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Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Actor · 1909 – 1981 · Manchester, England, UK

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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  • Movie6.8

    The Pink Panther

    1963 · 1.2K votes

  • Movie7.4

    The Man Who Knew Too Much

    1956 · 1.6K votes

  • Movie6.5

    The Purple Plain

    1954 · 70 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Come September

    1961 · 85 votes

  • Movie7.4

    Hobson's Choice

    1954 · 171 votes

  • Movie4.2

    Pretty Polly

    1967 · 6 votes

  • Movie6.5
  • Movie6.1

    I Thank a Fool

    1962 · 7 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Doctor at Sea

    1955 · 25 votes

  • Movie6.7

    A Kid for Two Farthings

    1955 · 30 votes

  • Movie6.3

    The 39 Steps

    1959 · 37 votes

  • Movie6.8

    I Believe in You

    1952 · 10 votes

  • Movie6.2

    The Entertainer

    1960 · 59 votes

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  • Movie6.3

    Flame in the Streets

    1961 · 11 votes

  • Movie6.3

    A Pair of Briefs

    1962 · 4 votes

  • Movie6.7

    The Long Dark Hall

    1951 · 10 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Passport to Shame

    1958 · 15 votes

  • Movie7.4

    A Day to Remember

    1953 · 6 votes

  • Movie6.3

    The Mark

    1961 · 21 votes

  • Movie6.6

    What Every Woman Wants

    1954 · 5 votes

  • Movie6.0

    The Yellow Balloon

    1953 · 10 votes

  • Movie7.4

    Too Many Crooks

    1959 · 23 votes

  • Movie6.5

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  • TV7.1

    Out of the Unknown

    1965 · 8 votes

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  • TV6.0

    Armchair Theatre

    1956 · 6 votes