Daphne Oxenford

Personal Info

Birthday

October 31, 1919

Day of Death

2012-12-21

(93 years old)

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.

Known For

Midsomer Murders

EastEnders

Doctor Who

Heartbeat

Casualty

Crown Court

The Sweeney

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Filmography

2002
Prince William
as Queen Mother
1998
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models
as Narrator (voice)
1990
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
as Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
1988
Girl from the South
as Grandmother
1987
The Reluctant Dragon
as Mother (voice)
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
as Archivist
1981
Fothergill
as Invalid Lady
1980
Sweet William
as Mrs. Walton
1979
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
as Miss Garton
1976
Beloved
as Ellen
1975
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mrs. Pumphrey
1973
Jingle Bells
as Mrs. Johnson
That'll Be The Day
as Mrs Sutcliffe
1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Lady In Garden (uncredited)
1968
Who Pays?
as Sheila Bannister
1967
The Waiting Game
as Miss Bannister