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Brenda Forbes is a Actor born on 14 january 1909
Brenda Forbes (born 14 January 1909 — died 11 September 1996) was a British-born American actress of stage and screen.
Born as Dorothy Brenda Taylor in Wandsworth, London, the daughter of Ernest John and Ethel Louise Taylor. Her mother was actress Mary Forbes, and her elder brother was actor Ralph Forbes (né Ralph Taylor Forbes), she made her first film appearance in 1935 and her last in 1995. She appeared on Broadway between 1931 and 1985, mostly in revivals of classics.
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Brenda Forbes
Birth name Dorothy Brenda Taylor
Birth 14 january 1909
Death 11 september 1996 (at 87 years)
Birth 14 january 1909
Death 11 september 1996 (at 87 years)
Born as Dorothy Brenda Taylor in Wandsworth, London, the daughter of Ernest John and Ethel Louise Taylor. Her mother was actress Mary Forbes, and her elder brother was actor Ralph Forbes (né Ralph Taylor Forbes), she made her first film appearance in 1935 and her last in 1995. She appeared on Broadway between 1931 and 1985, mostly in revivals of classics.
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The Jerky Boys (1995)
, 1h21Directed by J. Miller Tobin
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Alan Arkin, Alan North, William Hickey, James Lorinz, Paul Bartel, Vincent Pastore
Roles Rich Woman with Necklace at Tut's
Rating47%
The film opens in a New York police station as a pair of "low-lifes from Queens" named Johnny B. (John G. Brennan) and Kamal (Kamal Ahmed) are taken into police custody and interrogated by an NYPD detective named Robert Worzic (Brad Sullivan). Worzic demands to know exactly how the pair got into their situation, so Johnny explains that for the past twenty years, he and Kamal frequently entertained themselves by performing prank calls on the telephone. He brings up an early call where he got his neighbor Brett Weir, the local goody-two-shoes kid, in trouble with his mother by impersonating an angry citizen and claiming that Brett has been spitting and cursing.
The Man Upstairs (1992)
, 1h31Directed by George Schaefer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Katharine Hepburn, Ryan O'Neal, Henry Beckman, Helena Carroll, Brenda Forbes, Florence Paterson
Roles Cloris
Rating62%
The Man Upstairs (1992)
, 1h31Directed by George Schaefer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Katharine Hepburn, Ryan O'Neal, Henry Beckman, Helena Carroll, Brenda Forbes, Tom McBeath
Roles Cloris
Rating62%
Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988)
, 1h40Directed by George Schaefer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Katharine Hepburn, Karen Austin, Brenda Forbes, Joel Higgins, Lee Richardson, Janet Wright
Roles Doris
Rating62%
, 1h35Directed by George Schaefer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Katharine Hepburn, Harold Gould, Bibi Besch, Denholm Elliott, Brenda Forbes, Charles Frank
Roles Gladys Parker
Rating66%
Margaret Delafield, a rich elderly lady and widow of Spaulding 'Spud' Delafield (an unseen character),is rushed to hospital. She is not expected to survive, and her two sons and daughter gathering at her bedside are more concerned with their expected inheritance. Her doctor, Dr Marvin Elias, encourages her to fight. Margaret makes a full recovery and returns home to a welcome party for family and friends.
The Magnificent Yankee (1965)
Directed by George Schaefer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Jordan Charney, Grover Dale, James Daly, Robert Emhardt
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
, 2h6Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Irene Dunne, Alan Marshal, Roddy McDowall, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, Gladys Cooper
Roles Gwennie
Rating69%
At the height of World War II, Lady Susan Ashwood (Irene Dunne) is a nurse in a British hospital, awaiting the arrival of some wounded men. She thinks back to how she came to Britain many years before.
This Above All (1942)
, 1h58Directed by Anatole Litvak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romantic drama, Romance
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Tyrone Power, Joan Fontaine, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Stephenson, Nigel Bruce, Philip Merivale
Roles Mae
Rating65%
Spending leave together on the South Coast during the Battle of Britain and the beginning of the blitz, Clive and Prudence have an affair. Having survived Dunkirk, but having a crisis of conscience over what the war is being fought for and disgusted at the incompetence of the ruling elite, Clive decides not to return to the Army and to go absent without leave.
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
, 2h14Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about families, Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Richard Ney, May Whitty, Reginald Owen
Roles Gladys
Rating75%
Kay Miniver (Greer Garson) and her family live a comfortable life at a house called 'Starlings' in Belham, a fictional village outside London. The house has a large garden, with a private landing stage on the River Thames at which is moored a motorboat belonging to her devoted husband Clem (Walter Pidgeon), a successful architect. They have three children: the youngsters Toby (Christopher Severn) and Judy (Clare Sandars) and an older son Vin (Richard Ney) a student at a university. They have live-in staff: Gladys (Brenda Forbes) the housemaid and Ada (Marie De Becker) the cook.
Miss Polly (1941)
, 45minutesDirected by Fred Guiol, John E. Burch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Zasu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Kathleen Howard, Elyse Knox, Brenda Forbes, Dink Trout
Roles Patsy
Rating58%
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Vigil in the Night (1940)
, 1h42Directed by George Stevens
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne, Anne Shirley, Robert Coote, Peter Cushing, Ethel Griffies
Roles Nora Dunn
Rating66%
In Great Britain, Vigil in the Night nurse Anne Lee (Carole Lombard) takes the blame for a fatal error made by her sister Lucy (Anne Shirley), also a nurse, and is forced to leave the hospital where they both work. She moves to a large city where she procures a job at another hospital and falls in love with Dr. Robert Prescott (Brian Aherne). Overcoming obstacles and personal tragedy along the way, Anne and Prescott work together to bring about better conditions for the care of the sick as well as fighting an epidemic which threatens to overwhelm all those around them.
The Perfect Gentleman (1935)
, 1h13Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Frank Morgan, Cicely Courtneidge, Heather Angel, Herbert Mundin, Una O'Connor, Richard Waring
Roles Penelope the Maid
Rating63%