Lois de Banzie

Lois de Banzie (4 May 1930 – 3 April 2021) was a Scottish-born American stage, film, and television actress.

Her paternal grandfather was Edward de Banzie, a conductor and musical director. He was the father of actress Brenda de Banzie.^[1]

Lois grew up in Glasgow, and in 1952 moved to New York, aged 21. She worked as a copywriter at Vogue and Time magazines, then as an editorial assistant at Henry Holt and Company.^[1]

In 1956 she married artist Lamartine Le Goullon, divorcing within a year.^[1]

De Banzie may be best known for her Drama Desk Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated performance in Paul Osborn's play Morning's at Seven, which ran for 564 performances.^[1]

Her other Broadway credits include The Octette Bridge Club, Da, and The Last of Mrs. Lincoln.^[2]

De Banzie also had a prolific career in television and movies, mostly appearing in small-to-mid-sized parts, but with numerous guest roles in various television programs. Her television credits include Baby Talk, Bodies of Evidence, Cheers, Diagnosis: Murder, Family Ties, Home Improvement, Major Dad, Mama's Family, Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, Sisters, Taxi, Hill Street Blues and Who's the Boss? among others.^[3]

Her film credits include Addams Family Values, Annie, Arachnophobia, Big Business, Mass Appeal, Sister Act, and Tootsie among others.^[3] De Banzie also appeared in several episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theatre.

De Banzie died in Greenbrae, California on April 3, 2021, at the age of 90.^[4][5]

• Lois de Banzie at IMDb
• Lois de Banzie at the Internet Broadway Database