Brenda Bruce

Person

Brenda Bruce

Born 7 July 1918 Died 19 February 1996, aged 77 Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK TMDB ↗

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The numbers

Computed from the record
24age in their first credit on record (1943)
52years on screen and counting
6credits in 1990, their busiest year
104dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd poster Age: 77

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

1995
as Grandmother
Harnessing Peacocks poster Age: 75

Harnessing Peacocks

1993
as Amy Tremayne
Riders poster Age: 74

Riders

1993
as Granny Maxwell
Splitting Heirs poster Age: 74

Splitting Heirs

1993
as Mrs. Bullock
No poster
Age: 72

The Fool

1990
Antonia and Jane poster Age: 72

Antonia and Jane

1990
as Therapist
No poster
Age: 71

Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death

1990
as Old Woman
December Bride poster Age: 71

December Bride

1990
as Martha Gilmartin
Circles Of Deceit poster Age: 71

Circles Of Deceit

1990
as Maisie
Back Home poster Age: 71

Back Home

1989
as Lady Beatrice 'Beattie' Langley
The Tenth Man poster Age: 70

The Tenth Man

1988
as Madame Mangeot
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers poster Age: 69

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

1987
as Tilda
The Secret World of Polly Flint poster Age: 68

The Secret World of Polly Flint

1987
as Granny Porter
Time After Time poster Age: 67

Time After Time

1986
as June Swift
Steaming poster Age: 66

Steaming

1985
as Mrs. Meadows
Macbeth poster Age: 65

Macbeth

1983
as First Witch
Henry V poster Age: 61

Henry V

1979
as Hostess
Henry IV Part 2 poster Age: 61

Henry IV Part 2

1979
as Hostess Quickly
Henry IV Part 1 poster Age: 61

Henry IV Part 1

1979
as Mistress Quickly
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts poster Age: 60

A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts

1978
as Mrs Hackett
Quiet as a Nun poster Age: 59

Quiet as a Nun

1978
as Sister Elizabeth
The Man in the Iron Mask poster Age: 59

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977
as Reine Anne d'Autriche
Auntie Kathleen's Old Clothes poster Age: 58

Auntie Kathleen's Old Clothes

1977
as Auntie Kathleen
All Creatures Great and Small poster Age: 57

All Creatures Great and Small

1975
as Miss Harbottle
Swallows and Amazons poster Age: 55

Swallows and Amazons

1974
as Mrs Dixon
Alice Through the Looking Glass poster Age: 55

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1973
as The White Queen
Jingle Bells poster Age: 55

