Brenda De Banzie
Age: N/A | From: Manchester, England, UK
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Aliases: Brenda de Banzie , Бренда Де Банзи , Brenda Doreen Mignon de Banzie
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Manchester, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 17
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Man Who Knew Too Much
(1956) Lucy Drayton
The Entertainer
(1960) Phoebe Rice
The Dam Busters
(1955) Waitress (uncredited)
The Purple Plain
(1954) Miss McNab
The 39 Steps
(1959) Nellie Lumsden
The Long Dark Hall
(1951) Mrs Rogers
Passport to Shame
(1958) Aggie
What Every Woman Wants
(1954) Sarah BrownActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1967 | Mrs. Innes-Hook | |
| 1965 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Angela Dunning | |
| 1962 | Nurse Drew | |
| Gladys Rose Hanley | ||
| 1961 | Nell Palmer | |
| Gertrude Cartwright | ||
| Margaret Allison | ||
| 1960 | Phoebe Rice | |
| 1959 | Nellie Lumsden | |
| Lucy Gordon | ||
| 1958 | Aggie | |
| 1956 | Mme. Isabella Ballu | |
| Lucy Drayton | ||
| 1955 | Lady Ruby | |
| Muriel Mallet | ||
| Waitress (uncredited) | ||
| Stella Bentley | ||
| 1954 | Jane Price | |
| Miss McNab | ||
| Sarah Brown | ||
| Maggie Hobson | ||
| Evelyn Steele | ||
| 1953 | Mrs. Collins | |
| Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited) | ||
| 1952 | Dolly Carson | |
| Mrs. Hooker | ||
| 1951 | Mrs Rogers | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
