Brenda De Banzie
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Brenda De Banzie (28 July 1915, Manchester, England - 5 March 1981, Sussex, England) was a British actress of stage and screen.
Her most notable film role was as Phoebe Rice, the hapless wife of comedian Archie Rice (played by Laurence Olivier), in the 1960 film The Entertainer. She had also appeared on Broadway in The Entertainer, winning a Tony Award.
She appeared as Maggie Hobson in the David Lean film version of Hobson's Choice (1954) with John Mills and Charles Laughton.
Two of her most memorable roles were in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and The Pink Panther (1963) directed by Blake Edwards.
She died during surgery on a benign brain tumour, aged 65.
Her niece, Lois De Banzie, is also an actress.
[edit] Partial filmography
- Hobson's Choice (1954)
- A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
- 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)
- Come September (1961)
- I Thank a Fool (1962)
- The Pink Panther (1963)
