Celia Imrie

Highest Rated: 88% Hilary and Jackie (1998)

Lowest Rated: 0% Nativity Rocks! (2018)

Birthday: Jul 15, 1952

Birthplace: Guildford, Surrery, England, UK

Wanted to be a ballerina, but was rejected from the Royal Ballet; as a result, she suffered from anorexia and spent three months in psychiatric hospital as part of her recovery. Made her stage debut at age 16 as a chorus girl at a theatre in Colchester, England. Discovered on the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are that one of her ancestors was imprisoned in the infamous Tower of London, and another was accused of plotting to kill King Charles II. Released her debut novel, Not Quite Nice, in 2015.

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Highest Rated Movies

Hilary and Jackie
88%
The Gathering Storm
83%
Bridget Jones's Diary
81%
In the Bleak Midwinter (A Midwinter's Tale)
81%

Filmography

MOVIES

		CREDIT
69%	Finding Your Feet	Bif	—	2018
10%	Monster Family	Cheyenne	—	2018
38%	Malevolent	Producer Mrs. Green	—	2018
0%	Nativity Rocks!	Mrs. Keen	—	2018
50%	Year by the Sea	Joan Erikson	—	2017
43%	A Cure For Wellness	Actor	$8.2M	2017
78%	Bridget Jones's Baby	Una	$24.1M	2016
59%	Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie	Claudia Bing	$4.8M	2016
73%	What We Did on Our Holiday	Agnes Chisolm	$2.7M	2015
64%	The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Madge Hardcastle	$39M	2015
28%	The Love Punch	Penelope	$1.2M	2014
16%	Nativity 3: Dude Where's My Donkey?	Clara Keen	$5.9M	2014
79%	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Madge Hardcastle	$46.4M	2012
No Score Yet	Blue Black Permanent	Actor	—	2012
8%	Acts of Godfrey	Actor	—	2012
No Score Yet	Christmas Angel	Actor	—	2011
46%	You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger	Enid Wicklow	$3.3M	2010
14%	St Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold	Matron	—	2009
No Score Yet	Return to Cranford	Actor	—	2009
31%	St. Trinian's	Matron	—	2007
No Score Yet	Acorn Antiques: The Musical	Actor	—	2006
34%	Imagine Me & You	Tessa	$0.6M	2006
73%	Nanny McPhee	Selma Quickly	$47.2M	2006
53%	Wah-Wah	Lady Riva Hardwick	$0.2M	2006
27%	Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason	Una Alconbury	$40.3M	2004
61%	Wimbledon	Mrs. Kenwood	$16.9M	2004
No Score Yet	Out of Bounds (Dead in the Water)	Actor	—	2004
No Score Yet	Out of Bounds	Dr. Imogen Reed	—	2004
75%	Calendar Girls	Celia	$31M	2003
No Score Yet	Doctor Zhivago	Actor	—	2002
No Score Yet	Daniel Deronda	Actor	—	2002
No Score Yet	Sparkhouse	Actor	—	2002
60%	Heartlands	Sonja	—	2002
83%	The Gathering Storm	Mrs. Violet Pearman	—	2002
48%	Lucky Break	Amy	—	2002
No Score Yet	Love in a Cold Climate	Actor	—	2002
No Score Yet	Revelation	Actor	—	2002
No Score Yet	Station Jim	Miss Frazier	—	2001
81%	Bridget Jones's Diary	Una Alconbury	—	2001
60%	Thunderpants	Miss Rapier	—	2001
No Score Yet	Plain Jane	Actor	—	2001
No Score Yet	Gormenghast	Lady Gertrude	—	2000
54%	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Bravo 5 Fighter Pilot	$431.1M	1999
No Score Yet	A Christmas Carol	Mrs. Bennett	—	1999
88%	Hilary and Jackie	Iris Du Pre	—	1998
73%	The Borrowers	Homily Clock	—	1998
No Score Yet	Henry Fielding's Tom Jones	Actor	—	1997
81%	In the Bleak Midwinter (A Midwinter's Tale)	Fadge	—	1996
No Score Yet	The Return of the Native	Susan Nunsuch	—	1994
39%	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein	Mrs. Moritz	—	1994
No Score Yet	Mystery! - A Dark Adapted Eye	Vera	—	1994
No Score Yet	Murder by Moonlight	Patsy Diehl	—	1991
68%	Highlander	Kate	—	1986
No Score Yet	The Wicked Lady	Servant at Inn	—	1983
No Score Yet	House of Whipcord (Photographer's Models)	Barbara	—	1974

