Brenda De Banzie (Actor)

Reviews of Brenda De Banzie Movies

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Movies starring Brenda De Banzie have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 66%.

Hobson's Choice - released in 1954 - is Brenda De Banzie's highest rated movie, with a score of 80% based on 74 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Brenda De Banzie is Doctor at Sea - released in 1955 - with a score of 48% based on 3 reviews.

Actor 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.

Brenda De Banzie has acted in films with Harold Kasket, Maurice Denham, Raymond Huntley and Cyril Chamberlain.

Brenda De Banzie has worked with these film directors: Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean, Blake Edwards and Carol Reed.