
Brenda Bruce
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1918-07-07
- Died
- 1996-02-19
- Place of birth
- Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Known For
TV Shows (35)

Doctor Who
1963
as Tilda

Casualty
1986
as Carrie Springett

Play for Today
1970
as Madge

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lady Bountiful

Bergerac
1981
as Karen Markham

Screen Two
1985
as Maisie

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Mollie / Betty Bradshaw / Ma

Jeeves and Wooster
1990
as Aunt Dahlia

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Wife

Lovejoy
1986
as Mrs. Jaglom

Sherlock Holmes
1964

Performance
1991
as Grandmother

The New Statesman
1987
as Beryl
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Ethel Gibbons

Centre Play
1973
as Auntie Kathleen

Budgie
1971
as Janey-Baib

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Nurse (voice)

Country Matters
1972
as Mrs Holland
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Ellen Bunting

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Miss Harbottle / Madame Mangeot

Worlds Beyond
1986
as Miss Robertson

Armchair Thriller
1978
as Sister Elizabeth

David Copperfield
1986
as Betsey Trotwood

The First Lady
1968

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977
as Lucilla Teatime

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Miss Cashcart / Gwen / Miss Johns

Zero One
1962
Dial M for Murder
1974
as Beth

Connie
1985
as Bea
Love and Marriage
1984
as Rosa Curzon

Bedtime Stories
1974
as Gertie

The Riff Raff Element
1994
as Granny Grogan

The Mad Death
1983
as Miss Stonecroft
Late Night Horror
1968
as Mary Pearl

Men of the World
1994
as Mrs Daff
Movies (56)

Peeping Tom
1960
as Dora

The Man in the Iron Mask
1977
as Reine Anne d'Autriche

The Tenth Man
1988
as Madame Mangeot

Riders
1993
as Granny Maxwell

All Creatures Great and Small
1975
as Miss Harbottle

That'll Be The Day
1973
as Doreen

Splitting Heirs
1993
as Mrs. Bullock
The Fool
1990

Marry Me
1949
as Brenda Delamere

Swallows and Amazons
1974
as Mrs Dixon

The Winter's Tale
1962
as Paulina

I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945
as Girl in Guard's Van

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
1987
as Tilda

Nightmare
1964
as Mary Lewis

Millions Like Us
1943
as Brenda

Law and Disorder
1958
as Blacky / Mary Cooper

Antonia and Jane
1990
as Therapist

Harnessing Peacocks
1993
as Amy Tremayne

Steaming
1985
as Mrs. Meadows

I See a Dark Stranger
1946
as American Waitress (uncredited)

The Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Nursing Sister
When The Bough Breaks
1947
as Ruby Chapman

Night Boat to Dublin
1946
as Lily Leggett

Henry V
1979
as Hostess

The Final Test
1953
as Cora

Time After Time
1986
as June Swift

Piccadilly Incident
1946
as Sally Benton

My Brother's Keeper
1948
as Winnie Foreman

December Bride
1990
as Martha Gilmartin

Behind the Mask
1958
as Elizabeth Fallon

The Uncle
1964
as Addie Morton
The Mill
1972
as Mrs. Holland

Henry IV Part 1
1979
as Mistress Quickly

Macbeth
1983
as First Witch

A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
1978
as Mrs Hackett

They Came to a City
1944
as WAAF (uncredited)

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1973
as The White Queen

Henry IV Part 2
1979
as Hostess Quickly

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
1995
as Grandmother

Circles Of Deceit
1990
as Maisie

The Secret World of Polly Flint
1987
as Granny Porter

Back Home
1989
as Lady Beatrice 'Beattie' Langley

While the Sun Shines
1947
as Mabel Crum

Don't Ever Leave Me
1949
as Miss Smith
Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death
1990
as Old Woman

Quiet as a Nun
1978
as Sister Elizabeth

Death of a Teddy Bear
1967
as Mollie
Behind the Mask : The IRA and Sinn Fein
1997
as Self

Two on the Tiles
1951
as Janet Lawson

Way Off Beat
1966
as Betty Bradshaw

Jingle Bells
1973
as Madge
Not Counting the Savages
1972
What's the Next Job?
1945
as Helen

William and Mary
1968
as Mary Pearl
Give the Clown His Supper
1965
as Pat

Auntie Kathleen's Old Clothes
1977
as Auntie Kathleen
About Brenda Bruce
Brenda Bruce is a notable figure in cinema and television, best known for contributions to Acting. With 91 credits spanning from 1943 to 1997, Brenda Bruce has appeared in 56 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brenda Bruce Movies
- Peeping Tom (1960) — as Dora
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) — as Reine Anne d'Autriche
- The Tenth Man (1988) — as Madame Mangeot
- Riders (1993) — as Granny Maxwell
- All Creatures Great and Small (1975) — as Miss Harbottle
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