From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brenda D. M. De Banzie (28 July 1909 – 5 March 1981) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda De Banzie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
Movie | Pretty Polly | Mrs. Innes-Hook | 1967-10-19 |
Series | Out of the Unknown | Unknown | 1965-10-04 |
Movie | The Pink Panther | Angela Dunning | 1963-12-18 |
Movie | I Thank a Fool | Nurse Drew | 1962-09-14 |
Movie | A Pair of Briefs | Gladys Rose Hanley | 1962-03-01 |
Movie | Come September | Margaret Allison | 1961-01-01 |
Movie | Flame in the Streets | Nell Palmer | 1961-06-19 |
Movie | The Mark | Gertrude Cartwright | 1961-01-26 |
Movie | The Entertainer | Phoebe Rice | 1960-07-25 |
Movie | Too Many Crooks | Lucy Gordon | 1959-03-08 |
Movie | The 39 Steps | Nellie Lumsden | 1959-03-13 |
Movie | Passport to Shame | Aggie | 1958-12-02 |
Movie | The Man Who Knew Too Much | Lucy Drayton | 1956-05-16 |
Movie | House of Secrets | Mme. Isabella Ballu | 1956-10-23 |
Movie | As Long as They're Happy | Stella Bentley | 1955-03-15 |
Movie | The Dam Busters | Waitress (uncredited) | 1955-05-16 |
Movie | Doctor at Sea | Muriel Mallet | 1955-07-12 |
Movie | A Kid for Two Farthings | Lady Ruby | 1955-08-15 |
Movie | Hobson's Choice | Maggie Hobson | 1954-04-19 |
Movie | Don't Blame the Stork | Evelyn Steele | 1954-01-01 |
Movie | What Every Woman Wants | Sarah Brown | 1954-06-10 |
Movie | The Happiness of Three Women | Jane Price | 1954-12-09 |
Movie | The Purple Plain | Miss McNab | 1954-09-14 |
Movie | The Yellow Balloon | Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited) | 1953-02-10 |
Movie | A Day to Remember | Mrs. Collins | 1953-11-10 |
Movie | Never Look Back | Molly Wheeler | 1952-01-01 |
Movie | I Believe in You | Mrs. Hooker | 1952-03-05 |
Movie | Private Information | Dolly Carson | 1952-03-26 |
Movie | The Long Dark Hall | Mrs Rogers | 1951-02-06 |