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The Pink Panther

as Angela Dunning

1964
Come September

as Margaret Allison

1961
The Entertainer

as Phoebe Rice

1960
The 39 Steps

as Nellie Lumsden

1960
Passport to Shame

as Aggie

1959
The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Lucy Drayton

1956
House of Secrets

as Mme. Isabella Ballu

1956
A Kid for Two Farthings

as Lady Ruby

1956
Hobson's Choice

as Maggie Hobson

1954
The Purple Plain

as Miss McNab

1955
Don't Blame the Stork

as Evelyn Steele

1954
Brenda De Banzie Brenda De Banzie

Birthday

1909-07-28

Place of Birth

Manchester, England, UK

Biography

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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