Celia Imrie
Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952) is a British actress. She won the 2006 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for her role as Miss Babs in Acorn Antiques: The Musical.In a career starting in the early 1970s, her television roles include Marianne Bellshade in Bergerac (1983), Diana Neal in After You've Gone (2007-2008) and Gloria Millington in Kingdom (2007-2009), but she remains best known for her TV appearances with Victoria Wood, including Claire in Pat and Margaret (1994), Philippa Moorcroft in Dinnerladies (1998-2000) and playing various characters in the sketch show Victoria Wood As Seen On TV (1985-1987), including Miss Babs in the spoof soap opera sketches Acorn Antiques, a role she reprised in the 2005 musical. Her film appearances include Highlander (1986), Hilary and Jackie (1998), Bridget Jones' Diary (2001), Calendar Girls (2003), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012). She has been described as "one of the most successful British actresses of recent decades".
Personal facts
| Birth date | July 15, 1952 |
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| Birth name | Celia Diana Savile Imrie |
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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/image_galleries/bergerac_series_gallery.shtml?2
- http://www.celiaimrie.com
- http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=1111&in_page_id=11
- http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest/view/item71581/Celia-Imrie-wins-Best-Performance-in-a-Supporting-Role-in-a-Musical
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2007/12/15/et-heaven-imrie-115.xml
- http://www.theforce.net/episode1/oldpreq/cast/imrie.html
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p59117.htm#i591162