Daphne Oxenford
Acting
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
2002Prince William
Queen Mother
1990Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
1988Girl from the South
Grandmother
1987The Reluctant Dragon
Mother (voice)
1987Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Archivist
1981Fothergill
Invalid Lady
1980Sweet William
Mrs. Walton
1976Beloved
Ellen
1975Dawson's Electric Cinema
1975All Creatures Great and Small
Mrs. Pumphrey
1973That'll Be The Day
Mrs Sutcliffe
1973Jingle Bells
Mrs. Johnson
1969Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Lady In Garden (uncredited)