FrameThrower · Actors · Brenda De Banzie
Brenda De Banzie
2 films · 119 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1954–1956
Born 28 July 1909 · Manchester, England, UK · died 5 March 1981
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.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 119 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1954–1956
- Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress
How their films are shot
Measured across 119 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Brenda takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 56% of their frames are day, 51% natural — the look of the work Brenda takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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