Brenda Forbes

Born: 1909-01-14

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."


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Mrs. Miniver

as Gladys
Released: 1942-07-03

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her...

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The White Cliffs of Dover

as Gwennie
Released: 1944-05-11

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The Jerky Boys

as Rich Woman with Necklace at Tut's
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The Perfect Gentleman

as Penelope the Maid
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Vigil in the Night

as Nora Dunn
Released: 1940-02-05

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as Cloris
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Hepburn plays an elderly woman whose house becomes a hideaway for an escaped convict (O'Neal),...

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Miss Polly

as Patsy
Released: 1941-11-14

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as Gladys Parker
Released: 1986-03-30

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

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

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Laura Lansing Slept Here

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

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Verna Clarvoe
First aired: 1962-09-20

A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...

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