Acting
Daphne Oxenford
EN cinema · 19 credits
Born
31 October 1919
Died
21 December 2012 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Barnet, London, England, UK
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
Prince William
as Queen Mother
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models
1998
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models
as Narrator (voice)
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
as Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
as Girl Hedgehog (voice)
More Children's Summer Stories
1989
More Children's Summer Stories
as Fieldmice (voice)
Girl from the South
as Grandmother
The Reluctant Dragon
as Mother (voice)
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
as Archivist
Fothergill
as Invalid Lady
Sweet William
as Mrs. Walton
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
1979
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
as Miss Garton
Beloved
as Ellen
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mrs. Pumphrey
That'll Be The Day
as Mrs Sutcliffe
Jingle Bells
as Mrs. Johnson
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Lady In Garden (uncredited)
Who Pays?
1968
Who Pays?
as Sheila Bannister
The Waiting Game
1967
The Waiting Game
as Miss Bannister