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Brenda De Banzie

1909 - 1981 (age 71) • Acting

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.

Known For

The Man Who Knew Too Much

74%

Lucy Drayton

1956

The Pink Panther

68%

Angela Dunning

1963

Hobson's Choice

74%

Maggie Hobson

1954

Come September

68%

Margaret Allison

1961

The Purple Plain

65%

Miss McNab

1954

The Entertainer

62%

Phoebe Rice

1960

The 39 Steps

63%

Nellie Lumsden

1959

A Kid for Two Farthings

67%

Lady Ruby

1955

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

65%

Self (archive footage)

1987

The Ten Commandments

Mother

1971

Pretty Polly

42%

Mrs. Innes-Hook

1967

Walk's End

Mrs. Dakers

1966

Out of the Unknown

71%

Mrs. Dakers

1965

The Pink Panther

68%

Angela Dunning

1963

I Thank a Fool

61%

Nurse Drew

1962

A Pair of Briefs

63%

Gladys Rose Hanley

1962

Come September

68%

Margaret Allison

1961

Flame in the Streets

63%

Nell Palmer

1961

Drama 61-67

Mrs Massingham Fox

1961

The Mark

63%

Gertrude Cartwright

1961

The Entertainer

62%

Phoebe Rice

1960

You'll Never See Me Again

Mrs. Alden

1959

The 39 Steps

63%

Nellie Lumsden

1959

Too Many Crooks

74%

Lucy Gordon

1959

Passport to Shame

61%

Aggie

1958

House of Secrets

64%

Mme. Isabella Ballu

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

74%

Lucy Drayton

1956

A Kid for Two Farthings

67%

Lady Ruby

1955

Doctor at Sea

58%

Miss Muriel Mallet

1955

As Long as They're Happy

75%

Stella Bentley

1955

The Happiness of Three Women

65%

Jane Price

1954

The Purple Plain

65%

Miss McNab

1954

What Every Woman Wants

66%

Sarah Brown

1954

Hobson's Choice

74%

Maggie Hobson

1954

Don't Blame the Stork

90%

Evelyn Steele

1954

A Day to Remember

74%

Mrs. Collins

1953

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