Daphne Oxenford
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1919-10-31
Day of Death
2012-12-21 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Barnet, London, England, UK
Daphne Oxenford
Biography
Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford was an English actress, known for her early stage roles, and later her radio and television work. She was the voice ("Are you sitting comfortably ...?") of BBC radio's Listen with Mother from its inception in 1950 to 1971. As spinster Esther Hayes, she was part of the original cast of Coronation Street.
Known For
Acting
(2002)
Prince William
as Queen Mother
(1998)
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models
as Narrator (voice)
(1990)
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
as Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
(1989)
More Children's Summer Stories
as Fieldmice (voice)
(1989)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
as Girl Hedgehog (voice)
(1988)
Girl from the South
as Grandmother
(1987)
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
as Archivist
(1987)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Mother (voice)
(1984)
The Wind in the Willows
as Girl Rabbit (voice)
(1981)
Fothergill
as Invalid Lady
(1980)
Sweet William
as Mrs. Walton
(1979)
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
as Miss Garton
(1976)
Beloved
as Ellen
(1975)
(1975)
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mrs. Pumphrey
(1973)
Jingle Bells
as Mrs. Johnson
(1973)
That'll Be The Day
as Mrs Sutcliffe
(1969)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Lady In Garden (uncredited)
(1968)
Who Pays?
as Sheila Bannister
(1967)
The Waiting Game
as Miss Bannister