Cast & creator
Celia Imrie
Best known for Midsomer Murders, The Graham Norton Show, Doctor Who
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".
Also known as: Celia Diana Savile Imrie
103
film credits
83
television credits
186
1951–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (186)
Showing 186 of 186 credits
Midsomer Murders
Louise August
1997
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Doctor Who
Miss Kizlet
2005
Agatha Christie's Poirot
'Aunt' Kathy Cloade
1989
The One Show
Self
2006
Casualty
Elizabeth Clayton
1986
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Mary Xavier
2016
WAR
Jo 'Budgie' Budge
2026
Heartbeat
Sylvia Langley
1992
Lewis
Michelle Marber
2007
Screen Two
Victoria Bridgewater
1985Screen Two
Davina Wright
1985Screen Two
Madame Massis
1985
Omnibus
1967
Agatha Christie's Marple
Madame Joilet
2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Bergerac
Marianne
1981
The Diplomat
Meg Roylin
2023
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
The Celebrity Traitors
Self - Contestant
2025
Doc Martin
Susan Brading
2004
ScreenPlay
Lady MacDonald
1986
Absolutely Fabulous
Claudia Bing
1992
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
Jonathan Creek
Thelma Bailey
1997
Upstairs, Downstairs
Jenny
1971
Taggart
1983The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
Better Things
Phil
2016
Lovejoy
Lady Felicity Carey-Holden
1986
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Fighter Pilot Bravo 5
1999
Van der Valk
Marijke Dekker
1972
Trying
Harriet
2020
Screen One
Clare
1989
Timeshift
self
2002
BBC2 Play of the Week
Housemaid
1977
Shoestring
Sheila Johnson
1979
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Una Alconbury
2025
Kingdom
Gloria Millington
2007
Highlander
Kate MacLeod
1986
The Thursday Murder Club
Joyce
2025
Nanny McPhee
Mrs. Quickly
2005
Mummies
Mother June Carnaby (voice)
2023
Bridget Jones's Diary
Una Alconbury
2001
Talking Pictures
Narrator
2013
Patrick Melrose
Kettle
2018
A Cure for Wellness
Victoria Watkins
2017
The New Statesman
Hilary
1987
The Darling Buds of May
Corinne Perigo
1991
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Mrs. Miller
1997The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Mrs, Miller
1997Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Cranford
Lady Glenmire
2007
Bridget Jones's Baby
Una
2016
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Edith Nesbit
1971
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Vice Chancellor
2018
Microsoap
Miss Cottingham
1998
dinnerladies
Philippa Moorcroft
1998
Love Again
Gina Valentine
2023
Still Game
2002
Daniel Deronda
Mrs Meyrick
2002
Death on the Nile
Maid (uncredited)
1978
Titanic
Grace Rushton
2012
Victoria Wood
Jackie
1989Victoria Wood
Carol
1989Victoria Wood
Julia
1989
A Life on Screen
Self
2014
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Una Alconbury
2004
Vicious
Lillian Haverfield-Wickham
2013
Blandings
Charlotte
2013
Storyboard
Sylvia
1983
Monster Family
Cheyenne (voice)
2017
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Susan Nunsuch
1951
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Madge Hardcastle
2012
Gormenghast
Gertrude, Countess of Groan
2000
After You've Gone
Diana
2007
Imagine Me & You
Tessa
2006
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mrs. Moritz
1994
Calendar Girls
Celia
2003
Love Sarah
Mimi
2020
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Madge Hardcastle
2015
Doctor Zhivago
Anna Gromeko
2002
Hang Ups
Maggie Pitt
2018
Stay Lucky
Julie Vernon
1989
Good Grief
Imelda
2023
The Borrowers
Homily Clock
1997
St Trinian's
Hausmutter
20074 Play
Bunny Heckle
1989
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Claudia Bing
2016
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Enid Wicklow
2010
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Miss Jewsbury
1990
