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.
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