
Celia Imrie
Known for Acting · 178 credits
- Born
- 1952-07-15 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
- Also known as
- Celia Diana Savile 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
TV Shows (74)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Louise August

Doctor Who
2005
as Miss Kizlet

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as 'Aunt' Kathy Cloade

Casualty
1986
as Elizabeth Clayton

DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Mary Xavier

The One Show
2006
as Self

Heartbeat
1992
as Sylvia Langley

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Madame Joilet

Omnibus
1967

Bergerac
1981
as Marianne

Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Claudia Bing

Lewis
2007
as Michelle Marber

Screen Two
1985
as Victoria Bridgewater / Davina Wright / Madame Massis

The Paul O'Grady Show
2004

The Diplomat
2023
as Meg Roylin

Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Jenny

Dalziel and Pascoe
1996

Taggart
1983

Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self

Lovejoy
1986
as Lady Felicity Carey-Holden

ScreenPlay
1986
as Lady MacDonald

Jonathan Creek
1997
as Thelma Bailey

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Housemaid

Better Things
2016
as Phil

Van der Valk
1972
as Marijke Dekker

Kingdom
2007
as Gloria Millington

The New Statesman
1987
as Hilary

Patrick Melrose
2018
as Kettle
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003

Screen One
1989
as Clare

Timeshift
2002
as self

The Darling Buds of May
1991
as Corinne Perigo

Cranford
2007
as Lady Glenmire

Still Game
2002

Shoestring
1979
as Sheila Johnson

A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Edith Nesbit

Talking Pictures
2013
as Narrator

Vicious
2013
as Lillian Haverfield-Wickham

Titanic
2012
as Grace Rushton

Blandings
2013
as Charlotte

dinnerladies
1998
as Philippa Moorcroft
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Susan Nunsuch

To the Manor Born
1979
as Polly

Microsoap
1998
as Miss Cottingham

Hang Ups
2018
as Maggie Pitt

Gormenghast
2000
as Gertrude, Countess of Groan

Doctor Zhivago
2002
as Anna Gromeko

After You've Gone
2007
as Diana

Stay Lucky
1989
as Julie Vernon

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Mrs. Miller / Mrs, Miller

The Celebrity Traitors
2025
as Self - Contestant

Victoria Wood
1989
as Carol / Jackie / Julia

Daniel Deronda
2002
as Mrs Meyrick

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985

A Life on Screen
2014
as Self

Class Act
1994
as Class Act

Duck Patrol
1998
as Mrs. Calloway

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990
as Miss Jewsbury
Movies (104)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Fighter Pilot Bravo 5

Highlander
1986
as Kate MacLeod

Nanny McPhee
2005
as Mrs. Quickly

Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
as Una Alconbury

A Cure for Wellness
2017
as Victoria Watkins

The Thursday Murder Club
2025
as Joyce

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
as Vice Chancellor

Imagine Me & You
2006
as Tessa

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
as Una Alconbury

Death on the Nile
1978
as Maid (uncredited)

The Borrowers
1997
as Homily Clock

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Una Alconbury

Mummies
2023
as Mother June Carnaby (voice)

Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
as Una

Love Again
2023
as Gina Valentine

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
as Mrs. Moritz

Calendar Girls
2003
as Celia

Wimbledon
2004
as Lydice Kenwood

St Trinian's
2007
as Hausmutter

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
as Madge Hardcastle

Wah-Wah
2005
as Lady Riva Hardwick

A Christmas Carol
1999
as Mrs. Bennett

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Enid Wicklow

Finding Your Feet
2017
as Bif

Monster Family
2017
as Cheyenne (voice)

Thunderpants
2002
as Miss Rapier
To Provide All People
2018
as Patient

Hilary and Jackie
1998
as Iris du Pré

Malevolent
2018
as Mrs. Green

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
as Madge Hardcastle

What We Did on Our Holiday
2014
as Agnes Chisolm

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Claudia Bing

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
as Matron

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
2015
as Edna

Good Grief
2023
as Imelda
Station Jim
2001
as Miss Frazier

In the Bleak Midwinter
1995
as Fadge

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009

The Gathering Storm
2002
as Violet Pearman

Revelation
2001
as Harriet Martel

Lucky Break
2001
as Amy
The World of Eddie Weary
1990
as Birdie

The Wicked Lady
1983
as Servant at Inn

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021
as Malabelle

Love Sarah
2020
as Mimi

My Angel
2011
as The Librarian

Christmas on Mistletoe Farm
2022
as Miss Womble

Mr White Goes To Westminster
1997
as Victoria Madison

The Love Punch
2014
as Pen

Assassin
1973
as Stacy's Secretary
Mr Harvey Lights a Candle
2005
as Miss Davies

House of Whipcord
1974
as Barbara

Plain Jane
2002
as Ellen Reynolds

A Is for Acid
2002
as Rose Henderson

Hospital!
1997
as Sister Muriel

102 Boulevard Haussmann
1990
as Madame Massis

Dangerous Liaisons
2007
as Emily Coulter

Heartlands
2003
as Sonja

Murder on the Moon
1989
as Patsy Diehl

Old Flames
1990
as Davina Wright / Hopjoy

The Return of the Native
1994
as Susan Nunsuch

Thacker
1992
as Ann Hadon Smith

Acorn Antiques: The Musical
2006
as Miss Babs

Into the Blue
1997
as Nadine Cunningham

An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self - Questioner

Nativity Rocks!
2018
as Mrs. Keen

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
2008
as Self
The Temptation Of Gracie
as Gracie Burton

Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem
2022
as Narrator (voice)

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
2014
as Mrs. Keen

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016
as Self

A Very Open Prison
1995
as Victoria Bridgewater

The Canterville Ghost
1997
as Lucy Otis

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Self/Various Characters

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
1992

Cinderella: After Ever After
2019
as Madame Blackheart

The Road to Coronation Street
2010
as Doris Speed

The Writing on the Wall
1996
as Kirsty
Player
2008
as Laetitia

Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment
1987
as Self

Pat and Margaret
1994
as Claire
Out of Bounds
2003
as Doctor Imogen Reed

Thora Hird Tribute
2003
as Philippa, Claire (archive footage, uncredited)
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
as Gloria Lynn
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991

Ice Age
1978
as Housemaid

Acts of Godfrey
2012
as Helen McGann

Year by the Sea
2016
as Erikson

The Planman
2003
as Gail Forrester

The Man Who Married Himself
2010
as Mother

D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes
2019
as Self

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
1993
as Lady MacDonald

Acorn Antiques
1987
as Babs

The Nightmare Man
1981
as Fiona Patterson

Fifty-Four Days
2022
as Gloria

Louisa: An Amazing Adventure
2021
as May Crocombe (voice)

Remembering Douglas Camfield
2013

Blue Black Permanent
1992
as Barbara Thorburn
Down, Down, Down
as Sylvia
The Lavender List
2006
as Mary Wilson

Robbie Coltrane at the BBC
2022
as Self - Presenter

Lost Connection
2010
as Mum

A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone
2024
as E. Nesbit

One Evening In June
2018
as Beth
About Celia Imrie
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". With 178 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Celia Imrie has appeared in 104 films and 74 TV shows.
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- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) — as Fighter Pilot Bravo 5
- Highlander (1986) — as Kate MacLeod
- Nanny McPhee (2005) — as Mrs. Quickly
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) — as Una Alconbury
- A Cure for Wellness (2017) — as Victoria Watkins
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