Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Acting
Born 1909-07-28 Died 1981-03-05 Manchester, England, UK 36 credits Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 Tony Award

Tony Awards 1 nominated

  • 1958 Best Featured Actress in a Play Nominated

Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress 1 won

  • — Best Actress Won

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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.
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Filmography
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Lady Geraldine Pomfret
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
1961 · Mrs Massingham Fox
Out of the Unknown
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Mrs. Dakers
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956 · 76% · Lucy Drayton
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
1963 · 71% · Angela Dunning
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
1969 · Mrs. Albert Forrester
Come September
Come September
1961 · ★ 6.8 · Margaret Allison
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1971 · Mother
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice
1954 · 80% · Maggie Hobson
Pretty Polly
Pretty Polly
1967 · Mrs. Innes-Hook
The Purple Plain
The Purple Plain
1954 · ★ 6.4 · Miss McNab
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1959 · 66% · Nellie Lumsden
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Mrs. Alden
As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy
1955 · Stella Bentley
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · ★ 6.2 · Phoebe Rice
Doctor at Sea
Doctor at Sea
1955 · Miss Muriel Mallet
The Mark
The Mark
1961 · Gertrude Cartwright
Flame in the Streets
Flame in the Streets
1961 · Nell Palmer
The Yellow Balloon
The Yellow Balloon
1953 · Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
I Thank a Fool
I Thank a Fool
1962 · Nurse Drew
House of Secrets
House of Secrets
1956 · Mme. Isabella Ballu
A Kid for Two Farthings
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955 · Lady Ruby
The Long Dark Hall
The Long Dark Hall
1951 · Mrs Rogers
Too Many Crooks
Too Many Crooks
1959 · Lucy Gordon
Passport to Shame
Passport to Shame
1958 · Aggie
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember
1953 · Mrs. Collins
A Pair of Briefs
A Pair of Briefs
1962 · Gladys Rose Hanley
Walk's End
Walk's End
1966 · Mrs. Dakers
Don't Blame the Stork
Don't Blame the Stork
1954 · Evelyn Steele
Never Look Back
Never Look Back
1952 · Molly Wheeler
You'll Never See Me Again
You'll Never See Me Again
1959 · Mrs. Alden
What Every Woman Wants
What Every Woman Wants
1954 · Sarah Brown
Private Information
Private Information
1952 · Dolly Carson
I Believe in You
I Believe in You
1952 · Mrs. Hooker
The Happiness of Three Women
The Happiness of Three Women
1954 · Jane Price
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