Still of Alec Guinness and Celia Johnson in The Captain's Paradise (1953)
Caption: Still of Alec Guinness and Celia Johnson in The Captain's Paradise (1953)
Actress
Born: December 18, 1908
Star sign: Sagittarius
Known for: Brief Encounter (1945), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), This Happy Breed (1944), A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
Source: IMDB
Stage actress who appeared in a handful of UK films. She is best remembered for her screen performance in Noel Coward's and David Lean's Brief Encounter (1945), opposite Trevor Howard. This film wasn't released in the United States until 1946, and her subsequent nomination for an Academy Award for the Best Actress in a Leading Role did not occur ...