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Brenda De Banzie

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Brenda De Banzie

Jul 28, 1909 – Mar 5, 198136 titles 30 movies · 6 TV
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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.

Also known as

Brenda de Banzie · Бренда Де Банзи · Brenda Doreen Mignon de Banzie

Born

Jul 28, 1909 – Mar 5, 1981

Manchester, England, UK

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Roles across career

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1951 1 title(s)

1952 3 title(s)

1953 2 title(s)

1954 5 title(s)

1955 4 title(s)

1956 3 title(s)

1958 1 title(s)

1959 3 title(s)

1960 1 title(s)

1961 4 title(s)

1962 2 title(s)

1963 1 title(s)

1965 1 title(s)

1966 1 title(s)

1967 1 title(s)

1969 1 title(s)

1971 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)