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| Born | Celia Diana Savile Imrie 15 July 1952 Guildford, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1973–present |
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Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952) is an Olivier Award-winning English actress. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guildford ( IPA /ˈgɪlfəd/ is the County town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works In a career starting in the early 1970s, Imrie has played Marianne Bellshade in Bergerac, Philippa Moorcroft in dinnerladies, Diana Neal in After You've Gone and Gloria Millington in Kingdom. Bergerac was a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and screened Dinnerladies (stylised as dinnerladies) was a British sitcom written co-produced by and starring Victoria Wood. After You've Gone is a British sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2007 Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions and Sprout for ITV.
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Career
Imrie trained at the Guildford School of Acting. Guildford School of Acting is a drama school located in Guildford, Surrey, England. Her films include Nanny McPhee, Hilary and Jackie (playing Iris du Pré) and the 1997 film of The Borrowers where she played Homily Clock. Nanny McPhee is a 2005 children's film It was adapted by Emma Thompson from Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda books Hilary and Jackie is a 1998 British Biographical film directed by Anand Tucker. Iris du Pré (nee Iris Greep) ( June 6, 1914 &ndash September 27, 1985) was a Pianist, Composer, conductor and The Borrowers is a children's fantasy Novel by Mary Norton about tiny people who "borrow" things from normal Humans and keep their Other films include Bridget Jones's Diary, Calendar Girls, Highlander and, as Fighter Pilot Bravo 5, in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Bridget Jones's Diary is a British 2001 Romantic comedy film, based on the novel of the same name written by Helen Fielding Calendar Girls is a 2003 British Comedy film directed by Nigel Cole. Highlander is a 1986 fantasy Action film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen. Star Wars Episode I Phantom Menace is a 1999 military sci-fi film written and directed by George Lucas. In 2004, Imrie played Doctor Imogen Reed in the schoolgirl thriller, Out of Bounds.
She frequently works with Victoria Wood, with whom she has appeared in TV programmes such as the sitcom dinnerladies and sketch show Victoria Wood As Seen On TV. Victoria Wood CBE (born 19 May 1953 in Prestwich, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award winning English Comedian Dinnerladies (stylised as dinnerladies) was a British sitcom written co-produced by and starring Victoria Wood. Victoria Wood As Seen On TV was an award-winning British comedy sketch series starring comedienne Victoria Wood, with Julie Walters, Celia Imrie It was on the latter show in 1985 that she first played the infamous part of Miss Babs, owner of Acorn Antiques, a parody of the low budget British soap opera Crossroads. Acorn Antiques is a parodic Soap opera written by Victoria Wood as a regular feature in the two seasons of Victoria Wood As Seen Crossroads is a British Television Soap opera set in a Motel near Birmingham, England. These sketches became such a British institution that the show were turned into a West End musical in 2005 starring most of the original cast. Acorn AntiquesThe Musical! is an Olivier Award -winning musical based on the parodic soap opera by Victoria Wood, about an antiques dealer based on the Imrie won an Olivier Award for her performance. The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre [1]
Other series to feature Imrie include The Nightmare Man, Bergerac, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Absolutely Fabulous, The Darling Buds of May and Upstairs, Downstairs. The Nightmare Man is a Science fiction and horror Television serial produced by the BBC in 1981. Bergerac was a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and screened Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit was a critically acclaimed 1990 BBC television drama mini-series directed by Beeban Kidron. Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring The Darling Buds of May is a British Television series which was first broadcast between 1991 and 1993 produced by Yorkshire Television Upstairs Downstairs is a BAFTA and Emmy award-winning British Drama set in a large Townhouse in Edwardian In the 2000 mini series of Gormenghast she played Lady Gertrude. She also had a guest appearance in an episode of the Scottish TV sitcom Still Game in 2003, where she played a home help called Mrs Begg. Still Game is a Scottish Sitcom, produced by The Comedy Unit with the BBC. She also appeared in the 2005 BBC television drama Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle, playing the part of a teacher taking an unruly party of pupils on a daytrip to Salisbury Cathedral. Mr Harvey Lights a Candle is a Television drama written by Rhidian Brook and directed by Susanna White which originally aired in 2005 on BBC Salisbury Cathedral is an Anglican Cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture
