Actor profile

Celia Imrie

15th July 1952 Guildford, Surrey, England, UK Acting

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".

94 Movies 77 TV Shows 1 In Production 186 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Thursday Murder Club poster

The Thursday Murder Club 22nd August 2025 as Joyce

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy poster

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 12th February 2025 as Una Alconbury

A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone poster

A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone 24th December 2024 as E. Nesbit

Good Grief poster

Good Grief 29th December 2023 as Imelda

Love Again poster

Love Again 4th May 2023 as Gina Valentine

Mummies poster

Mummies 5th January 2023 as Mother June Carnaby (voice)

Robbie Coltrane at the BBC poster

Robbie Coltrane at the BBC 26th December 2022 as Self - Presenter

Fifty-Four Days poster

Fifty-Four Days 26th November 2022 as Gloria

Christmas on Mistletoe Farm poster

Christmas on Mistletoe Farm 23rd November 2022 as Miss Womble

Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem poster

Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem 29th May 2022 as Narrator (voice)

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas poster

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas 19th December 2021 as Malabelle

Louisa: An Amazing Adventure poster

Louisa: An Amazing Adventure 22nd June 2021 as May Crocombe (voice)

Love Sarah poster

Love Sarah 2nd July 2020 as Mimi

Cinderella: After Ever After poster

Cinderella: After Ever After 24th December 2019 as Madame Blackheart

D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes poster

D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes 5th June 2019 as Self

Malevolent poster

Malevolent 13th December 2018 as Mrs. Green

Nativity Rocks! poster

Nativity Rocks! 23rd November 2018 as Mrs. Keen

One Evening In June poster

One Evening In June 9th September 2018 as Beth

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again poster

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 18th July 2018 as Vice Chancellor

Finding Your Feet poster

Finding Your Feet 26th December 2017 as Bif

Monster Family poster

Monster Family 24th August 2017 as Cheyenne (voice)

A Cure for Wellness poster

A Cure for Wellness 15th February 2017 as Victoria Watkins

Bridget Jones's Baby poster

Bridget Jones's Baby 14th September 2016 as Una

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie poster

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 1st July 2016 as Claudia Bing

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood poster

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood 14th May 2016 as Self

Year by the Sea poster

Year by the Sea 16th April 2016 as Erikson

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism poster

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism 11th April 2015 as Edna

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel poster

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 26th February 2015 as Madge Hardcastle

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

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! 14th November 2014 as Mrs. Keen

What We Did on Our Holiday poster

What We Did on Our Holiday 26th September 2014 as Agnes Chisolm

The Love Punch poster

The Love Punch 13th January 2014 as Pen

Remembering Douglas Camfield poster

Remembering Douglas Camfield 30th September 2013

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel poster

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 23rd February 2012 as Madge Hardcastle

Acts of Godfrey poster

Acts of Godfrey 27th January 2012 as Helen McGann

My Angel poster

My Angel 9th December 2011 as The Librarian

Lost Connection poster

Lost Connection 31st December 2010 as Mum

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger poster

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 22nd September 2010 as Enid Wicklow

The Road to Coronation Street poster

The Road to Coronation Street 15th September 2010 as Doris Speed

The Man Who Married Himself poster

The Man Who Married Himself 3rd April 2010 as Mother

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV poster

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV 21st December 2009

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

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold 18th December 2009 as Matron

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then poster

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then 25th December 2008 as Self

St Trinian's poster

St Trinian's 21st December 2007 as Hausmutter

Dangerous Liaisons poster

Dangerous Liaisons 10th May 2007 as Emily Coulter

Acorn Antiques: The Musical poster

Acorn Antiques: The Musical 13th March 2006 as Miss Babs

Imagine Me & You poster

Imagine Me & You 27th January 2006 as Tessa

Nanny McPhee poster

Nanny McPhee 21st October 2005 as Mrs. Quickly

Wah-Wah poster

Wah-Wah 17th August 2005 as Lady Riva Hardwick

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason poster

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 10th November 2004 as Una Alconbury

Wimbledon poster

Wimbledon 13th September 2004 as Lydice Kenwood

Calendar Girls poster

Calendar Girls 2nd September 2003 as Celia

Heartlands poster

Heartlands 27th April 2003 as Sonja

The Planman poster

The Planman 31st March 2003 as Gail Forrester

Thora Hird Tribute poster

Thora Hird Tribute 30th March 2003 as Philippa, Claire (archive footage, uncredited)

