Brenda Bruce

Acting

Brenda Bruce

Born 7 July 1918 · Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK · Died 19 February 1996 at 77

Known for

Highlights

Doctor Who1963 · Series · Tilda
Peeping Tom1960 · Film · Dora
Jeeves and Wooster1990 · Series · Aunt Dahlia
The New Statesman1987 · Series · Beryl
Lovejoy1986 · Series · Mrs. Jaglom
Nightmare1964 · Film · Mary Lewis

Filmography

Movies

49 films

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd1995 · Film · Grandmother
Harnessing Peacocks1993 · Film · Amy Tremayne
Riders1993 · Film · Granny Maxwell
Splitting Heirs1993 · Film · Mrs. Bullock
Romeo and Juliet1992 · Film · Nurse (voice)
Antonia and Jane1990 · Film · Therapist
December Bride1990 · Film · Martha Gilmartin
Circles Of Deceit1990 · Film · Maisie
Back Home1989 · Film · Lady Beatrice 'Beattie' Langley
The Tenth Man1988 · Film · Madame Mangeot
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers1987 · Film · Tilda
The Secret World of Polly Flint1987 · Film · Granny Porter
Time After Time1986 · Film · June Swift
Steaming1985 · Film · Mrs. Meadows
Macbeth1983 · Film · First Witch
Henry V1979 · Film · Hostess
Henry IV Part 21979 · Film · Hostess Quickly
Henry IV Part 11979 · Film · Mistress Quickly
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts1978 · Film · Mrs Hackett
Quiet as a Nun1978 · Film · Sister Elizabeth
The Man in the Iron Mask1977 · Film · Reine Anne d'Autriche
Auntie Kathleen's Old Clothes1977 · Film · Auntie Kathleen
All Creatures Great and Small1975 · Film · Miss Harbottle
Swallows and Amazons1974 · Film · Mrs Dixon
Alice Through the Looking Glass1973 · Film · The White Queen
Jingle Bells1973 · Film · Madge
That'll Be The Day1973 · Film · Doreen
The Virgin Soldiers1969 · Film · Nursing Sister
William and Mary1968 · Film · Mary Pearl
Death of a Teddy Bear1967 · Film · Mollie
Way Off Beat1966 · Film · Betty Bradshaw
The Uncle1964 · Film · Addie Morton
Nightmare1964 · Film · Mary Lewis
The Winter's Tale1962 · Film · Paulina
Peeping Tom1960 · Film · Dora
Behind the Mask1958 · Film · Elizabeth Fallon
Law and Disorder1958 · Film · Blacky
The Final Test1953 · Film · Cora
Two on the Tiles1951 · Film · Janet Lawson
Don't Ever Leave Me1949 · Film · Miss Smith
Marry Me1949 · Film · Brenda Delamere
My Brother's Keeper1948 · Film · Winnie Foreman
While the Sun Shines1947 · Film · Mabel Crum
Piccadilly Incident1946 · Film · Sally Benton
I See a Dark Stranger1946 · Film · American Waitress (uncredited)
Night Boat to Dublin1946 · Film · Lily Leggett
I Live in Grosvenor Square1945 · Film · Girl in Guard's Van
They Came to a City1944 · Film · WAAF (uncredited)
Millions Like Us1943 · Film · Brenda

Filmography

Series

30 shows

The Riff Raff Element1994 · Series · Granny Grogan
Men of the World1994 · Series · Mrs Daff
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales1992 · Series · Nurse (voice)
Performance1991 · Series · Grandmother
Jeeves and Wooster1990 · Series · Aunt Dahlia
The New Statesman1987 · Series · Beryl
David Copperfield1986 · Series · Betsey Trotwood
Worlds Beyond1986 · Series · Miss Robertson
Casualty1986 · Series · Carrie Springett
Lovejoy1986 · Series · Mrs. Jaglom
Connie1985 · Series · Bea
Screen Two1985 · Series · Maisie
The Mad Death1983 · Series · Miss Stonecroft
Bergerac1981 · Series · Karen Markham
Armchair Thriller1978 · Series · Sister Elizabeth
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle1977 · Series · Lucilla Teatime
Bedtime Stories1974 · Series · Gertie
Centre Play1973 · Series · Auntie Kathleen
Country Matters1972 · Series · Mrs Holland
Budgie1971 · Series · Janey-Baib
Play for Today1970 · Series · Madge
Late Night Horror1968 · Series · Mary Pearl
The First Lady1968 · Series
BBC Play of the Month1965 · Series · Lady Bountiful
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · Series · Wife
The Wednesday Play1964 · Series · Mollie
Sherlock Holmes1964 · Series
Doctor Who1963 · Series · Tilda
Zero One1962 · Series
Armchair Theatre1956 · Series · Miss Cashcart