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Daphne Oxenford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1919-10-31

Day of Death

2012-12-21

Place of Birth

Barnet, London, England, UK

Daphne Oxenford

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.

Filmography (19)

⭐ 9.0 Role: Queen Mother

Prince William

2002
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⭐ 9.0 Role: Narrator (voice)

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models

1998
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")

Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)

1990
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⭐ 0 Role: Fieldmice (voice)

More Children's Summer Stories

1989
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⭐ 0 Role: Girl Hedgehog (voice)

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

1989
⭐ 5.0 Role: Grandmother

Girl from the South

1988
⭐ 7.0 Role: Mother (voice)

The Reluctant Dragon

1987
⭐ 7.2 Role: Archivist

Doctor Who: Dragonfire

1987
⭐ 0 Role: Invalid Lady

Fothergill

1981
⭐ 4.2 Role: Mrs. Walton

Sweet William

1980
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⭐ 0 Role: Miss Garton

The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?

1979
⭐ 0 Role: Ellen

Beloved

1976
⭐ 6.6 Role: Mrs. Pumphrey

All Creatures Great and Small

1975
⭐ 9.0 Role: Unknown

Dawson's Electric Cinema

1975
⭐ 0 Role: Mrs. Johnson

Jingle Bells

1973