Brenda Bruce
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1918-07-07
Place of Birth:Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned away from sight and knowledge of the public,...

Splitting Heirs (1993)
A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and...

Peeping Tom (1960)
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which...

Way Off Beat (1966)
Arthur Bradshaw is a successful fixer, with plans to start a night club.

I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her travels, she encounters J. Miller, who recruits...

Nightmare (1964)
A young student is haunted by recurring dreams of her mother murdering her father, but her nightmare is just beginning as she tries to prove to her...

Time After Time (1986)
'Oh I was naughty. And I'm still naughty so take care.' And so Leda was, all those years ago when she was the childhood friend of Jasper and his...

My Brother's Keeper (1948)
War hero turned villain George Martin escapes from the police, but he is handcuffed to a naive young crook Willie Stannard. After using a clever plan...

They Came to a City (1944)
People from different walks of life mysteriously find themselves at the gate of an unknown city

Steaming (1985)
Steaming is the final film directed by Joseph Losey. It was adapted from Nell Dunn's play by Patricia Losey and Nell Dunn. It is about three women...

Back Home (1989)
During World War II, young Rusty was sent to America for safety. It's now five years later and the spunky redhead returns to her native England. From...

When The Bough Breaks (1947)
The bewildered wife of a bigamist allows her child to be adopted and then regrets it.

Circles Of Deceit (1990)
Philip, a painter who specialises as a copyist, has always been dominated by strong women with secrets.

Piccadilly Incident (1946)
A newly married WREN, presumed drowned when her ship is torpedoed, spends three years on a tropical island before returning to England to find her...

The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987)
A young girl escapes her loneliness by retreating to The Magical World of Another Time, which can only be reached by using your imagination.

Not Counting the Savages (1972)
Directed by Mike Newell.

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1973)
1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll.

The Uncle (1965)
Gus is a seven-year-old uncle who struggles with the responsibility placed upon him when his nephew Tom comes to spend the summer holidays with his...

Harnessing Peacocks (1993)
Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in...

Law and Disorder (1958)
When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out...

Law and Disorder (1958)
When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out...

Auntie Kathleen's Old Clothes (1977)
A boy reflects on time he spent staying with his aunt and uncle.

The Fool (1990)
A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working...

The Tenth Man (1988)
During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the...

Behind the Mask (1958)
A newly qualified surgeon takes the blame for his drug addict colleague after the death their patient through neglect.

Riders (1993)
Arrogant aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black has high social position, women at his feet, money and fame in the world of show jumping. But Rupert has a...

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1995)
D.H, Lawrence's early play about a married woman who wishes her husband dead after falling in love with another man comes to the screen in this...

The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier...

All Creatures Great and Small (1975)
James Herriot is a vet in Yorkshire, England, during the 1940's. He is assigned to the practice of Siegfried Farnon, who—together with his...

Swallows and Amazons (1974)
On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set...

That'll Be The Day (1973)
Britain, 1958. Restless at school and bored with his life, Jim leaves home to take a series of low-level jobs at a seaside amusement park, where he...

Marry Me (1949)
The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his butler, a lonely school teacher, a French girl...

Night Boat to Dublin (1946)
British intelligence officers head off a Nazi plot to kidnap an atomic scientist.

Millions Like Us (1943)
When Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the services, but as a single girl, she is directed into a...

Antonia and Jane (1990)
Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest...

Henry V (1979)
The life of King Henry the Fifth.

Two on the Tiles (1951)
A married couple both face temptations while separated for a few days. The husband meets an attractive female fellow traveler in Paris while the wife...

Jingle Bells (1973)
Play by Arthur Hopcraft about Christmas in a Northern town, and the relationship within a family.

A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts (1978)
Three a.m. A crash of breaking glass ... the slow creak of a door opening ... is it a burglar? Raymond Collis finds out the hard way.

The Final Test (1953)
Legendary England cricketer Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) is due to bat in his final test match against Australia. He is desperate for his son Reggie (Ray...

I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
The WW II romance set in Grosvenor square aka Eisenhower's home where the GIs stayed in London. Neagle loves Harrison. There arrives patriot GI Dean...

Macbeth (1983)
Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the...

Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)
Elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of a famous...

What's the Next Job? (1945)
Ministry of Information dramatized vocational film on assistance in finding jobs after the Second World War.

Henry IV Part 1 (1979)
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed...

Henry IV Part 2 (1979)
The death of King Henry the Fourth and the coronation of King Henry the Fifth.

While the Sun Shines (1947)
Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to marry her fiancé when she finds herself...

December Bride (1990)
At the beginning of the 20th century, a young servant provokes an independent Irish farm community by her relationship with two brothers. Pregnant,...

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (1987)
The Doctor and Mel visit Paradise Towers, a residential complex that promises a peaceful life to its residents. However, the establishment is far...

Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
Jeeves and Wooster is a British comedy-drama series adapted by Clive Exton from P.G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from...

Doctor Who (1963)
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

Lovejoy (1986)
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a...

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

The First Lady (1968)
The series starred Thora Hird as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby and was set around the fictional borough of Furness in Lancashire....

Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

Sherlock Holmes (1964)
Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968. This was the second...

David Copperfield (1986)
A miniseries adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic, following David Copperfield's life starting from his idyllic childhood and continuing through to...

BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on...

The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and...

Murder Most English (1977)
1970s detective series based on the Flaxborough novels by Colin Watson. Starring Anton Rodgers as Detective Inspector Purbright and Christopher...

Bedtime Stories (1974)
Modern-day interpretation of fairy tales, with a contemporary, darker twist.

Connie (1985)
After years of exile in Greece, Connie returns to England to lay claim to the family fashion business.

Casualty (1986)
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

The Mad Death (1983)
A French visitor to Scotland smuggles her cat into the country, sparking a terrifying outbreak of rabies which threatens to engulf an entire...

Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally...

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

Men of the World (1994)
Men of the World is a BBC sitcom which starred David Threlfall and John Simm.

Bergerac (1981)
Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons...

The New Statesman (1987)
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.

The Riff Raff Element (1993)
The Riff Raff Element is a 1990's British comedy-drama series written by Debbie Horsfield and directed by Jeremy Ancock, who also directed Dressing...

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost...

The Wednesday Play (1964)
The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written...