Brenda De Banzie
Acting
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.
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Pretty Polly
Mrs. Innes-Hook
Walk's End
Mrs. Dakers
The Pink Panther
Angela Dunning
I Thank a Fool
Nurse Drew
A Pair of Briefs
Gladys Rose Hanley
Come September
Margaret Allison
Flame in the Streets
Nell Palmer
The Mark
Gertrude Cartwright
The Entertainer
Phoebe Rice
You'll Never See Me Again
Mrs. Alden
The 39 Steps
Nellie Lumsden
Too Many Crooks
Lucy Gordon
Passport to Shame
Aggie
House of Secrets
Mme. Isabella Ballu
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Lucy Drayton
A Kid for Two Farthings
Lady Ruby
Doctor at Sea
Miss Muriel Mallet
As Long as They're Happy
Stella Bentley
The Happiness of Three Women
Jane Price
The Purple Plain
Miss McNab
What Every Woman Wants
Sarah Brown
Hobson's Choice
Maggie Hobson
Don't Blame the Stork
Evelyn Steele
A Day to Remember
Mrs. Collins
The Yellow Balloon
Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
Private Information
Dolly Carson
I Believe in You
Mrs. Hooker
Never Look Back
Molly Wheeler
The Long Dark Hall
Mrs Rogers