Brenda De Banzie
Born: 1909-07-28 in Manchester, England, UK
Died: 1981-03-05
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1987
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
1971
- The Ten Commandments as Mother
1967
- Pretty Polly as Mrs. Innes-Hook
1965
1963
- The Pink Panther as Angela Dunning
1962
- A Pair of Briefs as Gladys Rose Hanley
- I Thank a Fool as Nurse Drew
1961
- The Mark as Gertrude Cartwright
- Come September as Margaret Allison
- Flame in the Streets as Nell Palmer
1960
- The Entertainer as Phoebe Rice
1959
- The 39 Steps as Nellie Lumsden
- Too Many Crooks as Lucy Gordon
- You'll Never See Me Again as Mrs. Alden
1958
- Passport to Shame as Aggie
1956
- The Man Who Knew Too Much as Lucy Drayton
- House of Secrets as Mme. Isabella Ballu
1955
- A Kid for Two Farthings as Lady Ruby
- Doctor at Sea as Miss Muriel Mallet
- As Long as They're Happy as Stella Bentley
1954
- Hobson's Choice as Maggie Hobson
- What Every Woman Wants as Sarah Brown
- The Purple Plain as Miss McNab
- Don't Blame the Stork as Evelyn Steele
- The Happiness of Three Women as Jane Price
1953
- The Yellow Balloon as Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
- A Day to Remember as Mrs. Collins
1952
- Private Information as Dolly Carson
- I Believe in You as Mrs. Hooker
- Never Look Back as Molly Wheeler
1951
- The Long Dark Hall as Mrs Rogers