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
What We Did on Our Holiday
Agnes Chisolm
2014
Love in a Cold Climate
Aunt Sadie
2001
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Bennett
1999
Wimbledon
Lydice Kenwood
2004
Duck Patrol
Mrs. Calloway
1998
Christmas on Mistletoe Farm
Miss Womble
2022
The Savoy
Narrator
2020
Class Act
Class Act
1994
The Riff Raff Element
Joanna Tundish
1994
Black Hearts in Battersea
Duchess Of Battersea
1995
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Edna
2015
Acorn Antiques
Miss Babs
1985
Hilary and Jackie
Iris du Pré
1998
Tomb Raider
Francine
A Dark Adapted Eye
Vera
1994
Finding Your Feet
Bif
2017
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Matron
2009
All Good Things
Rachel Bromley
1991
The Love Punch
Pen
2014
Thunderpants
Miss Rapier
2002
Malevolent
Mrs. Green
2018
The Wicked Lady
Servant at Inn
1983
The Gathering Storm
Violet Pearman
2002
The Justice Game
Caroline Jarvis
1989
Station Jim
Miss Frazier
2001
The Return of the Native
Susan Nunsuch
1994
Love and Marriage
Rowan Holdaway
2013
In the Bleak Midwinter
Fadge
1995
Cloud Howe
Else Queen
1982
Acorn Antiques
Babs
1987
Wah-Wah
Lady Riva Hardwick
2005
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
Mrs. Keen
2014
Sparkhouse
Kate Lawton
2002
Wokenwell
1997
The Nightmare Man
Fiona Patterson
1981
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Gloria Lynn
2026
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
Self
2008
Assassin
Stacy's Secretary
1973
Year by the Sea
Erikson
2016
House of Whipcord
Barbara
1974
A Very Open Prison
Victoria Bridgewater
1995
Lucky Break
Amy
2001
Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem
Narrator (voice)
2022
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Malabelle
2021To Provide All People
Patient
2018
A Is for Acid
Rose Henderson
2002
The Man Who Married Himself
Mother
2010
A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone
E. Nesbit
2024
My Angel
The Librarian
2011The World of Eddie Weary
Birdie
1990
Acorn Antiques: The Musical
Miss Babs
2006
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
1992
D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2019
Murder on the Moon
Patsy Diehl
1989
Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment
Self
1987
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Self/Various Characters
2000
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Self
2009Mr Harvey Lights a Candle
Miss Davies
2005
The Writing on the Wall
Kirsty
1996
The Road to Coronation Street
Doris Speed
2010
Cinderella: After Ever After
Madame Blackheart
2019
Pat and Margaret
Claire
1994
Thacker
Ann Hadon Smith
1992
Revelation
Harriet Martel
2001
Mr White Goes To Westminster
Victoria Madison
1997
Heartlands
Sonja
2003
Nativity Rocks!
Mrs. Keen
2018
Plain Jane
Ellen Reynolds
2002
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self - Questioner
1988
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Self
2016
Into the Blue
Nadine Cunningham
1997
Thora Hird Tribute
Philippa, Claire (archive footage, uncredited)
2003
Hospital!
Sister Muriel
1997
Old Flames
Davina Wright / Hopjoy
1990The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991Player
Laetitia
2008
Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
Lady MacDonald
1993
The Canterville Ghost
Lucy Otis
1997
102 Boulevard Haussmann
Madame Massis
1990
One Evening In June
Beth
2018
Fifty-Four Days
Gloria
2022
Acts of Godfrey
Helen McGann
2012
The Planman
Gail Forrester
2003
Ice Age
Housemaid
1978Out of Bounds
Doctor Imogen Reed
2003
Dangerous Liaisons
Emily Coulter
2007
Robbie Coltrane at the BBC
Self - Presenter
2022Down, Down, Down
Sylvia
Blue Black Permanent
Barbara Thorburn
1992
Lost Connection
Mum
2010
Remembering Douglas Camfield
2013
The Nightmare Man
Fiona Patterson
1981
Louisa: An Amazing Adventure
May Crocombe (voice)
2021The Lavender List
Mary Wilson
2006