Daphne Oxenford
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Born
- 1919-10-31
- Died
- 2012-12-21
- Place of birth
- Barnet, London, England, UK
Biography
Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford was an English actress, known for her early stage roles, and later her radio and television work. She was the voice ("Are you sitting comfortably ...?") of BBC radio's Listen with Mother from its inception in 1950 to 1971. As spinster Esther Hayes, she was part of the original cast of Coronation Street.
Known For
TV Shows (26)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Muriel
EastEnders
1985
as Alice Dutton
Doctor Who
1963
as Archivist
Casualty
1986
as Mrs. Johnson
Crown Court
1972
as Gladys Kiteley
Heartbeat
1992
as Enid Bakewell
The Sweeney
1975
as Mrs. Rosier
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Mrs. Willoughby / Mayoress
The House of Eliott
1991
as Mrs Dodds
Never the Twain
1981
as Mrs Scott
Legends
2006
as Self
Rising Damp
1974
as Announcer
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Miss Dean
To the Manor Born
1979
as Mrs. Polouvicka / Mrs. Patterson
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994
as Customer
Man About the House
1973
as Mrs Plummer
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Jane Neck
Fresh Fields
1984
as Miss Denham
That's My Boy
1981
as TV Voice (voice)
The Odd Man
1960
as Woman (voice)
Victorian Scandals
1976
as Ellen
Shadows of Fear
1970
as Mrs. Tindall
The Carnforth Practice
1974
as Marion Douglas
How to be a Little Sod
1995
The Royal
2003
as Mrs. Silverwood
Plays of Today
1969
as The Mother
Movies (19)
Beloved
1976
as Ellen
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
as Lady In Garden (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
1987
as Archivist
All Creatures Great and Small
1975
as Mrs. Pumphrey
That'll Be The Day
1973
as Mrs Sutcliffe
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989
as Girl Hedgehog (voice)
The Waiting Game
1967
as Miss Bannister
Sweet William
1980
as Mrs. Walton
Prince William
2002
as Queen Mother
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
1979
as Miss Garton
Girl from the South
1988
as Grandmother
Who Pays?
1968
as Sheila Bannister
More Children's Summer Stories
1989
as Fieldmice (voice)
The Reluctant Dragon
1987
as Mother (voice)
Fothergill
1981
as Invalid Lady
Jingle Bells
1973
as Mrs. Johnson
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1990
as Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
Dawson's Electric Cinema
1975
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models
1998
as Narrator (voice)
About Daphne Oxenford
Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford was an English actress, known for her early stage roles, and later her radio and television work. She was the voice ("Are you sitting comfortably ...?") of BBC radio's Listen with Mother from its inception in 1950 to 1971. As spinster Esther Hayes, she was part of the original cast of Coronation Street. With 45 credits spanning from 1960 to 2006, Daphne Oxenford has appeared in 19 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Daphne Oxenford Movies
- Beloved (1976) — as Ellen
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) — as Lady In Garden (uncredited)
- Doctor Who: Dragonfire (1987) — as Archivist
- All Creatures Great and Small (1975) — as Mrs. Pumphrey
- That'll Be The Day (1973) — as Mrs Sutcliffe
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