Daphne Oxenford
Acting
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
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tvLegends
2006
Self
tvThe Royal
2003
Mrs. Silverwood
moviePrince William
2002
Queen Mother
tvMidsomer Murders
1997
Muriel
tvHetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
Mrs. Willoughby / Mayoress
tvHeartbeat
1992
Enid Bakewell
tvThe House of Eliott
1991
Mrs Dodds
tvIn Suspicious Circumstances
1991
Jane Neck
movieJimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1990
Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989
Girl Hedgehog (voice)
movieGirl from the South
1988
Grandmother
movieThe Reluctant Dragon
1987
Mother (voice)
movieDoctor Who: Dragonfire
1987
Archivist
tvCasualty
1986
Mrs. Johnson
tvEastEnders
1985
Alice Dutton
tvFresh Fields
1984
Miss Denham
tvThat's My Boy
1981
TV Voice (voice)
tvNever the Twain
1981
Mrs Scott
movieFothergill
1981
Invalid Lady
movieSweet William
1980
Mrs. Walton
tvTo the Manor Born
1979
Mrs. Polouvicka / Mrs. Patterson
movieBeloved
1976
Ellen
tvThe Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Miss Dean
movieAll Creatures Great and Small
1975
Mrs. Pumphrey
tvThe Sweeney
1975
Mrs. Rosier
tvRising Damp
1974
Announcer
tvThe Carnforth Practice
1974
Marion Douglas
movieJingle Bells
1973
Mrs. Johnson
tvMan About the House
1973
Mrs Plummer
movieThat'll Be The Day
1973
Mrs Sutcliffe
tvCrown Court
1972
Gladys Kiteley
tvShadows of Fear
1970
Mrs. Tindall
Plays of Today
1969
The Mother
movieFrankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
Lady In Garden (uncredited)
Who Pays?
1968
Sheila Bannister
The Waiting Game
1967
Miss Bannister
tvDoctor Who
1963
Archivist
tvThe Odd Man
1960
Woman (voice)