Celia Johnson

She was knighted and became a Dame. I don't care much for awards and have never given it much thought. And anyway, I can't play the games people play to win awards.". She was married to Peter Fleming an explorer and writer and brother of Ian Fleming. "People appreciating my performance is good enough for me. She generally played a genteel and/or repressed Englishwoman, though she proved in many stage productions to be a talented comedienne. I was ashamed that I am in the same profession but could not touch those heights.". Other films include The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969). The leading lady's performance was outstanding.

She made relatively few films, of which Brief Encounter is by far the best known. When I watched the Broadway show Miss Saigon, I was ashamed of being called an actress. By 1931, she was starring as Ophelia in a New York production of Hamlet. The standards I have set for myself are higher. Her stage début was in Major Barbara in 1928. I was doing a fairly good job, when compared to others. She was born in Richmond, Surrey, and trained in acting at RADA. My interest level was dipping.

Dame Celia Johnson (1908-1982) was an English actress, famous for her role in the 1945 film, Brief Encounter, opposite Trevor Howard. "Im basically tired of doing what I have been doing for the last 10 years. Personal Quotes :. In the 90s, she was voted the most beautiful Bollywood actress. She is an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dancer.

Height : 5 feet & 5 inches (1.65 m). Nickname : Manya, Manu. Koirala was born into a politically powerful family; her father, grandfather, and two of her great uncles were Prime Ministers of Nepal. She was born in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 16, 1970, and studied at the Army Public School, in Delhi.

Manisha Koirala is a Bollywood actress.