Celia Imrie

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Celia Imrie (born 15 July 1952 in Guildford, Surrey) is an English actress. She trained at the Guildford School of Acting.

Her films have included Nanny McPhee, Hilary and Jackie (playing Iris du Pré) and the 1997 film of The Borrowers where she played Homily Clock. Other films include Bridget Jones's Diary, Calendar Girls, Highlander and, as Fighter Pilot Bravo 5, in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. In 2004, Imrie played Doctor Imogen Reed in the schoolgirl thriller, Out of Bounds.

She has frequently appeared with Victoria Wood in sketch shows, and in many other series, including The Nightmare Man, Bergerac, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Absolutely Fabulous, The Darling Buds of May, dinnerladies and Upstairs, Downstairs. 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.

She is soon to appear in a new BBC sitcom, After You've Gone, starring Nicholas Lyndhurst and written by Fred Barron.

[edit] External links

• Celia Imrie at the Internet Movie Database
• www.celiaimrie.com Official Site
• Announcement of After You've Gone