Brenda 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 (29)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Pretty Polly
as Mrs. Innes-Hook
1967
The Pink Panther
as Angela Dunning
1963
I Thank a Fool
as Nurse Drew
1962
A Pair of Briefs
as Gladys Rose Hanley
1962
Come September
as Margaret Allison
1961
Flame in the Streets
as Nell Palmer
1961
The Mark
as Gertrude Cartwright
1961
The Entertainer
as Phoebe Rice
1960
You'll Never See Me Again
as Mrs. Alden
1959
The 39 Steps
as Nellie Lumsden
1959
Too Many Crooks
as Lucy Gordon
1959
Passport to Shame
as Aggie
1958
House of Secrets
as Mme. Isabella Ballu
1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Lucy Drayton
1956
A Kid for Two Farthings
as Lady Ruby
1955
Doctor at Sea
as Miss Muriel Mallet
1955
As Long as They're Happy
as Stella Bentley
1955
The Happiness of Three Women
as Jane Price
1954
The Purple Plain
as Miss McNab
1954
What Every Woman Wants
as Sarah Brown
1954
Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson
1954
Don't Blame the Stork
as Evelyn Steele
1954
A Day to Remember
as Mrs. Collins
1953
The Yellow Balloon
as Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
1953
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as Dolly Carson
1952
I Believe in You
as Mrs. Hooker
1952
Never Look Back
as Molly Wheeler
1952
The Long Dark Hall
as Mrs Rogers
1951