A Is for Acid poster

A Is for Acid 9th September 2002 as Rose Henderson

Plain Jane poster

Plain Jane 27th May 2002 as Ellen Reynolds

Thunderpants poster

Thunderpants 24th May 2002 as Miss Rapier

The Gathering Storm poster

The Gathering Storm 22nd April 2002 as Violet Pearman

Station Jim poster

Station Jim 30th December 2001 as Miss Frazier

Lucky Break poster

Lucky Break 24th August 2001 as Amy

Bridget Jones's Diary poster

Bridget Jones's Diary 13th April 2001 as Una Alconbury

Revelation poster

Revelation 12th April 2001 as Harriet Martel

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings poster

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings 25th December 2000 as Self/Various Characters

A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol 5th December 1999 as Mrs. Bennett

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace poster

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 19th May 1999 as Fighter Pilot Bravo 5

Hilary and Jackie poster

Hilary and Jackie 30th December 1998 as Iris du Pré

Mr White Goes To Westminster poster

Mr White Goes To Westminster 31st December 1997 as Victoria Madison

The Borrowers poster

The Borrowers 5th December 1997 as Homily Clock

The Canterville Ghost poster

The Canterville Ghost 31st October 1997 as Lucy Otis

Into the Blue poster

Into the Blue 30th June 1997 as Nadine Cunningham

Hospital! poster

Hospital! 30th March 1997 as Sister Muriel

The Writing on the Wall poster

The Writing on the Wall 21st July 1996 as Kirsty

A Very Open Prison poster

A Very Open Prison 9th December 1995 as Victoria Bridgewater

In the Bleak Midwinter poster

In the Bleak Midwinter 29th September 1995 as Fadge

The Return of the Native poster

The Return of the Native 4th December 1994 as Susan Nunsuch

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein poster

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 4th November 1994 as Mrs. Moritz

Pat and Margaret poster

Pat and Margaret 11th September 1994 as Claire

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles poster

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles 27th October 1993 as Lady MacDonald

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast poster

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast 25th December 1992

Blue Black Permanent poster

Blue Black Permanent 28th August 1992 as Barbara Thorburn

Thacker poster

Thacker 20th April 1992 as Ann Hadon Smith

102 Boulevard Haussmann poster

102 Boulevard Haussmann 9th November 1990 as Madame Massis

Old Flames poster

Old Flames 14th January 1990 as Davina Wright / Hopjoy

Murder on the Moon poster

Murder on the Moon 9th May 1989 as Patsy Diehl

An Audience With Victoria Wood poster

An Audience With Victoria Wood 10th December 1988 as Self - Questioner

Acorn Antiques poster

Acorn Antiques 18th December 1987 as Babs

Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment poster

Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment 28th August 1987 as Self

Highlander poster

Highlander 7th March 1986 as Kate MacLeod

The Wicked Lady poster

The Wicked Lady 21st April 1983 as Servant at Inn

The Nightmare Man poster

The Nightmare Man 1st May 1981 as Fiona Patterson

Death on the Nile poster

Death on the Nile 29th September 1978 as Maid (uncredited)

Ice Age poster

Ice Age 17th May 1978 as Housemaid

House of Whipcord poster

House of Whipcord 19th April 1974 as Barbara

Assassin poster

Assassin 1st November 1973 as Stacy's Secretary

The Celebrity Traitors poster

The Celebrity Traitors 8th October 2025 as Self - Contestant

The Diplomat poster

The Diplomat 20th April 2023 as Meg Roylin

The Savoy poster

The Savoy 30th September 2020 as Narrator

Hang Ups poster

Hang Ups 8th August 2018 as Maggie Pitt

Patrick Melrose poster

Patrick Melrose 12th May 2018 as Kettle

Better Things poster

Better Things 8th September 2016 as Phil

DC's Legends of Tomorrow poster

DC's Legends of Tomorrow 21st January 2016 as Mary Xavier

A Life on Screen poster

A Life on Screen 24th December 2014 as Self

Love and Marriage poster

Love and Marriage 5th June 2013 as Rowan Holdaway

Vicious poster

Vicious 29th April 2013 as Lillian Haverfield-Wickham

Blandings poster

Blandings 13th January 2013 as Charlotte

Talking Pictures poster

Talking Pictures 5th January 2013 as Narrator

Titanic poster

Titanic 21st March 2012 as Grace Rushton

Cranford poster

Cranford 18th November 2007 as Lady Glenmire

Kingdom poster

Kingdom 22nd April 2007 as Gloria Millington

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

Lewis poster

Lewis 18th February 2007 as Michelle Marber

After You've Gone poster

After You've Gone 12th January 2007 as Diana

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 26th March 2005 as Miss Kizlet

Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple 12th December 2004 as Madame Joilet

Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are? 12th October 2004 as Self

The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show 11th October 2004

Doctor Zhivago poster

Doctor Zhivago 24th November 2002 as Anna Gromeko

Daniel Deronda poster

Daniel Deronda 23rd November 2002 as Mrs Meyrick

Timeshift poster

Timeshift 10th October 2002 as self

Still Game poster

Still Game 6th September 2002

Sparkhouse poster

Sparkhouse 1st September 2002 as Kate Lawton

Love in a Cold Climate poster

Love in a Cold Climate 4th February 2001 as Aunt Sadie

Gormenghast poster

Gormenghast 17th January 2000 as Gertrude, Countess of Groan

dinnerladies poster

dinnerladies 12th November 1998 as Philippa Moorcroft

Microsoap poster

Microsoap 30th September 1998 as Miss Cottingham

Duck Patrol poster

Duck Patrol 19th July 1998 as Mrs. Calloway

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling poster

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling 9th November 1997 as Mrs. Miller

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling poster

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling 9th November 1997 as Mrs, Miller

Wokenwell poster

Wokenwell 18th May 1997

Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek 9th May 1997 as Thelma Bailey

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Louise August

Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe 16th March 1996

Black Hearts in Battersea poster

Black Hearts in Battersea 31st December 1995 as Duchess Of Battersea

The Riff Raff Element poster

The Riff Raff Element 19th April 1994 as Joanna Tundish

Class Act poster

Class Act 7th April 1994 as Class Act

A Dark Adapted Eye poster

A Dark Adapted Eye 2nd January 1994 as Vera

Absolutely Fabulous poster

Absolutely Fabulous 12th November 1992 as Claudia Bing

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Sylvia Langley

All Good Things poster

All Good Things 14th May 1991 as Rachel Bromley

The Darling Buds of May poster

The Darling Buds of May 7th April 1991 as Corinne Perigo

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit poster

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 10th January 1990 as Miss Jewsbury

Stay Lucky poster

Stay Lucky 8th December 1989 as Julie Vernon

Victoria Wood poster

Victoria Wood 16th November 1989 as Jackie

Victoria Wood poster

Victoria Wood 16th November 1989 as Carol

Victoria Wood poster

Victoria Wood 16th November 1989 as Julia

Screen One poster

Screen One 10th September 1989 as Clare

The Justice Game poster

The Justice Game 7th April 1989 as Caroline Jarvis

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as 'Aunt' Kathy Cloade

The New Statesman poster

The New Statesman 13th September 1987 as Hilary

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Elizabeth Clayton

ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay 9th July 1986 as Lady MacDonald

Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy 10th January 1986 as Lady Felicity Carey-Holden

Acorn Antiques poster

Acorn Antiques 11th January 1985 as Miss Babs

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV poster

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV 11th January 1985

Screen Two poster

Screen Two 6th January 1985 as Victoria Bridgewater

Screen Two poster

Screen Two 6th January 1985 as Davina Wright

Screen Two poster

Screen Two 6th January 1985 as Madame Massis

Taggart poster

Taggart 6th September 1983

Storyboard poster

Storyboard 26th July 1983 as Sylvia

Cloud Howe poster

Cloud Howe 14th July 1982 as Else Queen

Bergerac poster

Bergerac 18th October 1981 as Marianne

The Nightmare Man poster

The Nightmare Man 1st May 1981 as Fiona Patterson

Shoestring poster

Shoestring 30th September 1979 as Sheila Johnson

To the Manor Born poster

To the Manor Born 30th September 1979 as Polly

BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week 21st September 1977 as Housemaid

Van der Valk poster

Van der Valk 13th September 1972 as Marijke Dekker

A Ghost Story for Christmas poster

A Ghost Story for Christmas 24th December 1971 as Edith Nesbit

Upstairs, Downstairs poster

Upstairs, Downstairs 10th October 1971 as Jenny

Omnibus poster

Omnibus 13th October 1967

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Susan Nunsuch

War poster

Coming soon

War 1st October 2026 as Budgie