

Brenda De Banzie
Acting
July 28, 1909
Manchester, England, UK
March 5, 1981
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.
The Filmography


A Pair of Briefs

Come September

Flame in the Streets

The Mark

The Entertainer

The 39 Steps

Passport to Shame

House of Secrets

The Man Who Knew Too Much

A Kid for Two Farthings

Doctor at Sea

The Purple Plain

What Every Woman Wants

Hobson's Choice

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