Actor
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 ...

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