Brenda De Banzie
Actor/Actriz
28
Movies
2
TV Shows
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.
As Actor/Actress
Out of the Unknown
Mrs. Dakers
La pantera rosa
Angela Dunning
El Hombre Que Sabía Demasiado
Lucy Drayton
Hobson's Choice
Maggie Hobson
Armchair Theatre
Mrs. Alden
Come September
Margaret Allison
The 39 Steps
Nellie Lumsden
Doctor at Sea
Miss Muriel Mallet
The Purple Plain
Miss McNab
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Pretty Polly
Mrs. Innes-Hook
The Entertainer
Phoebe Rice
The Mark
Gertrude Cartwright
Passport to Shame
Aggie
As Long as They're Happy
Stella Bentley
The Long Dark Hall
Mrs Rogers
I Believe in You
Mrs. Hooker
Too Many Crooks
Lucy Gordon
Flame in the Streets
Nell Palmer
Never Look Back
Molly Wheeler
A Kid for Two Farthings
Lady Ruby
The Yellow Balloon
Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
A Day to Remember
Mrs. Collins
What Every Woman Wants
Sarah Brown
Private Information
Dolly Carson
I Thank a Fool
Nurse Drew
House of Secrets
Mme. Isabella Ballu
A Pair of Briefs
Gladys Rose Hanley
The Happiness of Three Women
Jane Price
Walk's End
Mrs. Dakers