Brenda Forbes

Brenda Forbes

Birthday: 1909-01-14

Place of Birth: Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Biography: Born as Dorothy Brenda Taylor, Brenda adopted the last name Forbes as did her two notable acting relatives: mother Mary (born Ethel Louise) and brother Ralph. Like her relatives, she moved to the United States to further pursue her acting career. While her film roles were limited, she worked on stage for decades. Shortly before her death, she published her memoirs, "Five Minutes, Miss Forbes."

Movies

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver

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Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry

A rich widow shocks her snobbish WASP family when she decides to marry her Jewish, divorced, doctor....

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Vigil in the Night
Vigil in the Night

A good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake....

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The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs

Hepburn plays an elderly woman whose house becomes a hideaway for an escaped convict (O'Neal), and t...

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Laura Lansing Slept Here
Laura Lansing Slept Here

With a glittering cast that includes Katharine Hepburn and Karen Austin in lead roles, Laura Lansing...

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Miss Polly
Miss Polly

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The Perfect Gentleman
The Perfect Gentleman

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The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizab...

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The Jerky Boys
The Jerky Boys

When two unemployed telephone pranksters decide to use their vocal "talents" to impersonate a Chicag...

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The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover

American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan m...

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This Above All
This Above All

In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF servi...

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Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit

Television adaptation of Noël Coward's famous play about an unhappily married man plagued by the spi...

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