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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 28, 1909
Died
March 5, 1981
Place of Birth
Manchester, England, UK
Also Known As
- Brenda de Banzie
- Бренда Де Банзи
- Brenda Doreen Mignon de Banzie
Brenda De Banzie
0.4 Popularity
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
6.0
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988
4.0
Mrs. Innes-Hook
Pretty Polly
1967
7.0
Out of the Unknown
1965
6.8
Angela Dunning
The Pink Panther
1963
5.5
Nurse Drew
I Thank a Fool
1962
5.7
Gladys Rose Hanley
A Pair of Briefs
1962
5.9
Nell Palmer
Flame in the Streets
1961
6.3
Gertrude Cartwright
The Mark
1961
6.8
Margaret Allison
Come September
1961
6.2
Phoebe Rice
The Entertainer
1960
Credits
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1988
6.0
Pretty Polly
as Mrs. Innes-Hook
1967
4.0
Out of the Unknown
1965
7.0
The Pink Panther
as Angela Dunning
1963
6.8
I Thank a Fool
as Nurse Drew
1962
5.5
A Pair of Briefs
as Gladys Rose Hanley
1962
5.7
Flame in the Streets
as Nell Palmer
1961
5.9
The Mark
as Gertrude Cartwright
1961
6.3
Come September
as Margaret Allison
1961
6.8
The Entertainer
as Phoebe Rice
1960
6.2
The 39 Steps
as Nellie Lumsden
1959
6.2
Too Many Crooks
as Lucy Gordon
1959
7.4
Passport to Shame
as Aggie
1958
6.2
House of Secrets
as Mme. Isabella Ballu
1956
5.9
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Lucy Drayton
1956
7.5
A Kid for Two Farthings
as Lady Ruby
1955
6.5
Doctor at Sea
as Muriel Mallet
1955
5.4
The Dam Busters
as Waitress (uncredited)
1955
6.9
As Long as They're Happy
as Stella Bentley
1955
7.7
The Happiness of Three Women
as Jane Price
1954
5.7
The Purple Plain
as Miss McNab
1954
6.4
What Every Woman Wants
as Sarah Brown
1954
6.3
Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson
1954
7.3
🎬
Don't Blame the Stork
as Evelyn Steele
1954
0.0
A Day to Remember
as Mrs. Collins
1953
7.1
The Yellow Balloon
as Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
1953
5.6
Private Information
as Dolly Carson
1952
6.4
I Believe in You
as Mrs. Hooker
1952
6.4
🎬
Never Look Back
as Molly Wheeler
1952
6.0
The Long Dark Hall
as Mrs Rogers
1951
6.4