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Personal Info

Birth date

1909-07-28 (116 Years)

Day of death

1981-03-05

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Manchester, England, UK

Also known as

Brenda de Banzie
Бренда Де Банзи
Brenda Doreen Mignon de Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Biography

Brenda D. M. De Banzie was a British actress of stage and screen. She was the daughter of Edward De Banzie and his second wife Dorothy, whom he married in 1908. In 1911, the family lived in Salford. She appeared as Maggie Hobson in the David Lean film version of Hobson's Choice (1954) with John Mills and Charles Laughton. Her most notable film role was as Phoebe Rice, the hapless wife of comedian Archie Rice (played by Laurence Olivier), in the 1960 film version of The Entertainer. She had also appeared on Broadway in John Osborne's original play, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. Other memorable film roles were in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and The Pink Panther (1963) directed by Blake Edwards.

Filmography

Acting

1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)

1971The Ten Commandments (1 Episode) as Mother

1967Pretty Polly as Mrs. Innes-Hook

1965Out of the Unknown (1 Episode) as Unknown

1963The Pink Panther as Angela Dunning

1962I Thank a Fool as Nurse Drew

1962A Pair of Briefs as Gladys Rose Hanley

1961Come September as Margaret Allison

1961Flame in the Streets as Nell Palmer

1961The Mark as Gertrude Cartwright

1960The Entertainer as Phoebe Rice

1959The 39 Steps as Nellie Lumsden

1959Too Many Crooks as Lucy Gordon

1958Passport to Shame as Aggie

1956House of Secrets as Mme. Isabella Ballu

1956The Man Who Knew Too Much as Lucy Drayton

1955A Kid for Two Farthings as Lady Ruby

1955Doctor at Sea as Muriel Mallet

1955The Dam Busters as Waitress (uncredited)

1955As Long as They're Happy as Stella Bentley

1954The Happiness of Three Women as Jane Price

1954The Purple Plain as Miss McNab

1954What Every Woman Wants as Sarah Brown

1954Hobson's Choice as Maggie Hobson

1954Don't Blame the Stork as Evelyn Steele

1953A Day to Remember as Mrs. Collins

1953The Yellow Balloon as Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)

1952Private Information as Dolly Carson

1952I Believe in You as Mrs. Hooker

1952Never Look Back as Molly Wheeler

1951The Long Dark Hall as Mrs Rogers