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 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.
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Pretty Polly
1967
as Mrs. Innes-Hook
Walk's End
1966
as Mrs. Dakers
The Pink Panther
1963
as Angela Dunning
I Thank a Fool
1962
as Nurse Drew
A Pair of Briefs
1962
as Gladys Rose Hanley
Come September
1961
as Margaret Allison
Flame in the Streets
1961
as Nell Palmer
The Mark
1961
as Gertrude Cartwright
The Entertainer
1960
as Phoebe Rice
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You'll Never See Me Again
1959
as Mrs. Alden
The 39 Steps
1959
as Nellie Lumsden
Too Many Crooks
1959
as Lucy Gordon
Passport to Shame
1958
as Aggie
House of Secrets
1956
as Mme. Isabella Ballu
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Lucy Drayton
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955
as Lady Ruby
Doctor at Sea
1955
as Miss Muriel Mallet
As Long as They're Happy
1955
as Stella Bentley
The Happiness of Three Women
1954
as Jane Price
The Purple Plain
1954
as Miss McNab
What Every Woman Wants
1954
as Sarah Brown
Hobson's Choice
1954
as Maggie Hobson
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Don't Blame the Stork
1954
as Evelyn Steele