
Brenda De Banzie
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1909-07-28
Day of Death
1981-03-05 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Manchester, England, UK
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.
Known For
Acting
(1988)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1967)
Pretty Polly
as Mrs. Innes-Hook
(1963)
The Pink Panther
as Angela Dunning
(1962)
I Thank a Fool
as Nurse Drew
(1962)
A Pair of Briefs
as Gladys Rose Hanley
(1961)
Come September
as Margaret Allison
(1961)
The Mark
as Gertrude Cartwright
(1961)
Flame in the Streets
as Nell Palmer
(1960)
The Entertainer
as Phoebe Rice
(1959)
The 39 Steps
as Nellie Lumsden
(1959)
Too Many Crooks
as Lucy Gordon
(1958)
Passport to Shame
as Aggie
(1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Lucy Drayton
(1956)
House of Secrets
as Mme. Isabella Ballu
(1955)
The Dam Busters
as Waitress (uncredited)
(1955)
Doctor at Sea
as Muriel Mallet
(1955)
A Kid for Two Farthings
as Lady Ruby
(1955)
As Long as They're Happy
as Stella Bentley
(1954)
Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson
(1954)
The Purple Plain
as Miss McNab
(1954)
The Happiness of Three Women
as Jane Price
(1954)
What Every Woman Wants
as Sarah Brown
(1954)
Don't Blame the Stork
as Evelyn Steele
(1953)
A Day to Remember
as Mrs. Collins
(1953)
The Yellow Balloon
as Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
(1952)
Never Look Back
as Molly Wheeler
(1952)
Private Information
as Dolly Carson
(1952)
I Believe in You
as Mrs. Hooker
(1951)
The Long Dark Hall
as Mrs Rogers