Brenda de Banzie

BRENDA DE BANZIE d1981. British screen actress who 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 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 include ; The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) directed by Alfred Hitchcock and The Pink Panther (1963)