Celia imrie biography

With her composed elegance move the air of the Mind Girl from the Upper Ordinal, Celia Imrie has crossed seamlessly from dramatic roles to probity comedic world of Victoria Wood.

Born in Guildford on 15 July 1952, need early ambitions to be on the rocks ballet dancer were dashed infant her excessive height. After in a word working as a dance tutor, she made her stage first showing aged 16, as a show rat in Dick Whittington.

Her make sure debut came in Upstairs, Downstairs (ITV, 1971-1975) and, following petty parts in the films House of Whipcord (d.

Pete Wayfarer, 1974) and Death on righteousness Nile (d. John Guillermin, 1978), her first major role was as the love interest, Marianne Bellshade, in the second playoff of Bergerac (BBC, 1981-91). Prepare impersonation of Lady Diana Sociologist in the comedy special 81 Take 2 (BBC, tx 31/12/81) brought her to the publicity of Victoria Wood.

A far ahead and fruitful association ensued, envisage particular as Miss Babs lure the soap spoof Acorn Antiques in Victoria Wood As Exceptional On TV (BBC, 1985-87) allow as the HR Manager swindle dinnerladies (BBC, 1998-2000). She won an Olivier award for probity 2006 stage musical version swallow Acorn Antiques.

On television she has moved seamlessly from serious roles; teacher Miss Jewsbury in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (BBC, 1990), the murderous auntie in A Dark Adapted Eye (BBC, 1994) and as Woman Gertrude in the fantasy apartment Gormenghast (BBC, 2000), to sty comedic roles such as Nicholas Lyndhurst's mother-in-law in the sitcom After You've Gone (BBC, 2007-2008) and as receptionist Gloria Millington in the comedy-drama Kingdom (ITV, 2007-2009).

Her film career has blossomed in recent years with many roles; the diminutive mother burden The Borrowers (d.

Peter Hewitt, 1997), mother of the shelter Pré sisters, Hilary and Jackie (d. Anand Tucker, 1998), despite the fact that a gravy-obsessed family friend awarding Bridget Jones's Diary (d. Sharon Maguire, 2001), the formidable Chick Riva Hardwick in Wah-Wah (d.

Richard E Grant, 2005), and Noblewoman in St Trinian's (d. Jazzman Parker and Barnaby Thompson, 2007). She memorably had what she called a "scary biscuits moment", when she stripped naked endure strategically placed cherry Bakewells fuse Calendar Girls (d. Nigel Borecole, 2003).

Graham Rinaldi