Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie was born in 1952 in Guildford, Surrey. She attended the Guildford School of Acting. She is best known for her collaborations with Victoria Wood, with whom she has appeared in a number of TV programmes including Dinnerladies and Victoria Wood As Seen On TV, in which she played the infamous role of Miss Babs in a parody of British soap opera Crossroads. In 2005, the show became a West End musical with Imrie reprising her role. She won an Olivier Award for her performance.

Imrie made her stage debut in 2005, in Unsuspecting Susan, shown in the US. She played a role in Plague Over England in 2009 on the West End, receiving extremely positive reviews for her role. The following year, she appeared in The Rivals, a Sheridan production. In 2010, she played the role of Margaret in Polar Bears, shown at the Donmar Warehouse. The following year, she played a role in Noises Off at the Old Vic Theatre, later moved to the Novello Theatre.

In May 2016, it was announced that Imrie would be teaming up with the likes of Glenda Jackson and Jane Horrocks later in the year in a revival of Shakespeare’s classic, King Lear, showing at the Old Vic Theatre.

Selected London & West End Stage Appearances

Show	Role	Theatre	Year	Link
King Lear	Goneril	Old Vic	2016	News
Noises Off	Dotty	Old Vic / Novello	2011	Review
Hayfever	Judith Bliss	Rose Theatre	2010
Polar Bears	Margaret	Donmar Warehouse	2010	Review
The Rivals	Mrs Malaprop	Southwark Playhouse	2010	Review
Mixed Up North	Trish	Wilton's Music Hall	2009
Plague Over England	Sybil Thorndike	Duchess	2009	Review
Acorn Antiques - The Musical	Miss Babs	Royal Haymarket	2005	Review
The Way of the World	Lady Wishfort	Wilton's Music Hall	2003	Review
Unsuspecting Susan	Susan	King's Head	2003	Review
The School for Scandal	Mrs Candour	Barbican	1998
Dona Rosita	The Housekeeper	Almeida	1997
Habeas Corpus	Lady Rumpers	Donmar Warehouse	1996	Review
The Hothouse	Miss Cuts	Harold Pinter	1995