Lois de Banzie obit

Lois De Banzie Dies: Tony-Nominated ‘Morning’s At Seven’ Actress Was 90

 

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Lois de Banzie, the Scottish-born actress whose Broadway performance in 1980’s Morning’s At Seven scored a Tony Award nomination, died April 3 in Greenbrae, California. She was 90.

Her death was announced by her family yesterday. A cause was not specified.

By the time of her Tony nomination, de Banzie, born in Glasgow, Scotland, had already established herself on Broadway with her performance as Mrs. Prynne in 1978’s Da starring Barnard Hughes.

Her performance as Myrtle Brown in Paul Osborn’s Morning’s at Seven, opposite Maureen O’Sullivan, Teresa Wright, Nancy Marchand and Elizabeth Wilson, brought both the Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award. She returned to Broadway in 1985’s short-lived The Octette Bridge Club.

On screen, de Bansie appeared as Eleanor Roosevelt in Annie (1982) and as the mother of a seminarian in 1984’s Mass Appeal starring Jack Lemmon. Other film credits include Tootsie (1982), Sudden Impact (1983), Arachnophobia (1990), Sister Act (1992), Addams Family Values (1993), Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994), Dunston Checks In (1996) and such TV series as Ryan’s Hope, The Streets of San Francisco, Remington Steele, Cheers, Amazing Stories, Family Ties and Generations.

Actress (70 credits)

 1996 Dunston Checks In

Mrs. Winthrop

 1995 Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)

Jerome's Mother

- Call Me Incontestable (1995) ... Jerome's Mother

 1994 Where Are My Children? (TV Movie)

 1994 Children of the Dark (TV Movie)

Secretary

 1994 Home Improvement (TV Series)

Mrs. Binford

- Fifth Anniversary (1994) ... Mrs. Binford (as Lois deBanzie)

 1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

Dr. Kohlzak (as Lois de Banzie)

 1993 Addams Family Values

Delivery Nurse

 1993 Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story (TV Movie)

Marie

 1993 Major Dad (TV Series)

Sister Justina

- About Face (1993) ... Sister Justina

 1992 The New WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series)

Mrs. Niarchos

- Razor's Edge (1992) ... Mrs. Niarchos

 1992 Bodies of Evidence (TV Series)

Betty Newhouse

- Time Served (1992) ... Betty Newhouse

 1992 Rachel Gunn, R.N. (TV Series)

Mrs. Erwin

- Walkin' the Floor Over You (1992) ... Mrs. Erwin

 1992 Sister Act

Immaculata (as Lois de Banzie)

 1992 Davis Rules (TV Series)

Woman

- A Father Makes All the Difference (1992) ... Woman

 1991 Sisters (TV Series)

Dr. Faith Newton

- A Thousand Sprinkles (1991) ... Dr. Faith Newton

 1991 Switched at Birth (TV Mini Series)

Dr. Kite (as Lois de Banzie)

 1991 Babes (TV Series)

Mrs. Lipnik

- Not Married with Children (1991) ... Mrs. Lipnik

 1991 Baby Talk (TV Series)

Miss Newton

- One Night with Elliot (1991) ... Miss Newton (as Lois deBanzie)

 1991 Equal Justice (TV Series)

Mrs. McCaw

- The Big Game and Other Crimes (1991) ... Mrs. McCaw (as Lois de Banzie)

 1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)

Phyllis Costner

- Moving Violation (1991) ... Phyllis Costner (as Lois de Banzie)

 1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (TV Movie)

Sarah Andrews (as Lois de Banzie)

 1990 Arachnophobia

Henrietta Manley

 1989-1990 Generations (TV Series)

Sarah the maid

- Episode #1.234 (1990) ... Sarah the maid

- Episode #1.232 (1990) ... Sarah the maid (credit only)

- Episode #1.223 (1990) ... Sarah the maid

- Episode #1.222 (1990) ... Sarah the maid (credit only)

- Episode #1.197 (1989) ... Sarah the maid

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 1989 Matlock (TV Series)

Katherine Ellery

- The Ex (1989) ... Katherine Ellery

 1984-1989 Family Ties (TV Series)

Mrs. Rose Handelman / Rose Handelman

- Basic Training (1989) ... Mrs. Rose Handelman

- Baby Boy Doe (1984) ... Rose Handelman

 1988 Baby Boom (TV Series)

Margaret

- The He-Man Woman's Hater Club (1988) ... Margaret

 1988 Duet (TV Series)

Evelyn Johnson

- Partners (1988) ... Evelyn Johnson (as Lois de Banzie)

 1988 Big Business

Edwardian Room Hostess

 1988 Mama's Family (TV Series)

Rhoda Thornberry

- Bed and Breakdown (1988) ... Rhoda Thornberry

 1987 Who's the Boss? (TV Series)

Fiona Finch

- Reconcilable Differences (1987) ... Fiona Finch (as Lois de Banzie)

