Actor
Brenda Forbes
January 14, 1909 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK
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."
Often works with
Katharine Hepburn
3 titles together
Laura Lansing Slept Here, Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry, The Man Upstairs
May Whitty
2 titles together
Mrs. Miniver, The White Cliffs of Dover
John Abbott
2 titles together
Mrs. Miniver, This Above All
Rhys Williams
2 titles together
Mrs. Miniver, Four Star Playhouse
Peter Lawford
2 titles together
Mrs. Miniver, The White Cliffs of Dover
Frank Morgan
2 titles together
The White Cliffs of Dover, The Perfect Gentleman
Full filmography · 14
The Jerky Boys
as Rich Woman with Necklace at Tut's
19954.4
The Man Upstairs
as Cloris
1992
Laura Lansing Slept Here
as Doris
1988
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
as Gladys Parker
1986The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Wilson
1956
Blithe Spirit
as Mrs. Bradman
1956
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Gwennie
19446.7
Mrs. Miniver
as Gladys
19427.1
This Above All
as Mae
19426.8
Miss Polly
as Patsy
1941
Vigil in the Night
as Nora Dunn
1940
The Perfect Gentleman
as Penelope the Maid
1935