Her radio work includes parts in BBC Radio 4's No Commitments, Adventures of a Black Bag, and Bleak Expectations. No Commitments is a comedy radio drama written by Simon Brett,broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Dr Finlay is a Fictional character, the hero of a series of stories by Scottish author A Bleak Expectations is a 6-part 2007 Radio 4 comedy series first broadcast at 11 In early 2007, she narrated the book Arabella, broadcast over two weeks as the Book at Bedtime. Arabella is a novel written by Georgette Heyer. It records the plight of a relatively poor girl from the English Gentry who captures the attention of a very wealthy Book at Bedtime is a long running radio programme on BBC Radio 4, broadcast each weekday evening at 10 She has also starred in the BBC sitcom, After You've Gone, alongside Nicholas Lyndhurst and in the ITV1 drama Kingdom, with Stephen Fry. A British sitcom is a Situation comedy (sitcom produced in the United Kingdom. After You've Gone is a British sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2007 Nicholas Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961 is an English Actor best known for his roles as Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses and This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions and Sprout for ITV. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957 is an English Humorist, Writer, Wit, Actor, Novelist, filmmaker
Her most recent film appearance is St Trinian's in 2007 as the Matron, alongside Stephen Fry, Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Russell Brand and Mischa Barton. St Trinian's is the sixth in a long-running series of films based on the works of cartoonist Ronald Searle. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957 is an English Humorist, Writer, Wit, Actor, Novelist, filmmaker Rupert James Hector Everett (born May 29, 1959) is a two-time Golden Globe -nominated English film Actor and ex- Singer Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September, 1960) is an English film television and stage Actor. Russell Edward Brand (born June 4 1975 is a British Comedian, Actor, Columnist and a Presenter of Radio and Mischa Anne Marsden Barton (born January 24 1986) is an English American film television and stage Actress, perhaps best known for her
Personal life
By actor Benjamin Whitrow, she has a son, Angus, who appears as her on-screen son in Kingdom. Benjamin "Ben" Whitrow (born 17 February 1937 in Oxford, England) is a British actor Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions and Sprout for ITV.
Selected Awards and Nominations
- WON (1992) The Clarence Derwent Award for Best Supporting Actress in The Sea[2]
- WON (2006) The Laurence Olivier Award for Acorn Antiques:The Musical![3]
Real Life Quotes
- On George Lucas: “He's very cool, as you'd expect. . . . He asked me to take off my lipstick though. As I was going to be the first female pilot they'd ever used, I thought I'd put on some lipstick, and make an effort. ”
- On Star Wars: “I'm amazed anyone recognised me covered up in that hat and goggles. The casting director had seen me in a Harold Pinter play and asked me to be in Star Wars - how bizarre is that? I think I was originally up for the part of the mother at the beginning of the film but, when I didn't get it, they asked me to be a fighter pilot instead. I can't pretend I was a life-long Star Wars fan but I did think it would be rather cool for my son if his mum was in the film. He was little at the time so, when we went to see it, he went to sleep and missed me, but he got to see it with his school friends later. None of us knew what the story was, though. Because the producers are so worried about leaks, we had no idea how we fitted into the film. It was just terribly exciting to be on the set and part of a phenomenon like Star Wars. ”
- When she won a Laurence Olivier Award in 2006, she stated that she would display it “very prominently in my bedroom so I can see it when I wake up in the morning!”
- On her first solo show: “"I never thought I'd do something on my own", she says, "Sometimes you get to a first night and think you're going to die with fright. But then you hold your nose and jump in and it disappears. And the feeling afterwards! That first drink is fantastic!”
- On Alan Bates: “"I'd known him for years and absolutely adored him. He really is naughty. Terrible. Or was, God bless him. But then, you see, Dame Judi's got that too. Everybody who's ever been one of my heroes is very naughty. Naughty sense of humour. Naughty sparkle in their eye. "
- On Victoria Wood: “I first met her through her university friends in Birmingham. I was in the room applauding when she won New Faces and she then rather loyally came to see me in a chorus line in a pantomime. She's been terribly loyal to me and I'm very proud to be working with her at the moment. ”
- On her character in ‘Wah-Wah’: A” friend of mine came to see a screening and said, 'Ceels, I was longing for you to suddenly become funny. And you didn't'. I said, 'I know, it's quite weird isn't it?' Originally Richard offered me another part but I said, 'yes, but what about this old bag?' ”
- On motherhood and marriage: "I can admire people who want to do it, who actually plunge into this lifelong thing with no way out, but I'd just feel trapped", she has said. "All that certainty. No surprises. I love not knowing what's going to happen next. Better to be independent if you can, I think. " Perhaps it's got something to do with growing up in the 1950s. "I'm not sure the generation of young women that's coming up now has any idea what went on then. Not that they have to be grateful or anything, but I think they're completely unaware of what used to be. Which is quite alarming. Divorce was terribly frowned upon. When I was growing up 'a divorcee' really had the same besmirching as someone who had an illegitimate baby. Mother really didn't approve of that at all. It wasn't done. I'm afraid I broke that rule too. "
Filmography
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References
External links
- Celia Imrie at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website
- Celia Imrie Wins Olivier Award
- Interview with Celia Imrie
- Celia Imrie talks about Star Wars
- Celia Imrie Article with The Daily Telegraph
- Photograph of Celia as Marianne Bellshade in 1982 in Bergerac
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