Acting credits
28
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Actor
Brenda De Banzie
Acting
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Movies: 27Series: 1
TMDB ID: 8238
IMDb ID: nm0207219
Known for: Acting
Born: July 28, 1909
Died: March 5, 1981
Age: 71
Place of birth: Manchester, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 1987
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q514339
Also known 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 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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Brenda De Banzie.
6.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987 Movie
3.6
Pretty Polly
as Mrs. Innes-Hook
1967 Movie
6.8
The Pink Panther
as Angela Dunning
1963 Movie
5.5
I Thank a Fool
as Nurse Drew
1962 Movie
5.7
A Pair of Briefs
as Gladys Rose Hanley
1962 Movie
6.8
Come September
as Margaret Allison
1961 Movie
5.9
Flame in the Streets
as Nell Palmer
1961 Movie
6.2
The Mark
as Gertrude Cartwright
1961 Movie
6.2
The Entertainer
as Phoebe Rice
1960 Movie
6.2
The 39 Steps
as Nellie Lumsden
1959 Movie
7.4
Too Many Crooks
as Lucy Gordon
1959 Movie
5.9
Passport to Shame
as Aggie
1958 Movie
5.9
House of Secrets
as Mme. Isabella Ballu
1956 Movie
7.4
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Lucy Drayton
1956 Movie
6.6
A Kid for Two Farthings
as Lady Ruby
1955 Movie
5.7
Doctor at Sea
as Miss Muriel Mallet
1955 Movie
7.7
As Long as They're Happy
as Stella Bentley
1955 Movie
5.7
The Happiness of Three Women
as Jane Price
1954 Movie
6.5
The Purple Plain
as Miss McNab
1954 Movie
6.3
What Every Woman Wants
as Sarah Brown
1954 Movie
7.4
Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson
1954 Movie
6.9
A Day to Remember
as Mrs. Collins
1953 Movie
5.6
The Yellow Balloon
as Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
1953 Movie
6.4
Private Information
as Dolly Carson
1952 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Brenda De Banzie.
