Brenda De Banzie
Birthday: 1909-07-28 | Place of Birth: Manchester, England, UKBrenda 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
Acting
Role
as Mrs. Innes-Hook
as Angela Dunning
as Gladys Rose Hanley
as Gertrude Cartwright
as Margaret Allison
as Nell Palmer
as Nellie Lumsden
as Phoebe Rice
as Aggie
as Lucy Gordon
as Lady Ruby
as Lucy Drayton
as Mme. Isabella Ballu
as Miss McNab
as Muriel Mallet
as Stella Bentley
as Evelyn Steele
as Maggie Hobson
as Molly Wheeler
