Brenda De Banzie
Birthday
1909/07/28
Day of death
1981/03/05 (71 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Manchester, England, UK
Also know as
Brenda de Banzie, Бренда Де Банзи, Brenda Doreen Mignon 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 ...Read more
Acting
(1963) The Pink Panther
as Angela Dunning
(1956) The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Lucy Drayton
(1961) Come September
as Margaret Allison
(1958) Passport to Shame
as Aggie
(1954) Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson
(1955) Doctor at Sea
as Muriel Mallet
(1960) The Entertainer
as Phoebe Rice
(1954) The Purple Plain
as Miss McNab
(1962) I Thank a Fool
as Nurse Drew
(1956) House of Secrets
as Mme. Isabella Ballu
(1961) The Mark
as Gertrude Cartwright
(1953) A Day to Remember
as Mrs. Collins
(1959) Too Many Crooks
as Lucy Gordon
(1961) Flame in the Streets
as Nell Palmer
(1959) The 39 Steps
as Nellie Lumsden
(1955) The Dam Busters
as Waitress (uncredited)
(1955) A Kid for Two Farthings
as Lady Ruby
(1955) As Long as They're Happy
as Stella Bentley
(1962) A Pair of Briefs
as Gladys Rose Hanley
(1952) Never Look Back
as Molly Wheeler
(1954) What Every Woman Wants
as Sarah Brown
(1967) Pretty Polly
as Mrs. Innes-Hook
(1954) Don't Blame the Stork
as Evelyn Steele
(1954) The Happiness of Three Women
as Jane Price
(1953) The Yellow Balloon
as Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
(1952) Private Information
as Dolly Carson
(1951) The Long Dark Hall
as Mrs Rogers
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1952) I Believe in You
as Mrs. Hooker
(1965) Out of the Unknown
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