TV

		CREDIT
97%	Better Things 2016	Phyllis	2019 2017 2016
89%	Patrick Melrose 2018		2018
No Score Yet	The Graham Norton Show 2007	Guest	2015
No Score Yet	Vicious 2013-2016	Lillian	2015
No Score Yet	Kingdom 2014-2017	Gloria Millington	2014
94%	Doctor Who 2006		2013
38%	Titanic 2012	Grace Rushton	2012
No Score Yet	Masterpiece 1971-2014	Michelle Marber Anna Gromeko Lady Glenmire Mrs. Meyrick Sadie Radlett	2012 2010 2003 2002
No Score Yet	Mystery! 1980-2007	Madame Joliet Vera	2005 1995
No Score Yet	Midsomer Murders	Louise August	2002
96%	Absolutely Fabulous 1992-2012	Claudia Bing Claudia	2001 1995
No Score Yet	Blandings 2013-2014
No Score Yet	dinnerladies 1998-2000	Philippa Philippa Boncroft
No Score Yet	Upstairs Downstairs 1971-1975	Jenny

QUOTES FROM Celia Imrie CHARACTERS

Madge Hardcastle	One was rather hoping to fly under the radar, but one is a member of the royal family.
Mr. Maruthi	Which member, madam?
Madge Hardcastle	I'm Princess Margaret.
Mr. Maruthi	It is most certainly an honor to meet you, madam. And may I say how well you look, especially taking into account that you died nine years ago.

Evelyn Greenslade	Is it our friend we are grieving for, whose life we knew so little? Or is it our own loss that we are mourning? Have we traveled far enough that we can allow our tears to fall?
Madge Hardcastle	When someone dies, you think about your own life. And I don't want to grow older. I don't want to be condescended to. To become marginalized and ignored by society. I don't want to be the first person they let off the plane in a hostage crisis. [chuckles]
Madge Hardcastle	When someone dies, you think about your own life. And I don't want to grow older. I don't want to be condescended to. To become marginalized and ignored by society. I don't want to be the first person they let off the plane in a hostage crisis.

Madge's Son-in-Law	How many husbands have you had?
Madge Hardcastle	Including my own?

Sonny Kapoor	Your bedroom.
Madge Hardcastle	Where?
Sonny Kapoor	Here. In here
Sonny Kapoor	Here. In here.
Madge Hardcastle	My dear man, rooms have doors. What you're showing me here is an alcove.

Jean Ainslie	And home in time for our 40th wedding anniversary. We haven't quite decided how to mark the occasion.
Madge Hardcastle	Perhaps a minute silence.

Madge Hardcastle	You're not worried about the danger of having sex at your age?
Norman Cousins	If she dies, she dies.

Madge Hardcastle	There's an Indian in there!
Muriel Donnelly	There's an Indian in there!

Jean Ainslie	It's our 40th anniversary , we haven't decided quite how to mark it.
Jean Ainslie	It's our 40th anniversary, we haven't decided quite how to mark it.
Madge Hardcastle	Perhaps a minute of silence
Madge Hardcastle	Perhaps a minute of silence.

Madge Hardcastle	I am single by choice. Just not my choice. -c
Madge Hardcastle	I am single by choice. Just not my choice.

Madge Hardcastle	I am single by choice. And i hate this choice.
Madge Hardcastle	I am single by choice. And I hate this choice.
Madge Hardcastle	I am single by choice. Just not my choice.

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