Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie is a British actress, author, and national treasure whose career spans over five decades of stage, film, and television. Born in Guildford, Surrey, in 1952, she trained at the Guildford School of Acting, and became known for her roles in Victoria Wood's television programmes, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films, Calendar Girls, Nanny McPhee, and many other beloved productions. Imrie has also established herself as an author, writing a memoir (The Happy Hoofer, about her life in showbusiness) and a series of novels set on the French Riviera. The Last Curtain Call continues her fiction, combining the glamour and intrigue of her theatrical world with entertaining storytelling. Her novels draw on her deep knowledge of the entertainment industry and her love of France, creating stories full of colourful characters, backstage drama, and a generous spirit of fun. Her audiobooks — narrated in her own unmistakable voice — and books offer listeners and readers entertaining, warm-hearted fiction from someone who has lived a life as colourful and dramatic as any character she has played.