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Brenda De Banzie

Born
July 28, 1909
Died
March 5, 1981
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
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.
Known For
The Pink Panther
(1963)
Angela Dunning
The Man Who Knew Too Much
(1956)
Lucy Drayton
Hobson's Choice
(1954)
Maggie Hobson
The Dam Busters
(1955)
Waitress (uncredited)
The Entertainer
(1960)
Phoebe Rice
The Purple Plain
(1954)
Miss McNab
Doctor at Sea
(1955)
Muriel Mallet
Come September
(1961)
Margaret Allison
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