Jingle Bells

1973
as Madge
That'll Be The Day poster Age: 54

That'll Be The Day

1973
as Doreen
No poster
Age: 54

The Mill

1972
as Mrs. Holland
No poster
Age: 53

Not Counting the Savages

1972
The Virgin Soldiers poster Age: 51

The Virgin Soldiers

1969
as Nursing Sister
William and Mary poster Age: 49

William and Mary

1968
as Mary Pearl
Death of a Teddy Bear poster Age: 48

Death of a Teddy Bear

1967
as Mollie
Way Off Beat poster Age: 47

Way Off Beat

1966
as Betty Bradshaw
No poster
Age: 47

Give the Clown His Supper

1965
as Pat
The Uncle poster Age: 46

The Uncle

1964
as Addie Morton
Nightmare poster Age: 45

Nightmare

1964
as Mary Lewis
The Winter's Tale poster Age: 43

The Winter's Tale

1962
as Paulina
Peeping Tom poster Age: 41

Peeping Tom

1960
as Dora
Behind the Mask poster Age: 40

Behind the Mask

1958
as Elizabeth Fallon
Law and Disorder poster Age: 39

Law and Disorder

1958
as Blacky
Law and Disorder poster Age: 39

Law and Disorder

1958
as Mary Cooper
The Final Test poster Age: 34

The Final Test

1953
as Cora
Two on the Tiles poster Age: 33

Two on the Tiles

1951
as Janet Lawson
Don't Ever Leave Me poster Age: 31

Don't Ever Leave Me

1949
as Miss Smith
Marry Me poster Age: 30

Marry Me

1949
as Brenda Delamere
My Brother's Keeper poster Age: 30

My Brother's Keeper

1948
as Winnie Foreman
No poster
Age: 29

When The Bough Breaks

1947
as Ruby Chapman
While the Sun Shines poster Age: 28

While the Sun Shines

1947
as Mabel Crum
Piccadilly Incident poster Age: 28

Piccadilly Incident

1946
as Sally Benton
I See a Dark Stranger poster Age: 27

I See a Dark Stranger

1946
as American Waitress (uncredited)
Night Boat to Dublin poster Age: 27

Night Boat to Dublin

1946
as Lily Leggett
I Live in Grosvenor Square poster Age: 27

I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945
as Girl in Guard's Van
No poster
Age: 26

What's the Next Job?

1945
as Helen
They Came to a City poster Age: 26

They Came to a City

1944
as WAAF (uncredited)
Millions Like Us poster Age: 24

Millions Like Us

1943
as Brenda
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TV credits

Newest first
The Riff Raff Element poster Age: 75

The Riff Raff Element

1994
as Granny Grogan
Men of the World poster Age: 75

Men of the World

1994
as Mrs Daff
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales poster Age: 74

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992
as Nurse (voice)
Performance poster Age: 73

Performance

1991
as Grandmother
Jeeves and Wooster poster Age: 71

Jeeves and Wooster

1990
as Aunt Dahlia
No poster
Age: 71

4 Play

1989
as Sarah
The New Statesman poster Age: 69

The New Statesman

1987
as Beryl
David Copperfield poster Age: 68

David Copperfield

1986
as Betsey Trotwood
Worlds Beyond poster Age: 68

Worlds Beyond

1986
as Miss Robertson
Casualty poster Age: 68

Casualty

1986
as Carrie Springett
Lovejoy poster Age: 67

Lovejoy

1986
as Mrs. Jaglom
Connie poster Age: 66

Connie

1985
as Bea
Screen Two poster Age: 66

Screen Two

1985
as Maisie
No poster
Age: 65

Sharing Time

1984
as Alice
No poster
Age: 65

Love and Marriage

1984
as Rosa Curzon
The Mad Death poster Age: 65

The Mad Death

1983
as Miss Stonecroft
No poster
Age: 64

The Home Front

1983
as Mrs. Place
Bergerac poster Age: 63

Bergerac

1981
as Karen Markham
Armchair Thriller poster Age: 59

Armchair Thriller

1978
as Sister Elizabeth
No poster
Age: 59

Do You Remember?

1978
as Annie Billet
No poster
Age: 59

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1978
as Aunt Miranda
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle poster Age: 58

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

1977
as Lucilla Teatime
No poster
Age: 55

Dial M for Murder

1974
as Beth
Bedtime Stories poster Age: 55

Bedtime Stories

1974
as Gertie
Centre Play poster Age: 55

Centre Play

1973
as Auntie Kathleen
No poster
Age: 54

Chéri

1973
as Charlotte
Country Matters poster Age: 54

Country Matters

1972
as Mrs Holland
Budgie poster Age: 52

Budgie

1971
as Janey-Baib
Play for Today poster Age: 52

Play for Today

1970
as Madge
Late Night Horror poster Age: 49

Late Night Horror

1968
as Mary Pearl
The First Lady poster Age: 49

The First Lady

1968
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 47

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Lady Bountiful
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 47

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Wife
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 47

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Pat Pendleton
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 47

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Avis Abdey
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 46

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Mollie
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 46

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Betty Bradshaw
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 46

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Ma
Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 45

Sherlock Holmes

1964
Doctor Who poster Age: 45

Doctor Who

1963
as Tilda
Zero One poster Age: 44

Zero One

1962
No poster
Age: 42

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as Ethel Gibbons
No poster
Age: 41

Armchair Mystery Theatre

1960
as Ellen Bunting
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 38

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Miss Cashcart
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 38

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Gwen
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 38

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Miss Johns
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 33

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Miss Harbottle
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 33

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Madame Mangeot
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