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 1...
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The Pink Panther
As Angela Dunning
The Man Who Knew Too Much
As Lucy Drayton
Come September
As Margaret Allison
Passport to Shame
As Aggie
Hobson's Choice
As Maggie Hobson
Doctor at Sea
As Muriel Mallet
The Entertainer
As Phoebe Rice
The Purple Plain
As Miss McNab
I Thank a Fool
As Nurse Drew
House of Secrets
As Mme. Isabella Ballu
The Mark
As Gertrude Cartwright
A Day to Remember
As Mrs. Collins
Too Many Crooks
As Lucy Gordon
Flame in the Streets
As Nell Palmer
The 39 Steps
As Nellie Lumsden
The Dam Busters
As Waitress (uncredited)
A Kid for Two Farthings
As Lady Ruby
As Long as They're Happy
As Stella Bentley
A Pair of Briefs
As Gladys Rose Hanley
Never Look Back
As Molly Wheeler
What Every Woman Wants
As Sarah Brown
Pretty Polly
As Mrs. Innes-Hook
Don't Blame the Stork
As Evelyn Steele
The Happiness of Three Women
As Jane Price
The Yellow Balloon
As Fruit and Veg Stall Customer (uncredited)
Private Information
As Dolly Carson
The Long Dark Hall
As Mrs Rogers
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
As Self (archive footage)
I Believe in You
As Mrs. Hooker
Out of the Unknown