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Brenda Doreen Mignon de Banzie [2] (28 July 1909 [2] – 5 March 1981) [3] was a British actress of stage and screen. Biography. De Banzie was the daughter of Edward Thomas de Banzie, conductor and musical director, and his second wife Dorothy (née Lancaster), whom he married in 1908. [4] . In 1911, the family lived in Salford, Lancashire .
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Brenda de Banzie. Actress: The Man Who Knew Too Much. The daughter of a musical conductor, fair-haired, matronly Brenda de Banzie appeared in around 40 films. As the result of two outstanding performances she became an unexpected star when well into her middle age.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- July 28, 1909
- 2 min
- March 5, 1981
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Brenda de Banzie. Actress: The Man Who Knew Too Much. The daughter of a musical conductor, fair-haired, matronly Brenda de Banzie appeared in around 40 films. As the result of two outstanding performances she became an unexpected star when well into her middle age.
- July 28, 1909
- March 5, 1981
It stars Charles Laughton in the role of Victorian bootmaker Henry Hobson, Brenda de Banzie as his eldest daughter and John Mills as a timid employee. The film also features Prunella Scales in one of her first cinema roles. Hobson's Choice won the British Academy Film Award for Best British Film 1954 .
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For her performance, she won the prestigious Clarence Derwent Award (given by Equity, the performers’ union) for Best Supporting Actress. In 1954, David Lean cast Brenda de Banzie as Maggie, Charles Laughton’s eldest daughter, in the delightful Hobson’s Choice.
Mar 10, 1981 · Brenda de Banzie, a British-born actress who worked on the stage and in films on both sides of the Atlantic, died on March 5 following surgery. She was 65 years old. Miss de Banzie was...
Brenda Doreen Mignon de Banzie (28 July 1909 – 5 March 1981) was a British actress of stage and screen.