Brenda De Banzie
ActingAlso Known As
Brenda de Banzie, Бренда Де Банзи, Brenda Doreen Mignon 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.
Movies
(29 total)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Lucy Drayton
The Pink Panther
as Angela Dunning
Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson
Come September
as Margaret Allison
The Purple Plain
as Miss McNab
The Entertainer
as Phoebe Rice
The 39 Steps
as Nellie Lumsden
A Kid for Two Farthings
as Lady Ruby
Doctor at Sea
as Miss Muriel Mallet
Too Many Crooks
as Lucy Gordon
The Mark
as Gertrude Cartwright
Passport to Shame
as Aggie
Flame in the Streets
as Nell Palmer
The Long Dark Hall
as Mrs Rogers
I Believe in You
as Mrs. Hooker
The Yellow Balloon
as Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
House of Secrets
as Mme. Isabella Ballu
I Thank a Fool
as Nurse Drew
A Day to Remember
as Mrs. Collins
Pretty Polly
as Mrs. Innes-Hook
TV Shows
(3 total)
Out of the Unknown
as Mrs. Dakers