990
- Old Flames as Davina Wright / Hopjoy
- 102 Boulevard Haussmann as Madame Massis
- Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit as Miss Jewsbury
- The World of Eddie Weary as Birdie
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as 'Aunt' Kathy Cloade
- Murder on the Moon as Patsy Diehl
- Stay Lucky as Julie Vernon
- Victoria Wood as Jackie
1988
- An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self - Questioner
1987
- Acorn Antiques as Babs
- The New Statesman as Hilary
- Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment as Self
1986
- Casualty as Elizabeth Clayton
- Highlander as Kate MacLeod
- Lovejoy as Lady Felicity Carey-Holden
1985
- Screen Two as Victoria Bridgewater
- Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
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
- 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
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Susan Nunsuch