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Home/People/Daphne Oxenford
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Born
Oct 31, 1919Died: Dec 21, 2012
Lived 93 years
Place of Birth
Barnet, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

20
Movies
26
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Daphne Oxenford

Acting

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.
Prince William poster

Prince William

as Queen Mother
2002
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models poster

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models

as Narrator (voice)
1998
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards) poster

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

as Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
1990
More Children's Summer Stories poster

More Children's Summer Stories

as Fieldmice (voice)
1989
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2 poster

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

as Girl Hedgehog (voice)
1989
Girl from the South poster

Girl from the South

as Grandmother
1988
The Reluctant Dragon poster

The Reluctant Dragon

as Mother (voice)
1987
Doctor Who: Dragonfire poster

Doctor Who: Dragonfire

as Archivist
1987
The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows

as Girl Rabbit (voice)
1984
Fothergill poster

Fothergill

as Invalid Lady
1981
Sweet William poster

Sweet William

as Mrs. Walton
1980
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False? poster

The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?

as Miss Garton
1979
Beloved poster

Beloved

as Ellen
1976
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All Creatures Great and Small

as Mrs. Pumphrey
1975
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Dawson's Electric Cinema

Cast
1975
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Jingle Bells

as Mrs. Johnson
1973
That'll Be The Day poster

That'll Be The Day

as Mrs Sutcliffe
1973
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

as Lady In Garden (uncredited)
1969
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Who Pays?

as Sheila Bannister
1968
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The Waiting Game

as Miss Bannister
1967