Daphne Oxenford

Acting

Daphne Oxenford

Born October 31, 1919Barnet, London, England, UK45 credits

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

Filmography

Legends
2006Legends
as SelfTV
The Royal
2003The Royal
as Mrs. SilverwoodTV
Prince William
2002Prince William
as Queen MotherMovie
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeat
as Enid BakewellTV
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1989More Children's Summer Stories
as Fieldmice (voice)Movie
Girl from the South
1988Girl from the South
as GrandmotherMovie
The Reluctant Dragon
1987The Reluctant Dragon
as Mother (voice)Movie
Casualty
1986Casualty
as Mrs. JohnsonTV
EastEnders
1985EastEnders
as Alice DuttonTV
T
1984The Wind in the Willows
as Girl Rabbit (voice)Movie
F
1984Fresh Fields
as Miss DenhamTV
That's My Boy
1981That's My Boy
as TV Voice (voice)TV
Never the Twain
1981Never the Twain
as Mrs ScottTV
Fothergill
1981Fothergill
as Invalid LadyMovie
Sweet William
1980Sweet William
as Mrs. WaltonMovie
To the Manor Born
1979To the Manor Born
as Mrs. PolouvickaTV
Beloved
1976Beloved
as EllenMovie
The Sweeney
1975The Sweeney
as Mrs. RosierTV
Rising Damp
1974Rising Damp
as AnnouncerTV
The Carnforth Practice
1974The Carnforth Practice
as Marion DouglasTV
Jingle Bells
1973Jingle Bells
as Mrs. JohnsonMovie
Man About the House
1973Man About the House
as Mrs PlummerTV
That'll Be The Day
1973That'll Be The Day
as Mrs SutcliffeMovie
Crown Court
1972Crown Court
as Gladys KiteleyTV
Shadows of Fear
1970Shadows of Fear
as Mrs. TindallTV
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Lady In Garden (uncredited)Movie
W
1968Who Pays?
as Sheila BannisterMovie
T
1967The Waiting Game
as Miss BannisterMovie
Doctor Who
1963Doctor Who
as ArchivistTV
The Odd Man
1960The Odd Man
as Woman (voice)TV