Brenda de Banzie

Brenda Doreen Mignon de Banzie
Born	(1909-07-28)28 July 1909 Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Died	5 March 1981(1981-03-05) (aged 71) Haywards Heath, Sussex, England, UK
Years active	1951–1971
Spouse	Alexander Marsh (1934–1981; her death)

Brenda Doreen Mignon de Banzie (28 July 1909 – 5 March 1981) was a British actress of stage and screen.

She was the daughter of Edward Thomas de Banzie, conductor and musical director, and his second wife Dorothy (née Lancaster), whom he married in 1908. In 1911, the family lived in Salford, Lancashire.

She appeared as Maggie Hobson in the David Lean film version of Hobson's Choice (1954) with John Mills and Charles Laughton, set in Salford.

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 John Osborne's The Entertainer. She had also appeared on Broadway in the original play, for which she received a Tony Award nomination.

Other memorable film roles included The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and The Pink Panther (1963), directed by Blake Edwards.

Selected Filmography

• The Long Dark Hall (1951)
• I Believe in You (1952)
• Never Look Back (1952)
• The Yellow Balloon (1953)
• A Day to Remember (1953)
• Hobson's Choice (1954)
• What Every Woman Wants (1954)
• The Purple Plain (1954)
• As Long as They're Happy (1955)
• A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
• Doctor at Sea (1955)
• House of Secrets (1956)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
• Passport to Shame (1958)
• Too Many Crooks (1959)
• The 39 Steps (1959)
• The Entertainer (1960)
• The Mark (1961)
• Flame in the Streets (1961)
• Come September (1961)
• A Pair of Briefs (1962)
• I Thank a Fool (1962)
• The Pink Panther (1963)
• Pretty Polly (1967)

External links

• Brenda de Banzie at IMDb
• Brenda de Banzie at the Internet Broadway Database
• Brenda de Banzie at Find a Grave