
Brenda De Banzie
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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Out of the Unknown
as Mrs. Dakers
1965

The Pink Panther
as Angela Dunning
1963

The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Lucy Drayton
1956

Pretty Polly
as Mrs. Innes-Hook
1967

The Purple Plain
as Miss McNab
1954

Hobson's Choice
as Maggie Hobson
1954

The 39 Steps
as Nellie Lumsden
1959

Come September
as Margaret Allison
1961

A Kid for Two Farthings
as Lady Ruby
1955

The Entertainer
as Phoebe Rice
1960

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987

The Mark
as Gertrude Cartwright
1961