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Brenda De Banzie
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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,…
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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.
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Pretty Polly
as Mrs. Innes-Hook
Walk's End
as Mrs. Dakers
The Pink Panther
as Angela Dunning
I Thank a Fool
as Nurse Drew
A Pair of Briefs
as Gladys Rose Hanley
Come September
as Margaret Allison
Flame in the Streets
as Nell Palmer
The Mark
as Gertrude Cartwright
The Entertainer
as Phoebe Rice
No Poster
You'll Never See Me Again
as Mrs. Alden
The 39 Steps
as Nellie Lumsden
Too Many Crooks
as Lucy Gordon
Passport to Shame
as Aggie
House of Secrets
as Mme. Isabella Ballu
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Lucy Drayton
A Kid for Two Farthings
as Lady Ruby
Doctor at Sea
as Miss Muriel Mallet
As Long As They're Happy
as Stella Bentley
The Happiness of Three Women
as Jane Price
The Purple Plain
as Miss McNab
What Every Woman Wants
as Sarah Brown
Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson
No Poster
Don't Blame the Stork
as Evelyn Steele
A Day to Remember
as Mrs. Collins
The Yellow Balloon
as Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
Private Information
as Dolly Carson
I Believe in You
as Mrs. Hooker
Never Look Back
as Molly Wheeler
The Long Dark Hall
as Mrs Rogers