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Born · July 28, 1909
Died · March 5, 1981 (71 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Manchester, England, UK
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.
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1988
Mrs. Innes-Hook
4.0
1967
(1 episode)
6.8
1965
Angela Dunning
6.8
1963
Nurse Drew
5.5
1962
Gladys Rose Hanley
5.7
1962
Nell Palmer
5.8
1961
Gertrude Cartwright
6.3
1961
Margaret Allison
6.7
1961
Phoebe Rice
6.2
1960
Nellie Lumsden
6.2
1959
Lucy Gordon
7.2
1959
Aggie
6.2
1958
Mme. Isabella Ballu
5.9
1956
Lucy Drayton
7.5
1956
Lady Ruby
6.3
1955
Muriel Mallet
5.3
1955
Waitress (uncredited)
6.9
1955
Stella Bentley
7.7
1955
Jane Price
5.7
1954
Miss McNab
6.5
1954
Sarah Brown
6.0
1954
Maggie Hobson
7.4
1954
Evelyn Steele
0.0
1954
Mrs. Collins
7.1
1953
Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
5.6
1953
Dolly Carson
6.4
1952
Mrs. Hooker
6.1
1952
Molly Wheeler
6.0
1952
Mrs Rogers
6.4
1951