 1987 Throb (TV Series)

Helen

- Buffalo (1987) ... Helen

 1986 One Big Family (TV Series)

Mrs. Burke

- The New House (1986) ... Mrs. Burke

 1986 Amazing Stories (TV Series)

Alma Quick

- Gather Ye Acorns (1986) ... Alma Quick (as Lois de Banzie)

 1985 Amos (TV Movie)

Dorothy Dearborn

 1983-1985 Cheers (TV Series)

Sister Marie / Lady #1

- Birth, Death, Love and Rice (1985) ... Sister Marie (as Lois de Banzie)

- Show Down: Part 2 (1983) ... Lady #1 (as Lois de Banzie)

 1985 Scandal Sheet (TV Movie)

Mrs. Skye (as Lois de Banzie)

 1984 Jessie (TV Series)

Mother Superior

- The Psychic Connection (1984) ... Mother Superior

 1984 Mass Appeal

Mrs. Dolson

 1984 Punky Brewster (TV Series)

Miss Miller

- Bye Bye, My (1984) ... Miss Miller

 1984 Hill Street Blues (TV Series)

Mrs. Crandall

- Ewe and Me, Babe (1984) ... Mrs. Crandall (as Lois de Banzie)

 1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (TV Movie)

Mrs. Enke

 1984 AfterMASH (TV Series)

Mrs. Peterson

- Yours Truly, Max Klinger (1984) ... Mrs. Peterson (as Lois deBanzie)

 1983 Sudden Impact

Judge (as Lois de Banzie)

 1983 Newhart (TV Series)

Shirley Dixon

- The Girl from Manhattan (1983) ... Shirley Dixon (as Lois de Banzie)

- The Stratford Wives (1983) ... Shirley Dixon (as Lois de Banzie)

 1983 The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (TV Movie)

Delquist

 1983 Remington Steele (TV Series)

Sylvia Kilbride

- Steele's Gold (1983) ... Sylvia Kilbride (as Lois de Banzie)

 1983 Gimme a Break! (TV Series)

Mother

- Glenlawn Street Blues (1983) ... Mother

 1983 Taxi (TV Series)

Mrs. Gwinn

- Louie Moves Uptown (1983) ... Mrs. Gwinn

 1982 Tootsie

Autograph Hound (as Lois de Banzie)

 1982 Annie

Eleanor Roosevelt (as Lois de Banzie)

 1981 So Fine

Waitress in House of Pancakes

 1981 Ryan's Hope (TV Series)

Dr. Dorothy Maitland-Ross

- Episode #1.1486 (1981) ... Dr. Dorothy Maitland-Ross

- Episode #1.1485 (1981) ... Dr. Dorothy Maitland-Ross

 1979 Vega$ (TV Series)

Chloe

- The Day the Gambling Stopped (1979) ... Chloe (uncredited)

 1979 Fantasy Island (TV Series)

Nellie

- Goose for the Gander/Stuntman (1979) ... Nellie (uncredited)

 1975-1977 The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series)

Adel Willis

- A Good Cop... But (1977) ... Adel Willis (uncredited)

- The Honorable Profession (1976) ... Adel Willis (uncredited)

- The Programming of Charlie Blake (1975) ... Adel Willis (uncredited)

 1977 McCloud (TV Series)

Gillian

- The Great Taxicab Stampede (1977) ... Gillian (uncredited)

 1976 McMillan & Wife (TV Series)

Mallorie Bannerman

- Greed (1976) ... Mallorie Bannerman

 1975 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series)

Denise

- Clark Templeton O'Flaherty (1975) ... Denise (uncredited)

 1975 Harry O (TV Series)

Helen

- Portrait of a Murder (1975) ... Helen

 1975 Barnaby Jones (TV Series)

Diana Westwood

- Murder Once Removed (1975) ... Diana Westwood (uncredited)

 1973 Mannix (TV Series)

Lisa Adams

- The Deadly Madonna (1973) ... Lisa Adams (uncredited)

 1972 The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope (Short)

Deliverance Hobbs

 1972 Cannon (TV Series)

Regina

- The Endangered Species (1972) ... Regina (uncredited)

 1971 Night Gallery (TV Series)

Cheryl Cunning

- The Dark Boy/Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something (1971) ... Cheryl Cunning (unconfirmed)

 1970 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series)

Alison Drake

- Warn the World About Mike (1970) ... Alison Drake

 1964-1965 The Fugitive (TV Series)

Edna / Shirley

- Last Second of a Big Dream (1965) ... Edna (uncredited)

- Detour on a Road Going Nowhere (1964) ... Shirley

 1962 Maverick (TV Series)

Suzie Carter

- The Troubled Heir (1962) ... Suzie Carter (uncredited)

 1960 The Untouchables (TV Series)

Linda Turning

- Syndicate Sanctuary (1960) ... Linda Turning (uncredited)

 1957-1959 Perry Mason (TV Series)

Cloe Green / Carol Nielson

- The Case of the Watery Witness (1959) ... Cloe Green (uncredited)

- The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse (1957) ... Carol Nielson (uncredited)

 1959 M Squad (TV Series)

Cindy

- Ten Minutes to Doomsday (1959) ... Cindy (uncredited)